OldDude

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    Let me give you a mint for asthma

    OldDude replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Don't let it get you down. It'll happen again; don't let the next one get you down, or the next, or the next...Just one of the benefits of school
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    My own two kids started school today

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Anybody that has kids knows how you are feeling, when you're not wanting to wring their neck. I'm thinking this was actually a better plan for the first day at a new school. He was there as others...
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    Notarization Question

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    The MD has nothing to do with this document. Parent signs it in front of a notary; school keeps the original document. It's good for two years and another one must be submitted. If the date filled in...
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    CBD products

    OldDude replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    Unless under the administrative circumstances indicated by Adobe...we won't administer oils, supplements, or other potions, even with a MD order, unless it has been approved by the FDA for that...
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    First day of school updates

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I still have a stash of ammonia
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    La la la la... I can't hear you

    OldDude replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I often see things that I have explicit knowledge of go absolutely, hysterically, in orbit on Facebook... La la la la!! And then when I see the posters I have to play
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    Help with diabetic students

    OldDude replied to J-lynn's topic in School

    As stated above, "independent management orders" kinda offer a reference to - "independent." Leave em alone unless they seek your
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    professional developement

    OldDude replied to kskashmir's topic in School

    Fortunately, I don't have to do this. If I did, however, I'd request a detailed definition of what "professional development" actually
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    Med admin window

    OldDude replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Thank you for your support! I'm not sure how I would react to such an order. I guess my first question would be to clarify what time to use...Greenwich Mean Time, Time.gov, or the same time as the...
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    Glucagon training help!!

    OldDude replied to J-lynn's topic in School

    If I have a known diabetic who is unresponsive or unable to communicate with me, absent of another obvious reason for that condition like a head injury, I'm going for the glucagon and initiate basic...
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    Med admin window

    OldDude replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Have mom get you a note from his MD with the times she wants the med given or let her give the med whenever she wants to and leave you out of
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    I am so ready to be finished with beginning of year paperwork!

    OldDude replied to iggywench's topic in School

    The list gets longer every year. When I first got into school nursing there wasn't a such thing as a food allergy. I know otherwise but sometimes it seems like EVERY kid has some medical, dietary,...
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    Salary?

    OldDude replied to Lee824's topic in School

    Just a quick snippet regarding being a school nurse and having your kids attend your school...my kids would come to my clinic after school to wait for me to finish up. They would often go to the gym...
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    Lice checks

    OldDude replied to scout mom's topic in School

    if it's such a small town then schedule a Head Lice Education Seminar and invite all the parents to attend. Give them facts versus fiction and get them to understand the hysteria, stigma, and general...
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    Substitute school nurse - new grad?

    OldDude replied to taylor0818's topic in School

    With your pediatric experience, I think it would be a good plan to start as a school nurse sub...if your financial situation would allow
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    Lice checks

    OldDude replied to scout mom's topic in School

    The elementary age child came home from school and told her parents her head was checked for lice. They objected...seriously objected, for the reasons discussed in this
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    Does starting in peds make it harder to transition to adult?

    OldDude replied to wvickroy's topic in Pediatric

    If my only nursing option was adults, I'd rather quit to take a deckhand job on one of those Bering Sea crab boats like on Deadliest
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    Friday!!!!!

    OldDude replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    It's Monday...seems like it should be
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    Lice checks

    OldDude replied to scout mom's topic in School

    Maybe approach it from the angle of you not having a legitimate reason for touching and examining a child's scalp without some complaint from that child. Student comes to you complaining of their head...
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    Morning Road Rage Incident - Venting

    OldDude replied to Avill's topic in School

    I feel for ya...my Sweet Petunia is a Home Health PT and spends a lot of time on the road. She frequently tells me of incidents of road rage. It scares the daylights out of me and I can't describe the...
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    Nebulizer/MDI for toddlers advice

    OldDude replied to Guest915876's topic in Pediatric

    I said "simple albuterol delivery" in this case to toddlers who don't want to do it. There was no mention of ICU, vents, cpap, or
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    Nebulizer/MDI for toddlers advice

    OldDude replied to Guest915876's topic in Pediatric

    Almost no one uses a nebulizer for simple albuterol delivery anymore. A facemask spacer and MDI is now used. The spacers have a one way valve in them where the kid can't exhale through it and expel...
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    Salary?

    OldDude replied to Lee824's topic in School

    If you get the opportunity, go for it. You'll make it work. You only get one chance with your kids. When they've left the nest you'll NEVER think back and say, "Damn I wish I would have worked more...
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    Health Concerns forms?

    OldDude replied to kskashmir's topic in School

    The format changed when I pasted this but it may be a starting point for you...good luck. Student Health Information Student's Name: Birth Date:...
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    Kidzcare, MSN

    OldDude replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    That really is a grand accomplishment! Congratulations! Your Dad be smilin... - proud of you