OldDude

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    ADHD meds in milk?

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    hurricane, I wish we had more parents like you. The norm is, little darling won't...and we adapt to try and complete the mission. My #4 son was like that. He learned to swallow pills very early; my...
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    Strange hearing screening question

    OldDude replied to Cattz's topic in School

    You're overthinking it. I don't care which hand they raise for which ear or if they raise both hands at the same time as long as their reaction is appropriate. If this was the one in a million anomaly...
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    This is a new one

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I can understand you being hesitant if you are concerned about negative side effects...but...as a parent of 5 kids, 4 boys and the youngest, girl of 14, don't worry about any message they may or may...
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    This is a new one

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    In Texas you request an Affidavit from the Dept of Health, get it notarized, take it to school, and that
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    This is a new one

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Now that the tears and my abdominal cramping from laughter has subsided I'm able to say, "I like the way you think
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    This is a new one

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I wish!! Texas has the medical exemption but has condensed every other imaginable reason into an Affidavit a parent can submit - "Exemption From Immunizations for Reasons of
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    ADHD meds in milk?

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    The easiest way to do this is empty the capsule in a med cup, tap the med cup on the counter so all the med will collect on one side, dump the cup into the kids mouth, fill the cup up with water and...
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    This is a new one

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Yea, good one! Rabies has virtually been eliminated from the stray dog/coyote/wild animal population in south Texas. Many years ago the state started a program to, periodically, drop zillions of...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I'm over
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    C'Mon Now!

    OldDude replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Sometimes opiates inflict less harm than
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    Sometimes, you get something right

    OldDude replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

    BAM!! Another kid snatched from the jaws of death! School nurse comes through again! Great intervention
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    ADHD meds in milk?

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    It'll have the same effect regardless of the way it gets into the stomach. It'll just start working a little bit sooner since there's no wait time for the capsule to dissolve. My standard spiel for...
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    This is a new one

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I often wonder...if a child in this situation gets measles or polio or some other disease the vaccine program was designed to prevent...is this parent going to take them to a doctor or take them to...
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    school stock meds given, do you notify?

    OldDude replied to theredhen's topic in School

    Sometimes
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    Been thought of as the bad guy?

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Yea, we lay awake at night, wringing our hands, worrying about being perceived as the bad
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    Pregnant 15 y/o in School

    OldDude replied to MisRN's topic in School

    See what I mean? There's no way you could get this much wisdom and experience from any other single source! You guys are the
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    Pregnant 15 y/o in School

    OldDude replied to MisRN's topic in School

    This is the right place to come for sound advise, but not from me. I love ELEMENTARY school nursing. Good
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    DESPERATELY seeking for an advice!

    OldDude replied to sweetmaryRN's topic in Home Health

    I have no idea about NJ job needs but I do know a company offering 1 1/2 hour for homecare training is NOT the company to work for. It would take you a full day just to start to grasp the framework of...
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    Advice on best time to have a baby (please!)

    OldDude replied to secondtimer14's topic in General Students

    My #2 boy was born during my first semester of nursing school. I remember very little of his first two years of life other than staggering around in the wee hours while mom could get some rest and...
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    Former employer wants me to redo documentation

    OldDude replied to michnurse2014's topic in Home Health

    HELL no it's not right. Your documentation has already been signed, accepted, sealed, and delivered!! My wife is a HH PT and was faced with similar circumstances years ago but she was still employed...
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    Type II Diabetic students

    OldDude replied to tippeny's topic in School

    Unlikely but I think it's just a safeguard in place just in case; possibly forgetting and taking the medicine twice, deciding to lose weight and not eat, or some other uh
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    C'Mon Now!

    OldDude replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Good One!! Reminded me of a kid coming in some years ago complaining about pain in his "leg
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    OldDude replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric

    I would like to attend the welcome reception. I'll bring my
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    Want some advice on what to do in situations

    OldDude replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    Welcome back! Well, the kids are going to have to wait somewhere so ask your principal where that somewhere will be; end of story. Don't obsess over the injuries; use you judgment and experience and...
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    Blood Drive Day

    OldDude replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School

    You could call in sick for that