OldDude

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    Kid with diabetes - need the hive mind

    OldDude replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    What does his diabetes management plan say to "do" or "not do" for hyperglycemia? If he feels too bad to be in class then he feels too bad to be in school. Otherwise he can return to class until you...
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    Joining the group!

    OldDude replied to plainfieldguy's topic in School

    Welcome to the farm...and
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    Munchausen on the increase?

    OldDude replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    This is too on the rise. I get many more SS requests for records now than I did 10 years ago. I often wonder how this affects these kid's future when they graduate and seek careers or other employment...
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    Munchausen on the increase?

    OldDude replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    Peanut free is not possible to attain so the best plan is to realize peanut products will be on campus and plan on managing the environment of what you know versus trying to manage an environment of...
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    Munchausen on the increase?

    OldDude replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    Facebook...for example, "Need prayers, at the emergency room with
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    Infant AND pediatric stethoscope?

    OldDude replied to yoganurse22's topic in Pediatric

    I've tried all kinds. I'd go with a standard Littman. Maybe if you're a neonatal cardiologists you could appreciate the little one but otherwise you should be fine for nursing assessments
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    Munchausen on the increase?

    OldDude replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    It's not behavior straight from the definition but many variants of that behavior we see...similar to attention seeking via the
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    Munchausen on the increase?

    OldDude replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    It is getting worse. I think the problem, in part, is the slow evolution of relinquishing parents from responsibility and allowing them to be unaccountable for most everything they say or do, or not...
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    BSN is a joke

    OldDude replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    This is from my experience...I don't know about the "BS" part but there was very little relevance to actual nursing in my nursing school; just a mechanism to get the "paper" so you could start your...
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    Abstinence Programs

    OldDude replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Ugh...who's toes did you step on to be punished like
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    Tips for School Health Tech -from Nurses

    OldDude replied to AlliM6's topic in School

    Based on your history as a parent and working with kidlets and attitude you don't need any tips. Just continue to show up at the post for job assignments and sooner or later you'll get an offer;...
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    What's the Pay Off?

    OldDude replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    That's about the right age for this arena of involvement. That's why I stick to elementary where most of the kid's imagination hasn't developed that much. You are being shoved into the role of the...
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    What's the Pay Off?

    OldDude replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    This kind of thing is a can of worms and usually involves some parent munchausen variant which manifests in the child adopting the behaviors encouraged by that parent (subconsciously in most cases)....
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    Math help

    OldDude replied to cvinson30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    600,000 is half of 1,200,000 so the dose is half of the container...no algebraic geometrical calculus formula needed. I can prove it easily on my
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    Too Sick To Stay Policy?

    OldDude replied to ArryOtter's topic in School

    As long as there is subjective information in the deciding equation you're never going to prevent
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    Math help

    OldDude replied to cvinson30's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One plus one equals two...so two minus one equals
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    Throwing up

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    There will always be talking behind your back in the position you're in on campus and trying to explain every circumstance won't make it go away. Don't worry about it. Just treat them like you would...
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    Throwing up

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Good enough...forget about it and move
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    Throwing up

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    You could never compile a complete list of things that make kids vomit so, obviously, a single episode of vomiting isn't necessarily caused by a contagious illness. That's where your assessment comes...
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    Tired of jumping jobs, does anyone like her job?

    OldDude replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    I make pretty good money mowing
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    Head injuries

    OldDude replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    A little brain damage won't make any difference...How did you do on the CDC Concussion
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    Epi Given to Student - My First Time

    OldDude replied to WineRN's topic in School

    And there you go...another kid snatched from the jaws of death!! Thank God you were there!! Awesome assessment and
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    Type 1 4-year-old low!

    OldDude replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    Syrup - don't leave home without it!! We were camping one time and my dog started staggering around, falling down, in some kind of stupor. I slathered his mouth full of syrup and in a few minutes he...
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    Filling medicine boxes at private boarding school

    OldDude replied to mtnbiker's topic in School

    As these guys mentioned above, I don't believe you would be violating a nurse practice act as long as the container was properly labeled with your name attached, yadda yadda. I often put a noon med...
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    Do You Have Down Time?

    OldDude replied to Avill's topic in School

    What is down