OldDude

Pediatrics Retired

Member

All Content by OldDude

  1. OldDude

    Ugh, WHY?!?!

    It really is amazing how often I award staff with, "HERE'S YOUR SIGN!" Just today...a kid so pale you could read a newspaper through her sitting in my clinic with a trash can in front of her waiting...
  2. OldDude

    Ugh, WHY?!?!

    Open mouth - insert foot. Some are completely
  3. OldDude

    Sad Day....

    Ugh. Hold your loved ones close. Prayers for you guys. Get through one day at a
  4. OldDude

    Prayers for Las Vegas

    There is nothing verbal that can express the tragedy and loss and grief. God give them the strength to go
  5. OldDude

    Tips for....

    I do youngest to oldest...start with PK. The younger ones take more time and patience so I start with them. Once I'm done with Kindergarten and the tumbling E it's a
  6. OldDude

    What happens when the nurse is sick?

    True
  7. OldDude

    What happens when the nurse is sick?

    Would subbing in south Texas be too far of a commute for
  8. OldDude

    That teacher that is totally paranoid about lice

    Looks like you've found the
  9. OldDude

    Using Dexcom and not finger poke to treat?

    The basic first line of intervention with all diabetics if they're not feeling well is to give carbs and sort it out later. I don't see a problem with having an MD order for prn fingersticks for just...
  10. OldDude

    My first time...

    I've said this before...we don't have a medical director so a standing order/protocol isn't available to us to stock epinephrine. I wish we did. But my standing order is I answer to a higher authority...
  11. OldDude

    My first time...

    Another kid snatched from the jaws of death! School Nursing - that's what we do...snatch kids from the jaws of death; one kid at a time! Good job Jen!! You prevented a lot of grief today. You make us...
  12. OldDude

    keeping records on staff members

    I thought she was using some fancy European spelling for
  13. OldDude

    Tips for....

    I visited New York City once a few years ago. I got a couple pictures of me and my #4 son with some FDNY firefighters and with a couple NYPD officers. 911 Memorial and some other stuff; had a great...
  14. OldDude

    Tips for....

    Yes, you don't have to grade the hyperpigmentation, it is "present" or "not present." You'll need to get registered and certified at TRAT2DC RFES Login - Their number is 956-665-8900 for questions....
  15. OldDude

    SO sick of vermin.

    the biggest mistake is no second treatment or treating too soon, sooner than a week. I tell parents to wait 10 days before the 2nd treatment just to make sure all the buggers have
  16. OldDude

    Tips for....

    In Texas the only charts approved for vision screening are HOTV, Tumbling E, and Sloan Letters; no symbols or picture. SPOT screener for age 5 and
  17. OldDude

    Tips for....

    Use the tumbling E for KG and the Letters chart for the others. Pass the "E" chart and some headphones that resemble your audiometer headphones to the KG teachers the day before you screen and ask...
  18. OldDude

    Don't jump on me! But i'm bored already

    Dang it! You said it...the Q
  19. OldDude

    Flea Infested Student

    I'd start with OTC "puppy" flea shampoo if I was treating my own
  20. OldDude

    Question

    For sure for sure! Although I'm sure you get more "questions" than I do - thank
  21. OldDude

    keeping records on staff members

    I don't. Unless they leave by
  22. OldDude

    Anyone ever quit school nursing?

    OK mag, you have a lot of neurons firing right now but I want you to turn off the noise and pay close attention...first of all, with few exceptions, it is always a mistake to "go back" to a job you've...
  23. OldDude

    What happens when the nurse is sick?

    I think this is in the
  24. OldDude

    Anyone ever quit school nursing?

    Is this your first
  25. OldDude

    Help Please! Staff RN or Sub?

    You know the answer to your question. If you can pay the bills, make the