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...
OldDude replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School
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
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...
OldDude replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School
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...
OldDude replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School
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...
OldDude replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School
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...
OldDude replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School
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....
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
OldDude replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School
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...
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...