OldDude

Pediatrics Retired

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    Non potty trained students.

    OldDude replied to peacockblue's topic in School

    I call parents to come to school and change
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    Hello all! (+ question)

    OldDude replied to unexpectedllama's topic in School

    The diabetes management plan trumps everything; class schedule included. IF a classroom snack would be coincidental with the management plan snack time and IF the carb count would fit...no big deal....
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    staff powerpoint

    OldDude replied to amanda1387's topic in School

    I use allerdyready.com for allergy/epipen training and I find a youtube video that fits the environment best for bloodborne
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    Help is needed

    OldDude replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    You can review similar posts but the short of it is student health and safety first, state requirements, district administrative requirements followed by campus requirements. Welcome to the
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    How do your students address you?

    OldDude replied to River Song, RN's topic in School

    I'm good with Mr. Last name or Nurse Last name but if they address me by "nurse" they immediately become
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    Thoughts?

    OldDude replied to shark_nurse14's topic in School

    Like the quote from John Wayne...Life's hard, it's harder if you're
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    New Elementary School Nurse

    OldDude replied to cvlennon's topic in School

    Welcome! Top priority is student health and safety so put a lot of effort into identifying kids that have life threatening allergies or seizure disorders, stuff like that, and action plans to treat...
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    Wimpy Male Nurse

    OldDude replied to Davey Do's topic in Men in Nursing

    Either term is fine...they're both "butes." BTW, it's a Man Bag; cutting edge in fashion for
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    Meeting with Teachers

    OldDude replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Just go through your section of the handbook but remind them your nursing assessment trumps the written
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    Wimpy Male Nurse

    OldDude replied to Davey Do's topic in Men in Nursing

    "No wedgies-no worries!" That could be a good topic for a corporate team building
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    Should I Apply?

    OldDude replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in School

    But it's not annually. It's for 186 work
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    Wimpy Male Nurse

    OldDude replied to Davey Do's topic in Men in Nursing

    You'll need intensive counseling and monitoring for WMNPTSD after such emotional
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    Back to school time!

    OldDude replied to GetBackToClassRN's topic in School

    No...
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    Keeping HH patients for >1 year

    OldDude replied to Charitynursenola's topic in Home Health

    ...fraud?... be careful about signing your name to
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    Should I Apply?

    OldDude replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in School

    OH!! The hardest job
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    CPN Exam

    OldDude replied to cel589's topic in Pediatric

    Kinda...but the NCLEX is a start off the blocks with the assumption the baby nurses are loosed on the profession with the ability to learn how to become a functional
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    Should I Apply?

    OldDude replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in School

    OK, excuse the dumb question...what is
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    CPN Exam

    OldDude replied to cel589's topic in Pediatric

    The whole CPN Exam program is a joke...Just a piece of paper that says you passed a test, and therefore, you know what you're suppose to know...You could get that paper without ever touching a...
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    Should I Apply?

    OldDude replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in School

    Yea, just to clarify OrganizedChaos' position...in Texas public schools a LVN can't be a school nurse and can't even practice as a LVN in a Texas school district unless supervised by a RN; only a RN...
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    Should I Apply?

    OldDude replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in School

    You'll have plenty of time away from school hours to supplement your income...if you need
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    No Acute Care experience: Will I survive as a school nurse

    OldDude replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in School

    Go for it! The school nurse environment is mostly administrative procedures...enjoy the autonomy. I often cite I get along just fine with the three of us in my clinic; me, myself, and
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    No Acute Care experience: Will I survive as a school nurse

    OldDude replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in School

    I don't think "hospital" experience is the issue. It's how much experience you have with the age group you'd be assigned to. What grade level is your
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    Should I Apply?

    OldDude replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in School

    I would say that salary is about right for a LVN in a Texas public school district; about
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    Help, I have an interview coming up!

    OldDude replied to Fmartin's topic in School

    The hot topics now are food allergies and diabetes management. Asthma is still in the mix but has taken a back seat to those two topics. Next is the state mandated...
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    New Middle School Nurse

    OldDude replied to ILoveScrubs924's topic in School

    Welcome and congratulations! I'm PK-5 so I'll defer to the nurses who deal with that age group to offer advice. I do, however, believe it is true of grades 6-8...too big to be little but too little to...