OldDude

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    School nursing for me ?

    OldDude replied to bagelista's topic in School

    People don't believe me when I tell them school teachers make as much as nurses until I calculate out what teachers get paid for the hours they actually work. In Texas a school nurse (RN) is...
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    School nursing for me ?

    OldDude replied to bagelista's topic in School

    Our head nurse retired after 55 years of school nursing. The nurse I replaced must have been about 137 years
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    School nursing for me ?

    OldDude replied to bagelista's topic in School

    If you need to your current salary you can easily maintain it working prn/pool/part time otherwise. The only way you are going to know if you like school nursing is to experience it so heed Flare's...
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    Keyless Lock cabinet

    OldDude replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    I don't like keyless
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    Chronic Absences

    OldDude replied to BSNmommyof2's topic in School

    Here is my take on this. The GI doctor needs to say if this child can attend school or is not able to attend school. If the child can attend school, accommodations can be made through a 504 committee...
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    Bypassing Nurse? HELP!

    OldDude replied to SWimbish's topic in School

    I've had other posts about who is responsible for student health if the nurse is not involved...otherwise this is an administrative issue and completely out of your control. Don't waste your energy on...
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    "So we're doing a peanut butter tasting...

    OldDude replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    Well, that's
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    "So we're doing a peanut butter tasting...

    OldDude replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    NO! Big hands and big ears too... but otherwise
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    "So we're doing a peanut butter tasting...

    OldDude replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    I wear size 13 shoes...just sayin :)...just sayin what "they" say isn't
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    "So we're doing a peanut butter tasting...

    OldDude replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    If you're gonna dream...dream
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    Essential oils

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

    Look at yourself in the mirror. I bet you LOOK more focused and "far
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    "So we're doing a peanut butter tasting...

    OldDude replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    HMMMMM...does this matter have anything to do with
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    Really not sure how to handle this one...

    OldDude replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    5th grade boy...growth spurt? What does his teacher say about the subject? I'd start back at the beginning and ask the concerned ones to be more specific about why they "feel like" he has lost weight?...
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    Resources for staff training

    OldDude replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    yuch!! My only advice is to be sure and not "attach" yourself to any element of the training material you use and don't "certify" that the trainees have obtained competence; don't connect yourself to...
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    Good Kids

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Well since you're changing the subject to mermaids...I have
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    Letters home to parents

    OldDude replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I have a school issued smart phone...I'm utilizing it more all the time for texting info to parents for the middle of the road stuff. I've realized an added benefit from this in that, since they have...
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    Office location

    OldDude replied to NurseMrn's topic in School

    I have a lot of parent traffic in the hallway outside my clinic door and had a big problem with this. I placed a tri-fold privacy screen in front of my doorway, about 2 feet out. This has virtually...
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    Office location

    OldDude replied to NurseMrn's topic in School

    I would not be a school nurse if my clinic was not attached to the administrative offices. It's hard to explain the configuration but the entrance door faces a hall but there is also a door that leads...
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    They are trying to send ME home!

    OldDude replied to WineRN's topic in School

    You are one of the exception. In general, school nurses come to work with illnesses that would put the general public in the hospital. School Nurse subs are as scarce as hens teeth; plus we bring it...
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    Help me spend $100 at Whole Foods

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

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    Help me spend $100 at Whole Foods

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    That's not
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    Help me spend $100 at Whole Foods

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Wellness Night...I think I have it. Buy $20.00 worth of whole wheat crackers and spend the rest on beer for you to drink at home when it's over
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    I told you so!

    OldDude replied to tch1920's topic in School

    Some years ago I identified a condition coined by me as, "Post Emesis Paralysis." This is a phenomenon that caused the child the freeze in the position they were in while vomiting. You've seen...
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    First week as elementary school nurse

    OldDude replied to peaceful2100's topic in School

    I see you're settling in
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    I told you so!

    OldDude replied to tch1920's topic in School

    I blame them. "What did you do? He wasn't vomiting when I sent him back to