BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. Share Your Favorite Motivational Quote - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    BeckyESRN replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    "If speaking kindly to plants helps them grow, imagine what speaking kindly to people can do." I scrolled past this one on pintrest one day and it stuck with me, so I made it into a bulletin board in...

  2. Go to the nurse.

    BeckyESRN replied to imaneedmycoffeefirst89's topic in School

    My shoelaces are in knots (always a favorite) My tooth is loose My brother/sister/3rd cousin twice removed is sick, so I am

  3. Go to the nurse.

    BeckyESRN replied to imaneedmycoffeefirst89's topic in School

    I was wiggling in my seat too much I feel hot when I touch my own forehead I've had a headache for 1

  4. Question about students who self-carry medications for Anaphylaxis

    BeckyESRN replied to GetBackToClassRN's topic in School

    I guess I should clarify, all of my self-carry orders have specifically stated that the student should have both on their person at all times. They've all been highly reactive (like look at a peanut...

  5. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    2nd grader known to me from Girl Scouts, cheer, after school stuff "I have a bloody nose" Me: doesn't look like it 2: "But when I do this" twists tissue and shoves it into her brain via her right nare...

  6. Question about students who self-carry medications for Anaphylaxis

    BeckyESRN replied to GetBackToClassRN's topic in School

    Mine have always carried a single does of Benadryl with their Epi-Pens. Their allergy bag would have their Epi, a single dose of Benadryl (most used the fast melts because they are individually...

  7. Ongoing lice problem

    BeckyESRN replied to MrsK_Nurse's topic in School

    Most infestations are not found until at least 4 weeks out, so chances are he had it A LOT longer than a week, but don't tell your principal that or you'll be checking the whole

  8. Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    BeckyESRN replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    My absolute favorite patient quotes are all from the same cantankerous older gentleman. He was 78, if I remember correctly, admitted for CHF with 4+ pitting edema from toes to waist. During admission...

  9. Is It Summer Yet?!

    BeckyESRN replied to Avill's topic in School

    I'm impatiently waiting for summer. Right now it's 30 degrees and there are snow flurries in the air, I hate the cold. My little guy will be 1 in May, big kids are 8 and 6. We'll be spending lots of...

  10. Ongoing lice problem

    BeckyESRN replied to MrsK_Nurse's topic in School

    YES! OldDude you win best comment of the day; all the stale saltines you can

  11. Standardized test time

    BeckyESRN replied to XingtheBBB's topic in School

    2 ideas! 1.) Insert a tampon into the offending nostril and send the student back to class 2.) Wave that magic wand and bippity-boppity-boo that nose bleed! (In all seriousness, Afrin is...

  12. what's your favorite...

    BeckyESRN replied to wonderfullyanonymous's topic in School

    Besides the schedule, my favorite part is the silly little kids! This 1st grade class is soooooo needy, but also super adorable. I just gave a girl a unicorn bandaid and when she asked "How is this...

  13. I just can't...

    BeckyESRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I've never had an aversion to a thing (suction, vomit, teeth), but every now and then something will turn my stomach. My son got sick over night a few weeks ago and threw up an unreal amount of the...

  14. The detail I missed that set my day on the wrong foot

    BeckyESRN replied to ellisjl's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked at the hospital I once put a patients shoes on the wrong feet. He looked sideways at me and said "Honey, I think we have a problem". I was totally oblivious. He had to tell that I put...

  15. Stomachaches

    BeckyESRN replied to khaley69's topic in School

    Kinder's lunch got pushed back by 20 minutes because of a "cafeteria emergency" (no idea what it was?!) so they were all ravenous little beasts by the time they got to eat. I had to explain to a grown...

  16. Overhead in elementary school...

    BeckyESRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    4th and 5th graders waiting in the main office for early dismissal 4th:Yeah, well, we are almost adults 5th:I know, but being an adult is like super hard, right? 4th:No, not really. I mean not as hard...

  17. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I wore my pink PJ pants while enjoying the snow day

  18. Diabetic Coverage at all activities

    BeckyESRN replied to NYschoolnurse's topic in School

    Luckily, nursing is only required to cover field trips and the school day. All after school activities/dances/sports are the parent's responsibility. The athletic trainer is available for HS students...

  19. Today....

    BeckyESRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    When I started here, I was handed my keys and told "your office is over there". That's it! I didn't meet the building principal until I had been here a week. One teacher showed me around the building...

  20. Woohoo, Snow Day!

    BeckyESRN replied to aprilmoss's topic in School

    11 inches of snow here! I hate snow, but the snow day was nice

  21. Funniest Slips

    BeckyESRN replied to Tootsboots's topic in General Nursing

    One of our cardiologists yelled this down the hallway to me when I was at the hospital as a visitor. So many strange

  22. Rotations????

    BeckyESRN replied to CJforme01's topic in School

    Most of our classes had extra recess yesterday in anticipation of the massive amount of snow that we're supposed to get today and

  23. School Shootings

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    and another...Two injured in shooting at Great Mills High School in

  24. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    3rd grader enters clinic with arms at his sides "I have a really bad nose bleed" Me: Currently? 3rd: "Yeah, right now" Me: No, you don't. There is no blood...anywhere... 3rd: "Well, fine" and he...

  25. Counting Down

    BeckyESRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    49 days