BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. My client's Christian parents figure out that I'm Christian

    BeckyESRN replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    I've had lost of patients and families "figure out" that I'm Christian...I'm

  2. The one time I take off ... 911 gets called!

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

    My Brownie Girl Scouts just did their First Aid badge work this Friday. We have 5 girls with life-threatening food allergies in our troop, so my first aid talk included Epi-Pen use. I brought in the...

  3. Nurses and promoting better rates of vaccination

    BeckyESRN replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    My great grandmother lost the use of her legs due to polio. She died when I was 13. She was WC bound (which I must admit, I though was awesome as a little kid). I remember seeing photos of her with...

  4. Lice Policies

    BeckyESRN replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    I wish they cared half as much about contagious illness as they do about head

  5. Overhead in elementary school...

    BeckyESRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Yesterday there was a pipe leak beneath a 4th grade sink and some of the water made it's way to the kinder classroom directly below. According to the teacher, about 10 drops of water fell, they put a...

  6. Am I overreacting?!

    BeckyESRN replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    The difference is that these are students, not patients. You take your child to the doctor's office, expecting them to be examined by the health care profession, as the parent you have the option to...

  7. National Walkout Day March 14 at 10am

    BeckyESRN replied to RobotechTD's topic in School

    This what we're hearing from the students in our community as well. Not a "no more guns" rally, but more of a "our schools are not safe, something needs to change"

  8. National Walkout Day March 14 at 10am

    BeckyESRN replied to RobotechTD's topic in School

    Our superintendent just sent us an email about this very thing. I can't say it better than she did, so I'm just going to quote her; "Regardless of position or point of view, I am inspired by hearing...

  9. Sharps Containers

    BeckyESRN replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    ^ Same. Our local hospital disposes of ours and we order new ones from School Nurse Supply. I've never filled mine completely, but I do get a new one every year. It will probably take some phone calls...

  10. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    LOL! I can just see little darling telling mommy that the nurse told them the F Word

  11. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Fresh off of the school bus, 4th grade FF: My ankle got hurt because my brother kicked me really hard! Me: "Which brother?" He has one in 8th grade and a 18month old Him: "My little brother" Me: He's...

  12. My long NCLEX Journey

    BeckyESRN replied to Domrt's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations! Your determination paid off. Kudos to your family for being so supportive and to you for pursing your dream and setting yourself up for

  13. School Shootings

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    You can accidentally discharge a firearm, however, you CANNOT accidentally bring it to school or accidentally play with it in class. What the actual duck?! (had to autocorrect myself,

  14. Verbal abuse ... what are my rights?

    BeckyESRN replied to KHT's topic in General Nursing

    Wise words. I think you've absolutely hit the nail on the head. Also, haldol blow

  15. I need help on a math problem!! Not making sense to me

    BeckyESRN replied to Katieexi3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ugh, just reading this made me cringe! We had one ancient doc that ordered EVERYTHING in grains. He would refuse to change the orders and said that "real doctors only use grains". He and pharmacy...

  16. When is your Spring Break & what are you doing?

    BeckyESRN replied to tining's topic in School

    We just had a mini-break, the 2nd-6th off for P/T conferences, so yesterday was pure chaos. Our spring break is March 23rd-April 2nd. I plan on cleaning my house, going to the zoo with the kiddos, and...

  17. When is your Spring Break & what are you doing?

    BeckyESRN replied to tining's topic in School

    At 1.5y/o my daughter just picked dandelions! Not an egg in her basket, but the newspaper photographer thought it was adorable and got a great shot of her picking

  18. Overhead in elementary school...

    BeckyESRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    So funny! I don't have anything nearly as thoughtful to share, just this gem overheard during 5th grade lunch... Girl 1: "Ugh, I don't like him at all" Girl 2: "Neither do I; his face looks just like...

  19. School Shootings

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    One school in my area was closed on Monday due to a credible threat. A student in another district saw the threat on snap chat and showed his mom around 10pm, mom called the police, police notified...

  20. Isn't today over yet?!

    BeckyESRN replied to scout mom's topic in School

    I am so thankfully that we do not have school on parent teacher conference days! Most of my nightmares begin with "there are subs for every grade level

  21. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    This is my bathroom mirror because, seriously, they will forget to do all of those

  22. Am I overreacting?!

    BeckyESRN replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    My door is locked, but open with a magnet strip in place. We've had days where all door are to be shut and the principle has said that it doesn't apply to my office. I'm relieved that even my...

  23. Parent off the hook

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

    Same! I'd have no kinder or 2nd graders left by

  24. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Kinder sub has sent 4 kids down with "fever" notes. I wrote back "please send your thermometer to the nurse's office, it's broken". She told the principal I was being unprofessional and snarky. He...

  25. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Lol, I covered the word orifice on my body poster to avoid the giggling