BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. Parents keep medicating their febrile kids in the morning

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I think this falls into the same infuriating category: On Tuesday we had 35 students absent due to illness, on Wednesday (Valentine's Party day) we had 5 absent!, on Thursday we had 28 absent. Here...

  2. Essential Oil Overkill

    BeckyESRN replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    Hop on over to school nurses board and see how we feel about them:down: The backlash over questioning effectiveness is ridiculous! The parents that I've spoken to about it get immediately defensive....

  3. Evidence Base Research Shows...

    BeckyESRN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Evidence based research shows that there are two kinds of people; those who can extrapolate from incomplete

  4. Parents keep medicating their febrile kids in the morning

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    OMG! That's a great

  5. Evidence Base Research Shows...

    BeckyESRN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Evidence based research shows that the family that has been calling you 800 times and yelling at you when they visit have been neglecting "mom" at home and are trying to make themselves feel better...

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

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I bought a new pink shirt; cool table for me

  7. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I remember kids doing this when I was in high school too. One kid got "totally stoned" from one Prozac, lol. My favorite drink used to Sobe mixed with Sprite. I brought this to school one day and some...

  8. Thermometer? Looking for cost Effective and Reliable

    BeckyESRN replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    I use an infrared. I love my VeraTemp, but they stopped making them. I just pick up a Preve on Amazon and it's

  9. Quick: need a code word

    BeckyESRN replied to scuba nurse's topic in School

    Stale saltines? "Scuba Nurse, student x needs some stale

  10. Diabetic "supplies"

    BeckyESRN replied to lvnforschool's topic in School

    ^This. Freedom, AppBlock, OurPact, Tasker; just to name a few :) She's already proven that she can use her phone appropriately and these can be used solely to block social media during restricted...

  11. And we were having such a nice day, too...

    BeckyESRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    As a redhead, I can tell you that this has been true for me! We also generally require high doses and are less likely to respond to caine

  12. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    You should have a very loud conversation about your annoying co-worker, maybe she'll take a

  13. Napping in health room and other things...

    BeckyESRN replied to MrsMRN's topic in School

    I would think a scheduled nap should take place some where other than the nurse's office and be monitored by his para. You should not be left to babysit for his nap time nor should he have to be...

  14. And we were having such a nice day, too...

    BeckyESRN replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    School nurse here: It doesn't matter if the radar is showing a winter storm with 10 inches of snow happening at exactly 5am; do not ever say "We're going to have a snow day tomorrow" or stay up late...

  15. Lice that just will not go away

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    My niece had a case that would not go away and Fairy Tales did the trick! It smells great too! Toys R Us carries

  16. Is the flu in your school?

    BeckyESRN replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    If you've not done so already, check with your custodial staff and let them know about the clusters of illness. We have a HALO system that they use when we have high numbers of

  17. I CAN'T MAKE THIS UP!

    BeckyESRN replied to MrsK_Nurse's topic in School

    That is so sweet! Did you go check on the

  18. Suprise...

    BeckyESRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    I've been playing Hamilton on repeat for weeks now. I was surprised how many of my K-5 kiddos recognized

  19. Funny Posters?

    BeckyESRN replied to purplewaves45's topic in School

    LOL, one of our lunch ladies just sent me this

  20. Students under the influence at school

    BeckyESRN replied to NurseVal93's topic in School

    Lol! Our HS nurse does the same! Between vitals and the official looking checklist; she says they almost always give it

  21. Albuterol Recall

    BeckyESRN posted a topic in School

    Check your inhalers! Ventolin HFA Lot number:6ZP9848 exp. March 2018 Lot number: 6ZP0003, 6ZP9944 exp. April 2018 The delivery system is defective and a refund/replacement will be issued. Edited for...

  22. Albuterol Recall

    BeckyESRN replied to BeckyESRN's topic in School

    It is. The lot numbers are the same, but it's being reported on in my area again (on the news last night even) so I thought I'd

  23. Confusing Pay Rates

    BeckyESRN replied to SnowDark38's topic in School

    Ask them to check it out. When my sub covered my maternity leave; they kept paying at the sub rate instead of the full time rate. Once she talked to them, they fixed

  24. Confusing Pay Rates

    BeckyESRN replied to SnowDark38's topic in School

    Our subs get 90/day to cover the office and 120/day for field

  25. Albuterol Recall

    BeckyESRN replied to BeckyESRN's topic in School

    Ventolin