BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. School Shootings

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    It's just awful. I was talking to my SIL this weekend and she said that her kids were actually playing nicely together, so she was listening in and her Kinder was telling his older sisters "Let's play...

  2. What State are you in and when is your next break?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    PA- March 2-5 for parent-teacher conferences then Spring Break from March 23rd to April

  3. Company removed all chairs

    BeckyESRN replied to Hnurse101's topic in General Nursing

    We had a psych patient completely freak out, had to call a behavioral RRT, after my hubby, her nurse, said "I left my COW in there". We were talking in the hallway outside of her room. She started...

  4. Tis the season

    BeckyESRN replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    I had a mom tell me that her child couldn't have a fever (it was 101.8) because she put OnGuard, an essential oil blend, on her this

  5. Missed one

    BeckyESRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    Just got a call from a parent that I had spoken to yesterday. 2nd grader fell during PE, said he fell on his arm, hurting mid-forearm. No swelling, no bruising, iced, kid was itching to go back to PE....

  6. Tis the season

    BeckyESRN replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    Had 1st grade FF come in about 5 mins before lunch c/o stomach ache. I see this kiddo at least once a day, everyday. Temp normal, told her to eat lunch. She comes back 2 hours later-temp is 99.4, then...

  7. Elementary- Food Precautions

    BeckyESRN replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    We allow only non-food treats for birthdays/valentine's day/ect. Our 2 holiday parties are skinny pop popcorn and water/apple juice only. However, my kid came home with a ton of candy on Valentine's...

  8. Remember to walk....

    BeckyESRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Yes! I'll take 10 FF visits from first graders over one parent conversation any

  9. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Lol! So true! We call it "Monday morning urgent care". And let's not even mention the rush of visits on the first day back from an extended break..Oy. I promise kiddo, anything that happened "last...

  10. Tips to shorten visits?

    BeckyESRN replied to NurseVal93's topic in School

    Our HS nurse requires a pass for every visit and doesn't allow students to "rest" during core classes, which helps cut down on some of the avoidance. I LOVE this. I'm going to pick up a timer to go...

  11. It hit 60 degrees today!

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

    It's currently 60 degrees here in PA, but we're getting an ice storm tomorrow followed by up to 6 inches of snow...so that'll be

  12. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Right?! I cannot believe how many "I'm cold" or "I'm hot" kids I see in a week! Put on a hoodie or take off a hoodie, it's not that

  13. Smoking outside

    BeckyESRN replied to LTC_DON's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It was -22 here last week. I'd much rather explain why the resident didn't get to smoke than why the resident got

  14. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Sort of a C'Mon Now, but also super cute! An adorable curly haired kinder just skipped: My pinky suddenly started hurting when I took a bite of my hard boiled egg. Me looking at perfectly normal...

  15. What is your worst visitor story?

    BeckyESRN replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man, the stuff we are subjected to in healthcare! As for visitors; There was the boyfriend and patient that decided sex before bed rest was lifted post heart cath was a good idea. This resulted in...

  16. Glasses for working

    BeckyESRN replied to opalbee's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I love our glasses from Zenni. We both a few pair now. I've been ordering from them for years and have never had an issue, unlike the several issues I've had from local eye...

  17. New Year, Same Stuff.

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    C'Mon Now! Oops, wrong thread. Seriously though, WTH

  18. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Christmas morning, my daughter handed me an adorable ornament with a picture of her in a santa hat. The entire grade made these ornaments and SHARED that santa hat! Ugh, cringe. I swear when the half...

  19. New Year, Same Stuff.

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Starting 2018 off with a 2 hour delay and 3 new daily medication orders!

  20. Non-compliance procedure

    BeckyESRN replied to mattfd37's topic in School

    We send notice to the parents only. I have, on a few occasions, contacted the doc. for an updated record. Our immunizations laws changed this year, so our exclusion date was very

  21. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    If I had a $1 for every kid that thought they were going to throw up, but never did, I could retire

  22. The mile run-- hold me!

    BeckyESRN replied to nmr79's topic in School

    So true! I know in elementary, it's more about making moving fun for them, playing fun games, and our PE teacher focuses a lot on teamwork, which is fantastic. But as kids get older it just seems like...

  23. The mile run-- hold me!

    BeckyESRN replied to nmr79's topic in School

    "I feel hot" ummm, duh! You just ran a mile, you're sweaty, it's normal, why are you in my

  24. Cough drops

    BeckyESRN replied to tgray152001's topic in School

    Same here. I have a "No mints" list in my sub

  25. Fiorcet and Tramodol

    BeckyESRN replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    That's what I was thinking too. As a teen, Imitrex triggered SVT, so I used Fiorcet. (But I kept mine in my backpack, not the nurse's office-shame on