BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. I don't want ibuprofen...

    BeckyESRN replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    My husband insists that generic IBU does not work at all and the only thing that works is "Motrin"-he's a nurse- I've been refilling that same Motrin bottle for 4 years now with IBU from Sam's Club,...

  2. This happened today

    BeckyESRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I was at the lab on Friday for a pregnancy GTT, the lab shares a waiting room with urgent care. I watched a grown woman offer her friend a sip of some new Starbucks drink, the other grown woman drank...

  3. Start your day with a good reaming out!

    BeckyESRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    LOVE this! because SCIENCE is the best! I'm a fan of saying "because I like all of my decisions to be based on best practice and scientific evidence, not google" to my crazy

  4. Asking me to go against policy

    BeckyESRN replied to lvnforschool's topic in School

    Oh hell no! I would have lost my cool on that aide, for sure! They are in no way qualified to make MEDICAL decisions. Normal body temp fluctuates throughout the day, that's why 100.4 is the cut off....

  5. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    2nd grade FF: "I have the worst headache of my whole entire life" Me: When did it start? 2nd: 1 minute ago in gym Me: something that hurts for 1 minute is not a good reason to see the nurse, get a...

  6. My ENTIRE 4th Grade Class....

    BeckyESRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Stand by

  7. My ENTIRE 4th Grade Class....

    BeckyESRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Yay! New T-shirt

  8. Asking me to go against policy

    BeckyESRN replied to lvnforschool's topic in School

    Minimizing days missed is part of most of my spec ED kiddos' IEPs. This means the nurse needs to make the call to send them home, if it's for a medical reason, and I use the same criteria for every...

  9. NOT MY PROBLEM

    BeckyESRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Our policy is the same, but no one listens. They won't tell us that they are on vacation, they just write a "sick note" and we're told to make it

  10. OK, I assumed . . .

    BeckyESRN replied to tining's topic in School

    I text, but only my generic "please call the school nurse @ phone number" Parents respond way faster to text than to voicemails. I call home for any face injuries or anything that may leave a gnarly...

  11. NOT MY PROBLEM

    BeckyESRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Our unexcused absence letters go out today, I'm sure everyone will be calling for every little thing come

  12. Under the Influence Exam

    BeckyESRN replied to ana010's topic in School

    No problem! wish we could create a section here for school nurse

  13. NOT MY PROBLEM

    BeckyESRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    If I could my parents to keep kids home for actual illness, I'd be a happy nurse. The kids can miss days, sometimes weeks, at a time for vacations multiple times per year, but call home for a fever...

  14. Under the Influence Exam

    BeckyESRN replied to ana010's topic in School

    I have our suspected intoxication exam, I'll pm it to

  15. What languages do you speak?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    In HS, my friend and I wrote our notes to one another in Runes, I can still write it without thinking. Other than that I speak fluent

  16. Common Cold

    BeckyESRN replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    It seems the constant change is weather is getting to everyone here. 65 one day, 20 the next-everyone has a runny nose/sore throat and everyone thinks that they should go home for it. I cannot fix a...

  17. Start your day with a good reaming out!

    BeckyESRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    I hate Facebook rants! We had this last year with a head lice "epidemic" according to FB everyone in 2nd grade had lice, however I only knew about 3 students...all year...not even close to the same...

  18. Start your day with a good reaming out!

    BeckyESRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    I always love that moment when the claws retract. It's like you can see it starting to sink

  19. "Breast Is Best": A Mantra to Promote Infant Health? or Stigmatizing Adage to Guilt Moms

    BeckyESRN replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    I ran into a very pushy lactation consultant after having my daughter. During my pregnancy, I had problems with frequent bursts of SVT and was taking a betablocker up until a week prior to delivery....

  20. HIPAA, FERPA and how do you inform teachers about the health concerns in their class?

    BeckyESRN replied to cmomrn's topic in School

    I make emergency care plans for each of my allergy/asthma/seizure/ect. kiddos. These are stored in a binder in the office and a full set goes to the principal and the specials teachers(gym, music,...

  21. OK, I assumed . . .

    BeckyESRN replied to tining's topic in School

    From what I've seen, our local ER will diagnose a concussion in anyone that has or may have hit their head, regardless of signs/symptoms. The ER also does not send us restrictions. There is an amazing...

  22. OK, I assumed . . .

    BeckyESRN replied to tining's topic in School

    To torture the

  23. Good Kids

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I have a 5th grader that eats lunch on my office and always brings a friend. Last week I overheard them talking about another 5th grader with a "difficult" personality(and an extremely difficult home...

  24. Need Opinions!

    BeckyESRN replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    The last mommy that I dealt with like this(wanted to be notified about every little thing, but never wanted to pick the kid up if he/she was really ill) really made me question my decision to be in...

  25. OK, I assumed . . .

    BeckyESRN replied to tining's topic in School

    Had a kinder like this last week. It was 76 degrees outside and he came to me all sweaty after recess c/o head hurts. I ask all of my standard headache questions -Did you hit your head or get hit the...