BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    BeckyESRN replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Any chance your name is a reference to the Lumineers song which is now stuck in my head? -"You told me I was like the Dead Sea, you'll never sink when you are with

  2. New Head Lice Data - OldDude Institute for Head Lice Studies

    BeckyESRN replied to OldDude's topic in School

    This mom should get an

  3. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    2nd grade FF-"My stomach hurts. I went to the bathroom and that didn't help, so I made myself throw up, but that didn't help either" I didn't even know what to say to that

  4. Inventions

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    We could also benefit from some sort of magical system that each child has to walk through every morning that kills head lice, a giant blow dryer or magical light type deal. It doesn't need to kill...

  5. Inventions

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I wrote the following, in big red letters, on the 2 mirrors in my bathroom: Did you... Wipe? Flush? Wash your hands? I have 3 older kids that use my restroom because of either shy bladder or behavior...

  6. diabetic question and stuff

    BeckyESRN replied to peaceful nurse's topic in School

    I'm with Mr.Nurse on this one-meal times and snack times are non-negotiable for a diabetic kiddo. The teachers may not realize just how important it is that meals/snack be on time, so make it clear to...

  7. UGH, just back after 3 back-to-back Snow Days. Kids are CRAZY

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We've had one 2 hour delay this year. No snow days so far and none last year either. I want a snow day! But, no, it's going to be 60 again this

  8. Tummy ache...

    BeckyESRN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    This is the kind of stuff that makes me love my job! It's moments like that one that just stick with you (and probably that little girl too!) forever! I made a Valentine box for a first grader my...

  9. Please tell me it gets better...

    BeckyESRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I'm in my 3rd year and I think I've finally become comfortable here. The tasks were fine once I figured out my own routine (meds, screenings, visits, charting, ect) but the I didn't have the patience...

  10. Proposed Texas Legislation - Dumb or Dumber?

    BeckyESRN replied to OldDude's topic in School

    I hate that the uninformed/misinformed get to make these decisions. Guess what, teacher? If I can see lice and nits on that kid's head, they've probably had it for 4 weeks, what difference is a few...

  11. Valentine's Day

    BeckyESRN replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    I have a jar full of little erasers that I put out for holidays. I can usually pick them up in the Target dollar

  12. Proposed Texas Legislation - Dumb or Dumber?

    BeckyESRN replied to OldDude's topic in School

    So they want to nurse/admin to provide the CDC's guidelines for treatment, but are proposing a law that is in opposition of the CDC's stance on notifications for

  13. NEW RN TASK

    BeckyESRN replied to jessicarami's topic in First Year After Licensure

    During my first year, the most difficult thing was time management and accepting that nursing is a 24 hour job, so not everything must done in your 8 or 12 hour

  14. Sometimes I feel not needed..

    BeckyESRN replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    Very true! It makes my job easier if the teacher lets me know that the kid has been in the restroom 18 times today or skipped recess or whatever- the kids never tell me these kinds of things on their...

  15. Do you log every "out" time?

    BeckyESRN replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    Same

  16. Morning Tylenol

    BeckyESRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    I'll just be in this alcohol-free corner over here...pregnant and

  17. New School Nurse

    BeckyESRN replied to ganurseheather's topic in School

    Welcome!

  18. What is your absence policy ?

    BeckyESRN replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    The teachers are being unreasonable. If a kid is out for 3 days and comes back healthy, they stay at school. Not all issues require a doctor's appointment, just a few days at home to recover. The note...

  19. Bleeding from his eyes! I swear, he was bleeding from his eyes!

    BeckyESRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I don't think any of those are available options in my charting

  20. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    BeckyESRN replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    A kid from my high school band had the lovely last name -Placenta- Our band director thought that it was the coolest last name ever, even had a baseball style shirt made for the kid because he just...

  21. Middle School Clinic

    BeckyESRN replied to MWOOD,LPN's topic in School

    WOW! When my visits were at their worst, I averaged out the amount of instructional time being missed each day-in your case if every visit takes 5 minutes from leaving the classroom to returning to...

  22. Kid won't eat lunch

    BeckyESRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Had one just now- 5th grade girl didn't eat lunch because "I was really busy at lunch today" now she's having a full blown staticus dramaticus attack because I ONLY have crackers, yogurt, cheese...

  23. How Do you Deal With. . .

    BeckyESRN replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School

    Slap a biohazard sticker on the door and tell them that you frequently have to store stool and urine samples in

  24. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Kinder walks in then disappears from sight. I walk out of my inner office into the clinic and he army crawling on my floor with his face on the floor!!! Not 30 minutes ago, another had just spewed his...

  25. Insulin calculation following hypoglycemia

    BeckyESRN replied to Lilhoppers's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    As a school nurse, I would expect this to be specified on the student's orders. I've had both ordered-one very fragile diabetic that we used the pretreatment number to determine lunch coverage, if it...