BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. Good Kids

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I had mentioned in a pervious thread that I had a little guy(2nd grade) with some major behavioral issues. I talked to mom today, she brought in his new medications, turns out he was suicidal and...

  2. School project

    BeckyESRN replied to Brianbaecht's topic in General Nursing

    1.) Be open to every new experience on the floor. What may seem like a "good experience" to you as a student, may not be the most important thing to you as a nurse. Accept that nursing school/clinical...

  3. Scabies!

    BeckyESRN replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    Since it takes so long for symptoms to show(4-6 weeks), some doctors will recommend treating everyone in the house at the same time; rather than treating the only 1 with symptoms and then having to...

  4. If you are NOT allowed to dispense OTC meds

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I have standing orders for bacitracin, caladryl, wound cleanser, vaseline, aquaphor, and eucerine topicals and also for Epi-pen/Epi-pen Jr and benadryl with a specific dosing scale for "allergy...

  5. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    We have one parent that writes the best tardy notes! My favorite one is from the first day of school "It would have required divine intervention to get all 4 children out the door on time,...

  6. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Just sent home a kid who I know is faking sick. Mom refuses to believe that her precious little one is anything less than 100% honest at all times, despite the fact that as soon as I said I'd call...

  7. E-mail for teachers!

    BeckyESRN replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    This thread should give some great places to start:

  8. Scabies!

    BeckyESRN replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    But everything undesirable must come from the school, specifically the irresponsible school nurse who "let this

  9. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    2 first grade boys came to see me: boy 1 "Our teacher said we had to come tell you that yesterday, this kid was chasing us and we were running really fast and then we felt dizzy" boy 2: "Yeah, dizzy...

  10. I need help supervising!

    BeckyESRN replied to bwilsonrn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think "love" and "fun" are priorities when looking at place of employment. I want some where that I feel valued, supported, and appreciated. Listen to your employees, take their feedback...

  11. Middle School Clinic

    BeckyESRN replied to MWOOD,LPN's topic in School

    I send little baggies to each of the teachers: bandaids, vaseline and cotton swabs for chapped lips. This helps cut down on some of the minor visits through out the day. I would also ask to speak at...

  12. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    2nd grade boy come in "I feel sweaty because of gym" me: "okay, grab a drink and sit down for a minute until you cool down" He heads back to class and comes back not 1 minute later, teacher calls "Why...

  13. Thought I had been punked. I. Can't. Make. This. Stuff. Up.

    BeckyESRN replied to Cattz's topic in School

    Just

  14. Can you do me a favor and violate the nurse practice act?

    BeckyESRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    The first time a kid sees me to say that he/she forgot their morning med, I call home and let the parent know that if they get me an order, we can keep 2-3 tablets here, just in case. I've had a few...

  15. Can you do me a favor and violate the nurse practice act?

    BeckyESRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    My first year I had a teacher tell me "I have an important observation this afternoon, so I need you to give little Timmy a "heavy" dose of his lunchtime medication, so that he doesn't mess it up for...

  16. PreK/PPCD

    BeckyESRN replied to amnesiac1c's topic in School

    I have Minecraft type cubes, an ISpy tube, lots of different Where's Waldo and ISpy books, packets of printed out word searches, but I think everyone's favorite are the old yearbooks! When the office...

  17. On that call light every 5-10 minutes

    BeckyESRN replied to NurseCard's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had a FF that would time us and keep notes about how long it took us to respond to her entirely non-critical "need". The majority of the time, she didn't want anything other than to see how long it...

  18. Kids say the darnest things....

    BeckyESRN replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    Today, a teacher called to tell me that they were sending a 1st grader down and that he had been in the restroom 6 times in the past hour. When he got to my office, he said his stomach really hurt and...

  19. handling a willful child

    BeckyESRN replied to basketball13's topic in School

    You need clearly stated orders from the doctor. My oldest diabetic is not on a sliding scale, but has a clear cut formula to decide his coverage. I'm inclined to say that arguing over 1 units is sooo...

  20. New school nurse poll

    BeckyESRN replied to SWimbish's topic in School

    I used sand buckets my first year(end of season mark down, I think they were 12cents each!). This year I used buckets from the dollar

  21. Storing medications

    BeckyESRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    Luckily, I have a good bit of locked cabinet space. I keep daily meds in on cabinet, each in a small bin, labeled with first name and time of dose-inside the bin is the student's full name and photo....

  22. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    BeckyESRN replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    Truth!

  23. 1st day questions

    BeckyESRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    When I get the snarky "still sick" notes from teachers, I usually give them a call to let them know that little Timmy has been bouncing on my cots, giggling, and chatting up everyone that walks in and...

  24. I just need a hug...

    BeckyESRN replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

    *hugs* From a person who used to self harm, thank you for being there for these

  25. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Home life is wreck for him. His meds have been increased recently, but his behaviors are getting worse. CPS is heavily involved with this one, thankfully. A few months ago, he was a really sweet kid,...