BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. How much orientation??

    BeckyESRN replied to RNBSNon12/13/14's topic in School

    None. I do have 3 other nurses in the district that I'm able to call, but a lot of it is just us winging it! Good luck and we are always here to

  2. Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    BeckyESRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    A few nights ago the husband and I were watching a hospital scene of a non-medical show, the character had a seizure and the TV doc said "Give him 15mg of IV Ativan

  3. If a child is removed from the home, do you get informed?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    This would be

  4. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Why do they do this?! If I think you're lying to me, I have NO problem checking those soiled clothes to confirm my suspicions! C'mon kid, we're nurses, we've seen, touched, smelled, and dealt with...

  5. If a child is removed from the home, do you get informed?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I've found that if I don't make the report, I don't get an update from anyone here at school. It's very frustrating because it's on you if you call the wrong person and can you imagine how much...

  6. What was your very first Nursing Job?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Tele/step down, then they started including all drug and alcohol withdraws and all CVA/TIA/change in mental status patients. While I worked there I watched the place deteriorate each year. They just...

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

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Yesterday was ultrasound day, so I was rocking my pink shirt and found out that we're having a boy! It was a pink and blue kinda

  8. Sometimes I wish I could give these out:

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I agree with your observation, however, the few male frequent flyers that I do have are WAY more persistent than any of the girls! As for the ManFlu, on the rare occasion that my husband gets sick,...

  9. School nurse perks :)

    BeckyESRN replied to Duncan6's topic in School

    No "can you stay over, come in early, work an extra day" calls. I'm here with my daughter and next year my son will be here too. Knowing the inner workings of the school(blessing and a curse...

  10. Nurse Pass

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    teachers pay teachers has some really nice Nurse Passes that you can download. Nice simple ones with Name, date, time and a check boxes for common complaints work well for the little guys. I don't use...

  11. One of those days......

    BeckyESRN replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    This morning I had a 4th grader get off of the bus and vomit. She came to my office and threw up again. I called mom. Mom says "Ugh, she threw up once this morning, but I thought she'd at least make...

  12. Poll: What age group?

    BeckyESRN replied to villageRN's topic in School

    I like my K-5 age group. 2nd grade seems to be my worst year, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it may be more staff related... 4th and 5th graders are an interesting group, lots of drama, lots of...

  13. What do you do with your "Stomachache" kids?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    This was our head custodian's idea and it's brilliant! I picked up sand buckets at the end of summer for 90% off. This year I just grabbed a stack of buckets from the dollar

  14. How to get parents to cooperate with immunizations?

    BeckyESRN replied to Amethya's topic in School

    My state is switching from a ridiculously long "provisional period" to 5 days from the start of school for shots to be complete or a dated vaccination schedule signed by the physician to be submitted....

  15. What do you do with your "Stomachache" kids?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I usually have them get a drink and use the rest room. I send them back with a "please come back if start throwing up". Also, I've given each class a "yucky bucket" and my K-1 teachers are awesome...

  16. What? I have to participate in the Open House?!?

    BeckyESRN replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    Our open house is more of the traditional "show off all the cool stuff I've done so far this year" type. I was shocked how many kids came in saying "this is my nurse's office", never the nurse's...

  17. What to wear?

    BeckyESRN replied to Duncan6's topic in School

    Initially, I was supposed to wear business casual, but getting vomit/blood out of my dress pants became a problem, so I asked if I could switch to scrubs. Admin never did bother to answer my emails,...

  18. Yacker Tracker in the NICU ???

    BeckyESRN replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    My former employer tried this on our unit, we just switched the sensitivity and ignored it. It went away within a month or two. I'm a school nurse now and we use one in the elementary school lunch...

  19. Admin insists kids sneeze on hands, not sleeves!

    BeckyESRN replied to Dattebayo's topic in School

    It would be much easier to retrain the teachers to not grab students by the elbow than it would be to get proper hand washing techniques out of little kids! The entire medical community agrees that...

  20. code signs

    BeckyESRN replied to mbarakhan18's topic in General Nursing

    A few odd things that I noticed in my years on the floor-most of these were not "code" situation, but rather anticipated deaths- talking to or asking for their mother, talking to or seeing deceased...

  21. Nebulizer storage

    BeckyESRN replied to Spiderman123's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked at the hospital, nebulizer set ups needed changed every 7 days, but this will vary per

  22. Influenza Epidemic Declared in Western WA

    BeckyESRN replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    In the county where my husband works, western PA, there have been >200 reported cases in the past 2 months! The ERs are overloaded and the hospitals have been at max capacity since the week before...

  23. How often do you use your stethoscope?

    BeckyESRN replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    Mine sits on the ledge above my desk, but gets used rarely. I use it for respiratory complaints mostly. My first year, I had a student with a pacemaker(rate set to 40) and a history of bradycardia, so...

  24. No Respect

    BeckyESRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    For this reason, I give each teacher a tube of vaseline and a packet of cotton swabs. Not that it eliminates visits for chapped lips, but I like to think it helps some... But they all act as if...

  25. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    3rd grader "My stomach feels weird, like soap" What? why? how? I don't