BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. may have been 20 minutes late to preschool...

    BeckyESRN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    Good luck and

  2. I can't believe I have a "c'mon" already today!

    BeckyESRN replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    We're having a flu shot clinic for staff today. 4th grader sees the sign and tell me "I'm not allowed to get a flu shot because both of my adoptive parents are allergic to it. I used to get every year...

  3. Most off the wall complaint

    BeckyESRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    4th grader FF: "I feel really, really, really hot. I think I have a fever. I should go home" me, not buying it: hmmm... I see about 3 reasons that you could be hot. Want to guess what they are?...

  4. Turn The Lights ON!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    One year, with a particularly unruly class of 5th graders, our music teacher had a staged melt down. He began by asking them to listen and sit, he progressed to holding up our school's quiet sign, he...

  5. What do you check before a patient's discharge ?

    BeckyESRN replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital we were not allowed to remove their

  6. What do you check before a patient's discharge ?

    BeckyESRN replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

    All consults okay with discharge? all follow up appointments scheduled or phone numbers and timeframe provided? IVs removed? heart monitor off? medication reconciliation double checked? medications...

  7. Things that make me grumpy

    BeckyESRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    Teachers that don't pass along important medical information!!! I have a kid with a PICC line, mom told the teacher, teacher didn't think I needed to know this. Teacher asserted that medical...

  8. Teaching classes

    BeckyESRN replied to ann_kristen's topic in School

    I do a one day talk with 3rd grade about the heart; how it works, what it really looks like, heart heath-I show some EKGs and some Cath pictures that I acquired in my previous life as a cardio nurse....

  9. New Head Lice Treatment......

    BeckyESRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    LOVE Dr. Pollack! Our local news station just ran an article that quoted a "lice expert" aka someone that works at a lice removal center. She said "putting your heads together to take selfies makes it...

  10. New Head Lice Treatment......

    BeckyESRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Actually, cars and corificeats should not be a problem. Lice cannot live off of the head for more than 24hours (generally they survive for much shorter a period of time). A bag over the seat for 24...

  11. Most off the wall complaint

    BeckyESRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Had a 3rd grader come see me because "I'm having a bit of a kidney attack" could tell me what that entailed or where his kidney was

  12. Have you injured yourself while working?

    BeckyESRN replied to hedzinkwly's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I broke my wrist. I was walking around the end of the bed, the patient was beside the bed in a reclining chair, he kicked his IV pole, it tripped me, I caught myself on the window ledge. It didn't...

  13. New Head Lice Treatment......

    BeckyESRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    I haven't heard of that, but I did read an article the other day that said some parents are using dog/cat flea prevention to "prevent"

  14. Most off the wall complaint

    BeckyESRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    "My sister was sick and she got to stay home for days. Now I have what she had." me: what did she have? "I don't know, but we're twins so I must have it too" me: But are you ill? "No, but my sister...

  15. New to this school nurse thing but...

    BeckyESRN replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    OMG, the shoe repairs! Why do teachers think that fixing broken shoes is purely a nurse's job? Glasses, I understand, I do keep the repair kits in my office, but I'm no

  16. Most off the wall complaint

    BeckyESRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    "I think I swallowed a bug and I can feel it crawling on my ribs" "My toenail fell off. Do you have a new one?"-this was my first visit yesterday. He was serious. "I either lost my glasses today or...

  17. Topical without Rx

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

    Another quote for our ever growing collection of T-shirts "I will not oil your kid" This made me laugh way too

  18. Is this normal or okay??

    BeckyESRN replied to BabyFood26's topic in School

    Very true! I went to middle school in Ohio and our "health aide" was approximately 100 year old. I had issues with hypoglycemia and would pass out or get extremely dizzy because of it. I passed out on...

  19. Topical without Rx

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

    Some lavender might help with

  20. Any issues with students and epipen cost?

    BeckyESRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    I haven't had anyone tell me that cost was an issue. I did send out the coupon from Mylan before school started and I've heard from 5 families that it took their copay down to $0. Each of them used it...

  21. Narcan pens for kids to use on parents?

    BeckyESRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's really sad that we have to have this conversation. Children should be taught to call 911 when something is wrong with mommy or daddy. If they won't wake up, call 911. My daughter is 6, she knows...

  22. Diabetic Mom

    BeckyESRN replied to LOLLYGAGGER's topic in School

    Call that doctor today! Maybe mom saw him go really low once and is scared it may happen again, but you cannot put that much stress on a little body and expect anything good to come of

  23. Ugh...the price of Epi pens! WWYD

    BeckyESRN replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    I'd just like to clarify; school stock epi-pens are for unknown allergies and true emergencies only. Mylan provides 1 set of each dose of epi-pen for any school with a doctor's order. These are NOT to...

  24. Parents with poor compliance/lack of follow-up

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    You can still use the EMS response time. You just have to tell them that unless they can get to the school before EMS, EMS will be

  25. Transgender Students and Name Changes.

    BeckyESRN replied to Alex Egan's topic in School

    I have a transgender student and I worried about this last year. He goes by a different name than his legal name, but I hated that there was no way to change it in my system. It seems cruel to have...