BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. I made a mistake... anyone left?

    BeckyESRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I had one last year that a mom was very upset over: 2nd grader said that she got hit in the arm by an empty swing, no swelling, no bruising, no redness, full ROM. Ice and back to class. She returned...

  2. ticks, concussions, and fractures, Oh My!

    BeckyESRN replied to BeckyESRN's topic in School

    I'm glad I'm not alone! My counter part at the other elementary has seen less than 10 kids a day all week and only for minor boo-boo stuff. Next Tuesday cannot get here soon

  3. Who's Left ??

    BeckyESRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    June 7th for the kids and the 8th for

  4. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Just had to e-mail my 3rd grade teachers to say: Please don't send an injured child to my office accompanied by the child who caused the non-accidental injury! You'd think would be a given...C'Mon...

  5. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    15 minutes before dismissal: My sandals are hurting my feet. Me: "Okay, don't wear those ones tomorrow" 3rd grade girl: "My teacher said you could do something about it." Me: "I did. I advised you not...

  6. Field Day

    BeckyESRN replied to 1mrsbs's topic in School

    Outdoor recess and outdoor PE mean that I'm already making twice the ice packs and using 3x as many band aids. I am not looking forward to field day, not one bit! Our field day is way over the top....

  7. Bathroom Accidents/Change of Clothes

    BeckyESRN replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    I have a lot of donated clothing in my closet, but never the right size. It's generally the little ones who need clothes r/t accidents and they never get returned, so my 2 full boxes of 5-6s are...

  8. My daughter's arm...

    BeckyESRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Best wishes for a speedy recovery for her! That first x-ray made me

  9. still waiting for my att in Ohio

    BeckyESRN replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    I also graduated from a school in Ohio. It took 12!!! weeks to get everything squared

  10. It's almost summer! What are your plans?

    BeckyESRN replied to Avill's topic in School

    I plan on taking the kids swimming and to the museums frequently. We'll head up to our camp in the mountains several times this summer. Most importantly, I plan on not thinking about lice, not even...

  11. Moms of school-age kids

    BeckyESRN replied to nycNurse2b's topic in School

    I work in the same school as my kindergartener, so that's easy. My preschool goes to his grandma's in the morning (just a few doors up) and my husband is home in the afternoon, since he works...

  12. I Die

    BeckyESRN replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in School

    I had a kid tell me the he was allergic to "GMOs". I was so confused. I tried to inquire further "But GMOs aren't an ingredient. It's not a single thing, it's different in different foods" But, alas,...

  13. Feeling like I'm doing everything wrong lately

    BeckyESRN replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    Are you following me around this week? I've had every one of these, at least once, this week! I despise flip-flops and they are against the dress code. Non-school nurses, if you are reading this, do...

  14. Feeling like I'm doing everything wrong lately

    BeckyESRN replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    If everyone is happy, then you're not doing your job:cheeky:. Parents will always be unhappy. They'll be unhappy if you called, unhappy if you didn't, unhappy if you sent the kid home, unhappy if you...

  15. 5/7 (on 5/9) WILTW: ixchel is a cornflake girl

    BeckyESRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    What I've learned this week: Having no days off in April makes for a VERY long month! 18 more days for students and 19 more days for me, summer break cannot get here fast enough! Getting your wisdom...

  16. Happy Mother's Day

    BeckyESRN replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Thank

  17. Testing Prep

    BeckyESRN replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    My school is one of the good ones. Recess at least once a day and music, art, or PE daily(three day rotation). During testing weeks, they take the kids outside to let them run around before testing...

  18. I'm joining the club!

    BeckyESRN replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    congratulations!

  19. Best practices: Controlled substance handling

    BeckyESRN replied to c3poshideout's topic in Patient Medications

    We(in the states) are NOT allowed to pocket the remainder of narcotics. Doesn't mean that it doesn't happen, but it's not

  20. What is a good patient education topic?

    BeckyESRN replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Vit D seems like a crappy topic, I agree! DVT prevention is a great one, it applies to inpatients and outpatients and doesn't require medication knowledge! Fall prevention would be another good

  21. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    BeckyESRN replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Called one of our docs in the middle of the night for a new admit, known diabetic, who had not be given any insulin during his 12 hours in the ER. As you can imagine, his blood sugar was way up and he...

  22. Female vs male patients

    BeckyESRN replied to qaz99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Obviously, it depends on the patient, but in general, I'd take 4 males over 4 females any shift! The older male complicated cardio patients were my

  23. Doctors answering services

    BeckyESRN replied to menot's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had any real problems with answering service operators. It was sometimes frustrating to get an operator that had no medical knowledge; I hated trying to give a reason for my call in...

  24. Let's have some fun!

    BeckyESRN replied to WinterLilac's topic in General Nursing

    The Epi to my anaphylaxis The tension to my headache that never relaxes The accommodations to my IEP meeting The bandaid to my minuscule bleeding The itch to my head lice The pretend injury that...

  25. Vacation?

    BeckyESRN replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    3 years ago, my (now former) floor had 5 nurses go off for maternity leave in the same month! Vacations were still honored and all shifts were covered. Our vacations were set in January each year, for...