SaltineQueen

SaltineQueen

School Nurse, past Med Surge

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  1. How to splint a broken finger or dislocated elbow/shoulder?

    SaltineQueen replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    I'm so glad I'm not the only one!! I have to YouTube it every single time. Nothing quite like looking like an idiot with a dad standing over you trying to get a triangle bandage on their kid's...

  2. C'Mon Now!

    SaltineQueen replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    You do incident reports for skinned

  3. How to splint a broken finger or dislocated elbow/shoulder?

    SaltineQueen replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    A finger I probably wouldn't mess with. But I've splinted arms in the position they came to me. I use a flexible foam padded splinting material and wrap loosely with roll gauze or coban, then I put...

  4. touchy subject

    SaltineQueen replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    As Accolay kindly corrected, the quote I was trying to think of on another post... "When you hear hoofbeats think horses not zebras." I also would not have brought up possible abuse at this point....

  5. Stomach pain-not hunger

    SaltineQueen replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    Didn't someone her once say something like - Don't look for the zebra in a herd of horses? Meaning, by and large, stomach aches that we see are just that...random upset tummies due to hunger, nerves...

  6. C'Mon Now!

    SaltineQueen replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Kiddo comes in today to take his ADHD med & is telling me something about a girl trying to budge him in line & trying to get him in trouble. I take advantage of the opportunity to tell him...

  7. I failed the teas 3 times

    SaltineQueen replied to Ssbmk's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Private schools are much more expensive than public schools. And they are usually much more selective and can be harder to get in to than public schools Nursing school is no walk in the park. If you...

  8. I need ideas

    SaltineQueen replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I got on the state's DOE website and searched for the health & wellness standards for my grades (K-3). In a perfect world, this would be something parents would read with their kids. So...had I...

  9. I need ideas

    SaltineQueen replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    My days can be a bit slow as well. I wish I could get classroom time, but I don't' see that happening. I'm thinking of starting a monthly newsletter type thing with information, that aligns with our...

  10. Peanut allergy issue

    SaltineQueen replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    I recently read an article that was talking about how going "peanut free" really didn't have much of an impact.. I'll see if I can dig it up because I'm currently having a brain

  11. Forced resignation?

    SaltineQueen replied to ThatBear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, if you don't resign you'll be let go. So I'd resign. What kind of unit were you on & what was your patient

  12. Worried sick that I may have caught MRSA?

    SaltineQueen replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    There's more "out there" than MRSA to worry about. My (then) 6 year old daughter came up positive for C-Diff a year or so ago...no recent hospitalizations or antibiotics for any of us in the house....

  13. Small nursing victories

    SaltineQueen replied to pedi_nurse's topic in School

    Good job! Go school

  14. Anyone Else have to Sub in classrooms??

    SaltineQueen replied to rnknsn's topic in School

    Don't be so sure about that. Do you need a sub license in your state/district to sub? I assume you don't have that, either? I don't get pulled to sub. If we can't get subs for teachers then the...

  15. Health office software

    SaltineQueen posted a topic in School

    Currently we use CareDox and seem to be having a lot of issues lately. Also, we're not getting good response when we contact their support department. What software do you use & do you feel like...

  16. C'Mon Now!

    SaltineQueen replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    You win. Shut the thread

  17. Neonatologist

    SaltineQueen replied to Millshel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe you want to be a neonatal nurse practitioner??? You would first need a bachelor's in nursing, then become a NP specializing in neonates. There should be dozens of possible schools on the west...

  18. Taking NCLEX-RN tomorrow!

    SaltineQueen replied to Smith1283's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well, you can't go back and study more now...but you might want to brush up on pharmacology. There will be questions that have multiple answers that sound correct, choose the most correct. When all...

  19. 2 full-time jobs?

    SaltineQueen replied to anna225's topic in General Nursing

    It's not impossible, but why would you want to do that to yourself? (aside from the obvious financial obligation) I've done three 12s in a row and was BEAT by the end of it. It's a recipe for...

  20. Lots of questions!

    SaltineQueen replied to NurseMrn's topic in School

    1. What State are you in? Indiana 2. Do you have a nursing supervisor, or a non-nursing supervisor? Non-Nursing, we all report to our building principal and the assistant superintendant is ultimately...

  21. 2018 Lice

    SaltineQueen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Pretty sure they're in all the supply catalogs with the hand washing glow type

  22. Please Give ME any Good Reason to Stay in the Nursing Field

    SaltineQueen replied to ToNurseOrNot's topic in General Nursing

    When you figure out how to make 6 figures without feeling a slave to your job, please share. Your youthful optimism is refreshing. Just a little nugget of information for you... My husband got his...

  23. Denied from nursing school...

    SaltineQueen replied to callmeachilles1's topic in General Students

    What did the school suggest she do? Can she retake those

  24. Epi Question (new to school nursing)

    SaltineQueen replied to Back2workRN's topic in School

    I would check the laws in your state, but I'm pretty certain she's wrong. Our protocol is written (and I assume it comes straight from the law) to cover those with known allergies in distress without...

  25. Severe Depression/Anxiety

    SaltineQueen replied to grobertson10's topic in General Nursing

    Get yourself back to your therapist or the ER, like yesterday, and tell them this. No job is worth thoughts of ending your life. Nothing is worth thoughts of ending your life. Maybe you haven't...