Jedrnurse BSN, RN

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    Interview for sub school nurse

    Jedrnurse replied to freesia29's topic in School

    I've seen this question a lot. If you search it on AN, you'll find many helpful/thoughtful answers already
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    How much time for break?

    Jedrnurse replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    From the header, I thought you meant "daily break." I was going to
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    Do you ever say "no" to an inhaler request?

    Jedrnurse replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I don't refuse, but I will wait a bit if indicated. If lungs are clear and the peak flow is near their baseline (I check and document when students are feeling well), I have them sit and rest while...
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    Inane scripting

    Jedrnurse replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    ...and don't get me started on online customer surveys! If I call the bank to do a little thing like change an address, within a day there's a survey request in my inbox. And then a couple of...
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    Does working at a small hospital make me less of a nurse?

    Jedrnurse replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    No, it is
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    Inane scripting

    Jedrnurse replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't disparaging the poor schlubs required to parrot this nonsense. It's more of an indictment on foolish corporate management
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    Upset with delegation

    Jedrnurse replied to lovaza's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, not a bullying scenario. It's actually fun to do the PCT thing once in a
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    Who says nurses can't be scholars?

    Jedrnurse replied to Neuro Guy NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Scholarship is all well and good, but some of the sheer "hooey" in academia (i.e. certain nursing theories) keep APA formatting skills sharp but do nothing to advance reality in healthcare. (Or life,...
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    I'm baaaack! :)

    Jedrnurse replied to WyVy's topic in School

    If you can do preventative head lice education with the littles, that might help stave off some issues. (I use
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    Pet peeve

    Jedrnurse replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    ...then I believe you have set the bar
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    Pet peeve

    Jedrnurse replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    It's pretty sad to see how many people are either defending poor writing or minimizing how badly it reflects on someone in a professional
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    Do you wear scrubs?

    Jedrnurse replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    Scrub top + colored t-shirt and cargo pants (extra
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    How to give 2 week notice

    Jedrnurse replied to Motherofadarling's topic in General Nursing

    Put it in writing, leave the letter for her (save a copy) and follow-up with an email confirming that she received
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    ADN to BS in healthcare management

    Jedrnurse replied to sleskob's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend in the field who went to a diploma program, got licensed, then worked for a few years as a staff nurse. He then got a B.A. in healthcare management and has been working as a director...
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    THIS is what bugs me

    Jedrnurse replied to tining's topic in School

    It was a group team building
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    What to do ?

    Jedrnurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Maybe if you can do some in-class health teaching with the kiddos their teachers would see you more as a person, not just "The
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    Crossed the line with a flirty family member. How to deal with ethical issues?

    Jedrnurse replied to Scuba_NurseBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Minor thing. In the grand scale of anything "ethical", it's nothing to beat yourself up about. If you've learned from it, be thankful for
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    Veterinary Nurse

    Jedrnurse replied to enc123's topic in General Nursing

    ...that I will gladly and respectfully refer to someone with a doctorate in medieval poetry, economics, nursing, etc. as "professor" if they're teaching, but not
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    Veterinary Nurse

    Jedrnurse replied to enc123's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. As well as having doctorates, they function as doctors, unlike certain DNPs who want to be addressed as
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    I feel nauseated, what should I do?

    Jedrnurse replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Which you provided with complementary massage, I'm
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    I feel nauseated, what should I do?

    Jedrnurse replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I don't know. Sometimes a little TLC with staff makes for good working relationships... (If you avoid enabling, that
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    No Water at Lunch?!

    Jedrnurse replied to shark_nurse14's topic in School

    What exactly is bottle-flipping? (It sounds like an elicit party
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    Reference materials?

    Jedrnurse replied to Followingfootsteps's topic in School

    The Clinical Guidelines for School Nurses is fantastic. There's a new edition this year. (I have the 2013.) I also used it to help prep for the school nurse certification exam. It is a little...
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    Jedrnurse replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    *Time-taping IV bags * 1/4 strength Dakin's solution dressings * sanitizing metal
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    How do YOU check for lice?

    Jedrnurse replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    "How do you check for lice?" From a distance. (Just