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    Cruise Travel With Patient

    beachynurse replied to NurseOfAGem's topic in Home Health

    Have you thought of licensure issues as well? You would need to see what your BON has to say about practicing nursing in international waters, and where will the ship be sailing through, will you be...
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    Can I do pediatric respite duty with my client while on vacation in Mexico?

    beachynurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You also need to discuss this with the company/agency that you work for. Chances are they will frown on this because of the legalities, and licensure issues that are
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    Psych NP working remote in Mexico

    beachynurse replied to futurRN1995's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It is possible, you have to be licensed in the state or states that you practice in. We have a benefit from work that allows us to do phone or video visits with an MD after hours, and I've spoken to...
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    What do you do with your "Stomachache" kids?

    beachynurse replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I'm in a high school, and my biggest complaint is abdominal pain and nausea. These kids are able to sit and talk to each other, text, laugh and joke. In this population asking them what they want to...
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    CA BRN investigation

    beachynurse replied to nurseinca california's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Years ago, I was asked to do an impairment assessment on a teacher at my school. She was 3 sheets to the wind, and reeked of alcohol. Our school resource officer had her take a breathalyzer, and she...
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    Restroom Access

    beachynurse replied to seedanurse's topic in School

    I agree that passes should not be used or needed for menstrual issues, which is why I don't provide them. Unfortunately, I have no control over the classroom rules of the teachers. I do think some of...
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    Restroom Access

    beachynurse replied to seedanurse's topic in School

    Notes are not required for menstruating females. It is for student that have urinary issues and diagnoses that need to use the bathroom frequently. We have students that say they are going to the...
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    Restroom Access

    beachynurse replied to seedanurse's topic in School

    I am in a large high school which is a fairly new school. We have bathrooms on each classroom community both up and down stairs. There are plenty of them. Our teachers are pretty much the same as...
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    Rules for the School Nurse's Office

    beachynurse replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I think it's like that everywhere. It's gotten so out of control it's not even funny. Between mental health issues with the kids, and the demanding entitled parents that want us to raise their kids......
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    Should I talk to my manager?

    beachynurse replied to Sweetpea04's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent advice! After all, how would she know she didn't like it if she didn't try. Then there may be regrets about passing on the opportunity. Every position, every move is a teaching opportunity,...
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    Advice on which job offer to take!

    beachynurse replied to K. Davis's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in an infant and toddler step down unit many years ago, and would never do it again. It was a soul sucking job for sure. Having to code infants, babies, watching some die from cancer, seeing...
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    Excused or Unexcused absence

    beachynurse replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    If I send a student home with possible conjunctivitis, I do ask for a note to ensure that the student is seen and is clear to return to school. This reduces the risk of students passing on the...
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    Things you wish doctors would do/say differently?

    beachynurse replied to Larissa5838274's topic in General Nursing

    As a school nurse, if you are dealing with pediatric patients, please don't write notes for parents just because they ask you too. I get so many requests for leaving class 5 minutes early for kids...
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    Hope for bullying?

    beachynurse replied to CShel's topic in General Nursing

    This went on for 2 years, and it started to affect my health. My blood pressure was sky high my PCP wanted to put me in the hospital. I went to HR, and now I know why no-one went to them. Our HR rep...
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    Hope for bullying?

    beachynurse replied to CShel's topic in General Nursing

    I had a boss years ago that used to love to bully her managers. In fact it was actually verbal abuse. If she was in a bad mood, when she came in and you were the first person she saw, you got blasted....
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    International educated nurse

    beachynurse replied to Chinyere Jennifer's topic in Immigration Advice

    You would need to contact the Board of Nursing for each state that you are interested in going to live and find out what their requirements are for foreign trained
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    School Nurse Job Offer Help!

    beachynurse replied to As75181n's topic in School

    I was going to move to LA and the credentialing stopped me, though I was told with 20 years of school nursing I might not have to get it. But the pay cut.... I took about a 25-30,000 dollar a year pay...
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    School Nurse Advice

    beachynurse replied to Jollysox's topic in School

    I'm at a high school with almost 2,000 students and I have an assistant that is an LPN. Just the 2 of
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    Gluten Free OTCs?

    beachynurse replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    In our school division, the parents need to supply all medications with an MD
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    Interview discrimination?

    beachynurse replied to RNmom7's topic in School

    Most places won't interview you without an active license. You don't know how long it will take for the state to reactivate your license and they probably can't hold the position waiting for you. I'm...
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    Second guess itis

    beachynurse replied to geminiwanderlust's topic in School

    If I'm not sure about a wound needing sutures, I call the parent and have them pick up the student and let them make the call. This saves me from getting screamed at by parents that we didn't do...
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    Excused or Unexcused absence

    beachynurse replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    If I send a student home, the day I send them home is excused. If they are out the following day, the parent writes a note that the student is still ill and they are excused that
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    Have you ever wanted to see a coworker fail?

    beachynurse replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't waste my energy on them. I have too much to do myself than to worry about a person that is just miserable, and has such poor self esteem that she has to downgrade others and brag about...
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    Med assistants are nurses?

    beachynurse replied to MarkMyWords's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I understand, but, just because MA's are lumped into the nursing "category", does not make them Nurses, nor does it permit them to call themselves Nurses. They are Medical
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    Nurse Practitioner had live sex for online viewing

    beachynurse replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This kind of thing is nothing new. I'm originally from NY, and I know that there were blocks of "peep shows" in certain areas of the city, and probably still are. Hearing about things like this are...