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    Salary grid/contract

    beachynurse replied to BostonNurseNic's topic in School

    I work in Virginia, and it varies from district to district. My district will only take your years as a full time employee for experience in order to determine your salary step. If you worked per...
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    School Nurse/Vaccines

    beachynurse replied to moomin's topic in School

    A large part of what I do is chasing down parents of students with non-compliant immunization records. If you don't believe in immunizations, are you going to be able to enforce your divisions...
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    Pulse Ox

    beachynurse replied to marsbar37's topic in School

    The problem is, I'm not arguing. That's not why I'm here, and it's not my style. I'm here to learn, and to bounce ideas off of other nurses. I feel that arguing is only counter productive, and...
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    Pulse Ox

    beachynurse replied to marsbar37's topic in School

    It has nothing to do with our budget at all.. And Londonflo, why are you always so
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    Pulse Ox

    beachynurse replied to marsbar37's topic in School

    Of course it would, that is if your school division allows you to use one. My school division does not allow us to use pulse oximeters as we cannot be held responsible for the calibrating of the
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    Pulse Ox

    beachynurse replied to marsbar37's topic in School

    When you are doing a pulmonary assessment, hopefully your student isn't getting that bad off. I auscultate breath sounds, watch breathing patterns, watch for use of accessory muscles, retractions,...
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    Potential New Job Option

    beachynurse replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I'm happy for
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    Pulse Ox

    beachynurse replied to marsbar37's topic in School

    The rationale behind not using the pulse oximeter is that if we do use it we might not do as thorough a pulmonary assessment and miss something. I never rely on the pulse oximeter for anything to do...
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    Is it illegal to date a patient's family member (parent)?

    beachynurse replied to carti's topic in General Nursing

    You might be interested in watching this video on boundary crossing... https://www.NCSBN.org/video/professional-boundaries-in-nursing I used it in my CNA classes when I taught
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    I Feel Stuck - Like My Options Are Limited

    beachynurse replied to Ashleynurse101's topic in General Nursing

    I'm afraid I must respectfully disagree. I think a baby alone is one of the worst reasons for getting married. And that marriage license alone does not ensure a child's future. I have seen many a...
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    Drug diversion

    beachynurse replied to divalady's topic in General Nursing

    If you can get the tapes, I'd get them now. They may be deleted after a period of
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    Nurses who act jealous toward patient

    beachynurse replied to Nurse One - Clinical N's topic in General Nursing

    I'm kind of confused?? I don't think there is enough information there to make an appropriate
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    Nurse Arrested For DUI, Sober But Exhausted After 12 hr COVID Shift

    beachynurse replied to Julie's topic in Nursing News

    LOL, no... Since I had a hip replacement and back surgery, my balance is terrible. I have to do impairment assessments at work, and when I demonstrate the heel to toe, I have to hold on to the...
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    Potential New Job Option

    beachynurse replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! I hope the job is everything that you want it to
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    Medical DPOA for my mother, constant refusal to give me information even with the official form

    beachynurse replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Thank you, It's much easier now. I cut my cousin completely out of everything. She tried to do the same thing with my father when he died. She told the hospital that he was in that she would be...
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    False Documentation & Relationships

    beachynurse replied to Curiouscat12345's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That is frightening! I can't believe that management is dumping talking to them on you. What unsafe practice. How do they know the documentation is correct? That could lead to harm to the patients due...
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    Medical DPOA for my mother, constant refusal to give me information even with the official form

    beachynurse replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    There is such a misunderstanding in facilities, especially LTC in regard to Medical POA's. Since my Dad died I am now Mom's health care proxy. I have a cousin that is just too busy trying to get in...
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    Narcolepsy in Child

    beachynurse replied to cowboysandangels's topic in School

    My daughter used to sleep like that. Getting her up for school in the morning was torture, for me LOL. I used to put a piece of ice down her back. That usually worked, put her in a bad mood for the...
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    This is my last school year after 7 years!

    beachynurse replied to Avill's topic in School

    I'm jealous! I have 5-6 more years until I can retire. Then I'm outta here. I don't know what level you are in, but, I'm finding it to be more and more difficult as each year goes on. Such an increase...
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    Delegate Enteral Feedings?

    beachynurse replied to cowboysandangels's topic in School

    I don't know what your division's policies are, but if a student has a tube feeding, they bring the student to the clinic in most cases. If the school has a large profound special ED population with...
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    Staff Member with Pseudoseizures

    beachynurse replied to seedanurse's topic in School

    We tried this with 2 students. The only thing that happened was that the MD signed off on the paperwork that they were OK to drive. Until MD's get some backbone, and say no to patients, and parents of...
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    Staff Member with Pseudoseizures

    beachynurse replied to seedanurse's topic in School

    Pseudo-seizures can be very frightening. I have had several students that had them. First of all, I can tell you from experience, that seizure medication does not stop or prevent these kinds of...
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    Potential New Job Option

    beachynurse replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with you. I was working a horrible job as a manager in a home care agency. It was awful. I used to cry on the way to work, and the way home. I left to become a school nurse, but had to...
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    RN license might be revoked

    beachynurse replied to Guest26407's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to say this, but most likely they will take the LPN as well. If there is an issue that serious where the Board feels they need to revoke an RN license, since an LPN is a nurse as well, they...
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    sexual behaviors between married travelers is offensive

    beachynurse replied to Tiffany Reed's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm going to have to agree with the OP. I really don't care that they are "in love". There is a time and a place for everything, and work is not the place to show that much PDA. It shows an...