Amethya

Cardiology, School Nursing, General

CMA for the past 5 years, working at a school for the past 4 years.

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    Rocephin injection question?

    And even with Lidocaine that stuff
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    Too Many Visits - advice for teachers?

    It's an old post, I know but I remember when I first started I had more than 50 students in my office the first day. But as I been here longer and I gained a reputation and experience, my numbers have...
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    Wow embarrassed and really ticked off...

    I hit people with the plunger, make them slip without the rug and eat the pie all to myself, no sharing with no
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    Dear coworkers, I'm not your mom (or free PCP)

    That's something I didn't know about. I'll try this
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    Wow embarrassed and really ticked off...

    Nah, It happens. I usually plan my revenge which involves a toilet plunger, a rug and a very delicious
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    Poorest lack of judgment EVER!!!

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    Audiometer.

    I need to borrow one but no one in my district will lent me theirs. Now they are asking me to buy one from Amazon, but I'm not sure which one to buy.
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    Audiometer.

    Well I'm SUPPOSE to get it back soon, but let's see how it goes.
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    Poorest lack of judgment EVER!!!

    It kinda of reminds me of my camp job. One of the nurses daughter got hurt and needed stitches. She was in hysterics when it happened, but when it happens on someone else's kid, she's calm as a...
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    Weird reasons to come to school nurse?

    Yeah that's seems right. I do tell them if they get a million dollars for them, to remember me, that if they buy me a new car, I'll give them a get out of school free card....
  11. Yes. This is not normal. I'll tell you a story: When I was barely a CMA out of school, I was desperate for a job. I went searching until I found this job in Cardiology. I was excited and they wanted...
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    EYES!!!

    True
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    EYES!!!

    Does anyone know how I can make it easier for my smaller friends to do the HOTV chart? I got one, and it comes with flash cards and one big card with the letters. I did it on two right now, and I just...
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    Audiometer.

    School budget. But it was fixed. I got one from one the other MAs in my
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    First time changing his dressing!

    LMAO, nah his mom is very on point with these things. He was a trooper and was even guiding me. He's only in 1st, but very good on what he needs.
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    First time changing his dressing!

    Have a g-tube student, and since last year, never had to change his dressing around the button. Did it today and did it well! He's okay and he went happily back to class. His mother knew and I let her...
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    Audiometer.

    The reason we don't want to is because that eats up my budget for things for my
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    Audiometer.

    Stupid Amazon is telling me I need a Medical license to buy an audiometer from them! What the
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    Guidance please

    That's a good question, but if I investigate, she'll come again and get in my face and I seriously hate when parents get in my face for something I'm suppose to be
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    Guidance please

    I'm sort of having this issue this year. Had this student since Kinder, mother brought paperwork that says he has ADHD, and meds. I would give him his medication, but once he ran out, mother wouldn't...
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    Weird reasons to come to school nurse?

    I still joke about the tooth fairy. They laugh it off and tell me their parents still give them quarters for
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    SPOT Screener

    I got someone to do it for us in February, but I'm planning to do my own screenings before hand, and let them screen them again, to see who failed for
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    Weird reasons to come to school nurse?

    I just duct tape. Duct tape fixes everything.
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    SPOT Screener

    Sorry to sound ignorant, but what's
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    7th Grade Vision Screening

    They know better. Lots of my kids don't want glasses, so I tell them to play seriously so we can make sure they DON'T need glasses. It always works. That or I tell them that failing hearing, would...