Amethya

Cardiology, School Nursing, General

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

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    Found a great on-line resource

    Amethya replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    It won't show me the articles or
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    Phone calls to parents.

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Yeah I tend to ignore the orders and just call for the obvious calls, but they tend to bother me about calling about EVERYTHING, which I find
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    Spin off- what's been your biggest emergency as a school nurse

    Amethya replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    What happened to me was the most extreme one I ever had. But on my first day of school, I had one student fall off the same stairs, going down and broke her ankle. After that we made a good bond and...
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    ADHD with or with out Meds?

    Amethya replied to melissakay01's topic in General Nursing

    For me, I feel medications don't work. I have ADD, and my medications make me feel like my mouth just moves on it's own and I feel SUPER awkward towards people, not only that I feel so meek. I have...
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    Student Injury

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    And I know this, but I still feel horrible on what happened to her. But sadly it was her fault. She was sliding down the banister, on her stomach, to go to the restroom and when she did, she flipped...
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    Student Injury

    Amethya posted a topic in School

    Mods please do not post this on Facebook. We just had a horrible incident today, left me and some of the faculty in tears. One of our students decided to balance their stomach on the side of the...
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    The Incontinence Epidemic

    Amethya replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I only had some accidents happen, but not always. The only one that happens a lot is a child who does have a medical condition and he does wet himself occasionally, but these last weeks, frequently....
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    Spin off- what's been your biggest emergency as a school nurse

    Amethya replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I don't know if this is normal or not, but I had 5 emergencies this year, 2 of them were not needed for 911. But 3 of them, I called
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    Student Injury

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I'm happy too, I was so worried how she was and so mad at myself that I couldn't help much, except wait for EMT to come out and get
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    Student Injury

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Update: Talked to our AP today. She is doing way better, no more random talking or not recognizing family or friends. Nothing broken, just sore. Hospital is just keeping her in to make sure she's okay...
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    Is it just my students?

    Amethya replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    I just tell them it's coming out and to keep wiggling it until it falls. It falls out eventually and they come in all
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    The Pacer Test

    Amethya replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I had 3 kids feel horrible after the Pacer, panicking that they were having an "heart attack" because their heart was racing. After some rest and some water, they were okay. I had one girl who came to...
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    May I have your attention please?

    Amethya replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    QUICK I NEED SOME RID STAT! WE'RE LOSING THE CHILD! QUICK COMB! NURSE WHERE IS THE-! Oh wait... I'm the school nurse! SECRETARY! I NEED 5 CC OF RID SHAMPOO! *Flatlines* It's too late... we lost her....
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    How aggressive should I be with this job?

    Amethya replied to FuturePN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I get ya. I was in the same position almost a year ago because of my old job. Just keep looking and eventually it will come. You can try some schools as well because of the time of year, summer camps!...
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    Sweet, Honey

    Amethya replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    I'm the same age, and it's never bothered me before since I call people that sometimes. I guess it just sticks to me because I'm in
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    How aggressive should I be with this job?

    Amethya replied to FuturePN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Follow up, but here's one thing I learned after graduating as a Medical Assistant. Be picky with your options, don't just take the first offer you get. I learned this the hard way and found myself in...
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    Do you think nurses get special treatment?

    Amethya replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I just started to drive like 3 years ago and I NEVER gotten a ticket and I driven past the speed limit. I find it a miracle that this
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    Spring is not the best time of the year...

    Amethya posted a topic in School

    So much allergies and stuff like this and normally I have 10-15 kids, but this last few weeks I been getting close to 25-30 kids each day for allergies, headaches and stomachaches. I'm trying to take...
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    Washing scrubs?

    Amethya replied to dd131's topic in General Nursing

    How much Baking Soda would you put in the new
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    First nursing resume?

    Amethya replied to LoneWolfRN2010's topic in Nursing Career

    As I was told by a potential employer when I was looking for a job after I was fired/quit from my first job, is it looks good if you had other experience besides Nursing (for me CMA). For me it's 7+...
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    Washing scrubs?

    Amethya replied to dd131's topic in General Nursing

    So you're having the same issue I have huh? So how much of vinegar can we add in the load and will it make any other clothes discolor? And how much of baking powder can you add in the second load as...
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    Help: I failed out of nursing school

    Amethya replied to Maria3248's topic in General Students

    Not a nurse, but a CMA. I had to take the certification exam and I had 3 months to study. What I did is every day, I would read the book for 2 hours and write notes. I would do this and after I would...
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    Do I add shadow experience to my new grad resume?

    Amethya replied to kelsonsa's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you are a new grad student, one thing I was told from an interview that I should add my 7+ years of retail experience because it looks good to them, it means I have the experience how to deal with...
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    Where to find Camp nurse jobs?

    Amethya replied to lajf.crs's topic in Camp

    The ACA website is also good place to post jobs. I went on it and I posted my application, and it got sent out to a lot of
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    Spring is not the best time of the year...

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    So far today, I had less kids that I usually have. Hopefully things slow down for the next few weeks, today was a little slow, which is