Amethya

Cardiology, School Nursing, General

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

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    THIS is what bugs me

    Amethya replied to tining's topic in School

    Had a kid just come in because he threw up. The teacher tells me he ate his lunch, then after lunch is running around, then after that he threw up all his lunch. "Is it contagious?" No... he probably...
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    I got in! I need study tips, please!

    Amethya replied to JazzyBabee's topic in General Students

    ORGANIZATION! A good planner, sticky notes, loads of
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    It's just anaphylaxis

    Amethya replied to it'snotatumor's topic in School

    One of our admin is worried about getting other epi-pens because "who will make the call if this person is having an anaphylaxis and we should we inject them?" I'm a medical aide here and we do have...
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Amethya replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    That's good to hear. Just making sure you didn't do the same mistakes I
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    Need Organization ideas!

    Amethya posted a topic in School

    So I was called out by the Operations managers that my room is a bit messy because of all the donation clothes I gotten are not fixed up. I have a bit of a small room and I brought a small plastic...
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    Need Organization ideas!

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    So I asked for a long storage cabinet, and will buy tubs so I can organize stuff around. Hopefully it helps a bit and it will be easier to manage
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    Do most nurses not like writing papers?

    Amethya replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I LOVE WRITING PAPERS! And I'm actually good at it too. I don't know why, but I always been good at it. Lots of my still college friends come to me to edit their
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Amethya replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    #1 rule I learned since I got my first job at 19. NEVER, EVER LEAVE A JOB BEFORE GETTING ANOTHER ONE. Trust me on this, because you will be out a job for a while until you find one and that can be...
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    Amethya replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    Not really a nurse, but CMA. And I thought I was having a bad 1st year out of school. I got fired of two of my jobs: one was because someone went through my emails at work and found I was looking for...
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    And this is why schools need a legit nurse

    Amethya replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We had to get a oral one because the temporal one is not accurate. Lots of kids come in from running outside, obviously sweaty and then tell me "I think I got a fever, I feel hot." Obviously the...
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    It's just anaphylaxis

    Amethya replied to it'snotatumor's topic in School

    Thankfully lots of the parents in my school actually brought the paperwork like they are suppose to, but some of the students brought inhalers with no paperwork. The ones that rarely use it, I told...
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    Crossed the line with a flirty family member. How to deal with ethical issues?

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

    I'm a CMA, and when I worked at a Cardiologist as my first job, we had a ton of older gentlemen as patients. Some of them thought it was funny to flirt or do suggestive jokes, of course, I didn't let...
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    Feeling burnt out

    Amethya replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Really? *checks small packets of antibiotic gels* Oh it does. Well I learned something new
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    diabetes type 1

    Amethya replied to peaceful nurse's topic in School

    I only have one student with type 1 and he is all over the place because of bad diet. What I do to control it is this, he has PE M,T,TH,F and Lunch afterwards. So I check him before PE, if it's above...
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    Feeling burnt out

    Amethya replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    The problem with the mom was her child came in because he said his friend in class hit his eye with his finger. He was saying he was in pain, I gave him eye drops and ice packs, but nothing helped. I...
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    Feeling burnt out

    Amethya replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I just had broke into tears today because two mothers came to complain about me. I apoligized and told them that I will remember to call them next time, but it made me feel horrible. The faculty told...
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    School Medical Aide- Looking for some ground rules for teachers

    Amethya posted a topic in School

    I just started this job at a public charter school, I'm still new at this job. I really like it and it seems to suit me a lot. But it seems to me that the teachers are sending these kids for...
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    School Medical Aide- Looking for some ground rules for teachers

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I think I'll print this out and put it on my door
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    Got scolded by parent today

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Thank you. So far no complaints from mom, but if she starts to treat me like crap, I will go get an AP and let her take care of
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    School nurse delays giving epi pen

    Amethya replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I understand that, but a lot of the parents tell me to give it to them, but it's like, you didn't give it to me to administer . And I don't have children's, only adults, because I have a drawer full...
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    School nurse delays giving epi pen

    Amethya replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I have a lot of students with severe allergies, but none of them supplied benadryl, just the epi-pen. But I do have adult benadryl, for the teachers, I guess in a emergency situation, I can use one...
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    Got scolded by parent today

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Sorry to sound so ignorant, but what is the unicorn
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    Got scolded by parent today

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I didn't have a bad day today, I did see the little girl again in the hallway, I smiled at her, waved and said "Hello! How are you today?" She didn't answer me, gave me a frown and avoided me....
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    Student with Diabetes

    Amethya posted a topic in School

    Hello! So I'm a new medical aide and I've been having an issue with a parent. This child has type 1 diabetes and since the beginning of the school year, his BG has been ranging from 300 to 400, with...
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    What's on Your Walls?

    Amethya replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    I have normal posters around from the last medical aide, but I have pictures of my kids and their drawings on the walls. This is a bulletin board I made. This month is hand-washing, next one will be...