rn4kiddos

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1. Summer camp called it

   rn4kiddos replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

   The camp I work at is in NY and they have counselors come in from Europe -they haven't made an announcement yet but I am not too hopeful for it happening.

2. Favorite school nurse resources?

   rn4kiddos replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   and mine!

3. Calling parents

   rn4kiddos replied to peacockblue's topic in School

   It is ridiculous that you should have to call parents of high schoolers for everything other than a band aid. What if the student is 18? I have a much younger student population (pre k and K). If I were to call for every visit, I would get nothing d...

4. Parents keep medicating their febrile kids in the morning

   rn4kiddos replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   The parents in my school seem to believe if they give their child tylenol/motirn and their fever goes down - they are no longer sick. I have made so many calls for a child not feeling well who has told me they took red medicine this morning - only to...

5. New student with T1D- mom no-showing to our meetings

   rn4kiddos replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   I use an app called REMIND. most of the teachers in our school use it as well. Parents have to sign up for it and join your "class" but it works like a charm. It even has a translate feature for our non english speaking parents. I can do group text...

6. ROLL CALL!!! School Nurses 2017/2018

   rn4kiddos replied to Farawyn's topic in School

   Here! I start back on August 30th, school starts Sept 6th.

7. Guess what I did today?!

   rn4kiddos replied to momto5RN's topic in School

   I had one class with 9 kids with lice earlier in the year.. since then at least once a week i have a kid from that class with lice. None of the parents speak English in the class so I am having trouble getting my point across that they need to contin...

8. Storing medications

   rn4kiddos replied to WineRN's topic in School

   I keep clear shoe bags with a pic of each child for the spacers/tubing and masks on the outside of my cabinet. Inside the cabinet I have original box of that meds came in with a label, and box also has pic of student. trying to post a pic of it, but...

9. Another head lice; I want to help this child

   rn4kiddos replied to basketball13's topic in School

   We had a student that had missed so much school because she kept getting head lice. The mother kept her home stating that the treatment wasn't working but in reality, she couldn't afford the treatment. I contacted a local lice removal salon and told...

10. How to get parents to cooperate with immunizations?

    rn4kiddos replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I sent out exclusion letters back in October and am happy to report I now have 100% compliance!!

11. Totally Off Topic: Thanksgiving Menu

    rn4kiddos replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I come from a big family, but all my siblings are spending Thanksgiving with their kids and grandkids and inlaws - so its just going to be hubby and I and our three teenagers. I asked them each to pick out their favorite thanksgiving dish and then I...

12. How many students?

    rn4kiddos replied to villageRN's topic in School

    I am in NY. 300 k-pre k students and I am the only nurse in my school.

13. NPs in the school district

    rn4kiddos replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    The district that I live in has an NP who oversees all the nurses in the district. She also does all the sports physicals

14. What does your school do for Halloween?

    rn4kiddos replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I am in a k pre-k center. We do a "Who Day Runway" where staff dress up as various storybook characters and during an assembly, the characters go down a runway while the librarian gives them clues from books they have read as to who it is. It's just ...

15. Roll Call 2016-2017

    rn4kiddos replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I am back on the 31st of August for staff development. School starts the 6th. I have been home inputting immunizations and physicals for 400 or so new students so I wont be overwhelmed trying to do it in school.