NurseBeans BSN, RN, EMT-B

NurseBeans has 22 years experience as a BSN, RN, EMT-B and specializes in school/military/OR/home health.

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1. Stolen supplies

   NurseBeans replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

   Consider locking up your toilet paper as well...word has it you can't get a single roll at the Walmart!

2. A "real nurse" or school nurse

   NurseBeans replied to jnemartin's topic in School

   These comments used to irritate me until my sister sent me a picture of a flyer from one of her childrens' schools, it basically said they would pay substitutes a little extra to sub for the "health office". Which it is called because they do not hav...

3. I can't win for losing

   NurseBeans replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

   I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that you are 1) not a school nurse, 2) not a nurse or healthcare worker of any kind and 3) a parent who has recently been investigated for child abuse? Maybe because of a report by a school nurse? Just a gu...

4. Packet for incoming Kindergarten students

   NurseBeans replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   When I worked elementary I drafted a letter I liked to give out when they do their kindergarten assessments (May and June). It included all the basic information the parents wouldn't necessarily know, like when to keep your kid home, why the nurse ma...

5. Wearing hoods inside your building.

   NurseBeans replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

   Until this year they were supposed to keep hoods down at all times here...this year they do not care. Having said that, the older nurse I work with has a conniption every time a kid walks in with a hood up. She feels that it is disrespectful, which I...

6. Clearing bathroom odors

   NurseBeans replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

   That orange spray we used to use in the hospital...think it's called Citrus II

7. I don’t know if I like school nursing

   NurseBeans replied to nursex23's topic in School

   UGH--artificial nail nurse visits? Unless it's bleeding, and unless you are in fact a nail technician, that needs to stop now. She has had a week to take care of that at home and hasn't--so the visit is nonsense. Put a stop to that. In general, any v...

8. Why so long

   NurseBeans replied to NurseHeatherBSNRN's topic in School

   This frustrates me...because as much as I understand having to work and not wanting/being able to leave work or take time off work, isn't it one of those things you have to consider before having children? Like, you may have to pick them up at some p...

9. School Nurse Job Offer Help!

   NurseBeans replied to As75181n's topic in School

   I am on the East coast so I can't speak to LA, but I can say I had to pay for my own credentialing/certificate. It was through one of our local universities. I also had to pay to take the Praxis because we are on a teacher's contract. Than about a y...

10. 504 plan for interstitial cystitis--I'm stumped!

    NurseBeans replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    You know, I had thought this too, and the other nurse I work with said the whole situation is giving her weird vibes. The student has a clotting disorder according to mom, and she told me early on this year that her father had died from a blood clot....

11. How many?

    NurseBeans replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School

    2 nurses, 900-1000 students we really are lucky!

12. 504 plan for interstitial cystitis--I'm stumped!

    NurseBeans replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    Thank you all--I have not been able to speak with parent or doctors yet. Admin had come to me to see what her story was regarding truancy, and all I could say was she has no 504 but she has had this condition and chronic absenteeism since first grade...

13. 504 plan for interstitial cystitis--I'm stumped!

    NurseBeans posted a topic in School

    Ok, I have a middle schooler with interstitial cystitis, which I know is rare for the age group but from the looks of it, she has had issues since early childhood and is a chronic truancy problem. I'm sure not all of her absences are due to her medic...

14. 504 for osteogenesis imperfecta

    NurseBeans replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    I don't still have a copy, but from what I can recall, it was pretty much "send child to nurse if any c/o pain or any witnessed fall/bump/impact". Like, be more cautious with this child than the rest. No other restrictions were desired from her physi...

15. High School Sports Physicals

    NurseBeans replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    I feel like if you are asked to keep track, then you should absolutely be checking rosters. Otherwise they need to keep you out of it. Best believe it would come back to the person tracking things if something went wrong. I would either start pullin...