RNqueens

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1. Sometimes I feel not needed..

   RNqueens replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

   This happened to me. Student comes down as soon as the school starts c/o headache. No fever doesn't not look under the weather let them rest and return to class. I offer the student to come back around lunch time if not feeling better. Student comes ...

2. What is your absence policy ?

   RNqueens posted a topic in School

   The school I am at has a policy that for 3 consecutive days absent in addition to parent written reason, the student is required to have a doctor's note with a return date to school in order for the absence to be excused (this is under the excused ab...

3. New school Nurse, Struggling!!

   RNqueens replied to KSM-RN's topic in School

   Hey OP I am in my 2nd year as a school nurse and have 10 years of high risk ob. It does take time and self guidance to get use to the culture and environment of the school system which is very different than the healthcare world. While I like school ...

4. Pertussis

   RNqueens replied to pistolchick's topic in School

   This week one of the teachers notified the princ. that they were infected. Princ. Asked my opinion about it. Reviewed the students in the school vaccine status and shared with princ. To my knowledge what the immunization status of the school is a...

5. Vent about teachers (as much as I love them)

   RNqueens replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

   I have to say every time I'm having a bad day whether it's parents, teacher, students, or adminstrators I just come to this forum and makes me feel better! Its hard when you don't have someone in the same profession/specialty to share your gripe. Las...

6. supplemental income

   RNqueens replied to crazynursebsn's topic in School

   Per diem night shift at a hospital

7. Anywhere in NY pay school nurses well?

   RNqueens replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

   I certainly cannot send my kids to college if I continue to do school nursing when they are that age.Even though we are on the teachers retirement plan is it doable at retirement age? Our scale caps out at 16years and its still $10,000 less than what...

8. The return sore throat

   RNqueens replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

   When they come to me because their arm has been hurting over the weekend and I go through the whole thing about did you tell your parents. I gently remind them that the health office is not an urgent care center. I cannot see past your skin and canno...

9. Sports clearances and clerical help

   RNqueens replied to RNqueens's topic in School

   Love you Farawyn . I just can't deal. My system is similar to yours expect for the permissionext slips and I'm responsible for the junior high school as well as high school. I also worked 5 days I the summer. I think I going to have to talk to my ad...

10. Sports clearances and clerical help

    RNqueens posted a topic in School

    Hello all! I am drowning in paperwork and junior high sports clearances that I don't even have a handle on students with new issues uughh. How do you go about sports clearances? Right now I have each roster where I put if the student is medically cle...

11. Is the student pregnant?

    RNqueens replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    Thank you all for your support and thoughts. Like I said before this has definitely been a lesson learned as a new school nurse. All the concerns everyone voiced were my same concerned and made aware to admin. this situation stayed with me the whole ...

12. Is the student pregnant?

    RNqueens replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    Update: The nurse in the other district sent me the lawyer guidance memo which does state that parents are to be notified if students under 21 are pregnant. According to NYSED that is their guidance as well despite a supreme court ruling of a school ...

13. Is the student pregnant?

    RNqueens replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    I spoke with the guidance counselor today and apparently the school lawyer's have stated that the school is to notify the parents if the student is pregnan even if she is 18. So I guess I have to be intrusive.

14. Is the student pregnant?

    RNqueens replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    @BeachyRN2Be those are my thoughts exactly. I have access to the students attendance record. I am going to do a little investigative work and contact her guidance counselor to see if the student is in jeopardy of not graduating. If not I don't see...

15. Is the student pregnant?

    RNqueens replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    Hey Farawyn, I am well, miss you too !