Finally2008

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1. Does it get better?

   Finally2008 replied to Txschoolrn's topic in School

   Absolutely! I feel like I was just trying to get a handle on working in the school setting my 1st year and then, in my 2nd year, I thought I should know everything by then and was easily frustrated and overwhelmed (more so than my 1st year, I think)....

2. C'Mon Now!

   Finally2008 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

   Teacher walks a kindergartner to the clinic. "Could you give him another pair of pants or a belt? His pants won't stay up." I look at his (obvious) track pants with a string tie, lean over, tie his pants tighter and say "you see the nurse really is a...

3. School Nursing

   Finally2008 replied to taylorstevenson's topic in School

   I am going to be very honest---my interest began with the schedule! I mean, who doesn't want to have a school schedule with weekends, holidays, and summers off?? I also love kids and always loved my days volunteering at school when my children were i...

4. Would you have called?

   Finally2008 replied to bluebonnetrn's topic in School

   I usually call on earaches just as a heads up (but not for headaches or stomachaches). Often, my parents will come on up and get them. But, my clinic is small and I have more time to call on things like this than someone who is seeing 60 kids a day.....

5. Difficult Patient/Family

   Finally2008 replied to JayneC84's topic in Pediatric

   I don't work in the hospital, but I'm a school nurse. In cases like this, there are some parents who are not going to be happy, no matter what you do. I was told something very important when I first started working in the school setting after my fir...

6. The "Best" Nurse Pass Notes

   Finally2008 replied to WineRN's topic in School

   "Someone spit in her hair. Can you wash her hair somehow?" Let me break out my shampoo chair and take care of this. Maybe I can cut her hair, too, while we are at it.

7. Pain Assessment Tool

   Finally2008 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   Cute! Just printed it out to use!

8. Calling 911

   Finally2008 replied to moreoreo's topic in School

   Don't be discouraged! I would probably say, 4 months into my job here at school, I had called 911 twice. Now, 4 years later, I have only called 911 about twice in the whole year. As you become more comfortable in this role, you will feel a bit more c...

9. Have you been given a raise every year?

   Finally2008 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   Only 1 raise since I have been here (4 years). And, that was the first pay increase in the school system for maybe 6 years?

10. C'Mon Now!

    Finally2008 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Had the same exact thing happen this morning...poor little girl looked miserable. Mom asked for a temperature check "because she was so hot yesterday and was throwing up.". The child proceeded to vomit as I was giving my 24-hr fever-free/vomit-free s...

11. Is it just my students?

    Finally2008 replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    Yes! I wish teachers would just tell them it is a normal part of life and leave the teeth alone if it hurts to wiggle!!

12. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    Finally2008 replied to jack1971's topic in New Nurse

    Your current job sounds interesting! For whom do you work? The county or for Medicaid? Would love to look into that at some point!

13. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    Finally2008 replied to jack1971's topic in New Nurse

    I was on the floor only 7 months when I left for a county health department position that I loved for 4 years. Looking back, maybe if I had kept pushing through the anxiety, it would have gotten better for me, but I am so happy with my life as a nurs...

14. Common Cold

    Finally2008 replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    Yep, I have done the same and am now posting the pollen level, along with whether that is low, medium, or high. It is going to be a rough pollen season, I'm afraid.

15. Common Cold

    Finally2008 replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    I even sent an email to all the teachers with this same information and they continue to send kids who have runny noses. I don't quite know what is expected from them sometimes....I wish I had a magic pill that I could give them, but I don't....I als...