k1p1ssk BSN, RN

pediatrics, school nursing

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About k1p1ssk

k1p1ssk has 14 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in pediatrics, school nursing.


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  1. k1p1ssk

    Starting a School Nurse Job 25-26!

    Welcome! Just know that on Wednesdays, we wear pink 😉 We're a fairly active forum during the school year, so if you run into any hiccups early in the new school year, don't hesitate to
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    New grad as school nurse

    Howdy! Unfortunately this sub gets abandoned during the Summer since most of us are on vacation so I am sorry you haven't received any responses! It sounds like you do have a good foundation for...
  3. Oh wow. I'm from that area and don't remember hearing about this! It might be worth going on the Western Mass or Northampton sub-Reddits and asking there. Lots of people active in those communities...
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    Feeling lost so far in my career

    Come to school nursing!! I am a big proponent of making a change if things are not feeling right in your job. It sounds like you like peds, but you're feeling a drain in your current role - I...
  5. k1p1ssk

    1st Year Camp Nurse Advice

    My first job out of nursing school was working by myself at a day camp! They had absolutely nothing in writing about requirements or treatment protocols, just a basic set of standing orders and a big...
  6. k1p1ssk

    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    It is Wednesday and since the warmth & sun is (mostly - hopefully) here to stay, I've got a nice, light pink Spring jacket on to celebrate! And after today, we've only got 2 more Wednesdays before...
  7. An epidemiologist who works for Emory in Atlanta whom I follow on instagram thinks that his denial is rooted in a non-belief in germ theory.... His actions are certainly consistent with
  8. k1p1ssk

    Chemosis and appearances in the classroomroom.

    I think I would have kept them until the swelling had started to subside as well. I think I recall that you are also in the Northeast US and the allergies are BRUTAL right now. I thought last week was...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    I have some pink on my socks, but otherwise I'm purple all over... We're dragging ourselves over here - April vacation starts at 3:15 this Friday and can't come soon
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    Private duty nursing and going to school with patient

    I agree with the above - it also depends on whether or not the nurse is employed by the school/district or an agency/the family. If the former, the nurse can certainly be asked to intervene as part of...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    We're also at 41 more wake ups (April Vaca excluded)! And it's that time of the year where almost every week has something fun going on somewhere in the school - next week there's a puppet show, a...
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    Extreme Emergency Preparedness

    The manual download is HUGE which is probably why it costs so much - it's over 100 pages long, I'd
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    Extreme Emergency Preparedness

    Our State Police gave us a list of their recommendations for classroom "Go Kits" (we call them Go Bags) and that was a big project for me last year... NASN has an online CE program called School...
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    Extreme Emergency Preparedness

    We are similar to @NutmeggeRN - Bleeding control kits on each floor of the building (wall mounted on ground floor and upper floor, in my office on the main level), 2 AEDs (one that is public access...
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    School Nurse - Calling Parents

    My rule is if you have a respiratory illness or stomach ache without a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea, you only get to go home if you have given the day a good try (meaning you make it to lunch) and...