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  1. Parent/Nurse Boundar

    These were my thoughts as well. It turns out, unfortunately, that my school administrator admitted to giving the parent my home phone number (which is not listed in the white pages yet). And basically belittled me for not wanting to "help a student" ...
  2. Parent/Nurse Boundar

    Need some advice on parent boundaries.... I work in a rural district where everyone knows each other for the most part. Plus my own kids attend the same district. The problem I sometimes have is that some parents think they can call my house or sen...
  3. all i really want is...

    Yes! Along these same lines--I would like for parents to care for their 1,2,or3 children because I have 1,000 students to care for. Like you said--bring in shot records, birth certificates, give me at least 1 phone number that hasn't been disconnecte...
  4. You can't fix stupid!

    Must be that time of year--fixed a boot heel last week for a student too. And I will add--I gave this same student a new pair of tennis shoes one week before grr! And she's in jr high. Old enough to know better--I am not Walmart! And then today--2 ...
  5. This is a weird question I guess

    Sometimes kids make it hard on themselves, by doing the "boy who cried wolf" thing. This makes the school nurse's job very difficult. One example (out of 100's): I had a middle school student come in at the end of the day wailing and carrying on t...
  6. Dealing with teachers

    I feel for you! Sometimes I think teachers think because you are the newbie, they can boss you around and tell you what to do as if they are "orienting" you to your position. Hang in there and stand your ground with a smile on your face :) The lic...
  7. New School Nurse: Forgot a medication yesterday

    First off, don't beat yourself up about this, you're human and you're only one person. I'm sure his/her parents have missed an occasional dose of meds as well.:) Also, if the medication was for behavior issues or ADHD, I'm sure the teachers would ha...
  8. So True! Mine would be, Dear Angry Parent, For the 3rd year in a row, if your asthmatic child needs an inhaler at school, you must get a doctor to fill out a medication request form for school. Also, it might be helpful if you sent a new full inhal...
  9. Victory!

    Good for you! I still have a handful out I always hate this time of year. Always seems it comes down to excluding them before parents take it seriously. Especially the 7th graders who need Tdaps. I send letters in April before school is out, lett...
  10. California Supreme Court ruled against us.

    I'm not sure how strong teacher unions are in CA, but my guess is they have a pretty strong voice. With that being said, I am fairly certain that there won't be many teachers rushing to volunteer! As you noted, they cannot make people learn, they h...
  11. Student Body Odor

    Oh the odors! That is probably the most difficult subject to learn to navigate through in any area of nursing. Earlier this year there were several complaints from kids in one grade at our high school. The class president even asked me to just come...
  12. No, I'm Not a Beauty Shop!

    Remember, it was the straw that broke the camel's back....not the whole bale. It is okay to go above and beyond, but it is also okay to draw boundary lines. The earring may have just been the final straw for that particular day...totally understand...
  13. After-hours school nursing...

    Okay, so today was pretty busy and I ended up staying a little late to finish up as I am sure most of us end up doing 4 out of 5 days a week. Today I had one of those Agh! moments...15 minutes after it was time for me to leave, I had to break up a f...
  14. Simply Frustrated

    Had a similar situation last year with a male student. He was having several bowel accidents each week. He would not even tell the teachers when he did, he would just continue on playing at recess, working in the classroom, etc., until the staff co...
  15. Tired of kids coming to the nurse...

    I was told by a student the other day that her teacher refused to give out bandaids for fear of being held liable if the paper cut, pencil scratch...etc...became infected....of course that particular student's scratch was barely visible to the naked ...