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I had a second-grade girl with a history of migraines come in today and complain that she was, "...hearing colors and seeing sounds!"

We have one, but it is not posted online for security purposes. That makes sense, I guess, to avoid the "bad guys" from knowing what we are going to do.

I like this idea! Maybe I'll have my Girl Scouts make these for crafts.

I use the "Sick Child Memo" available at http://www.nmschoolhealthmanual.org/resources/forms.htm.

I still struggle with the idea that bathroom accidents require the services of a medical professional. Hello, parents, do you take your children to the ER when they wet their pants at home?

How do you encourage children to wash their hands? The kiddos at my school never seem to wash up!

I have Halloween scrubs. They really aren't appropriate any other time of year, but I sure do enjoy wearing them today!

The only thing that I've ever found to work is a lock. Even then, I gets knocks and door rattling.

Half day on Tuesday, then done for the summer!

Twenty days! :yelclap:

I don't change a student's clothes under any circumstances. If they are only wet and I have clothes in a size that will fit (I keep up through size 8-10 around; the fifth grader who wet her pants...

In the past the school has supplied everything, but this year with budget cuts I have had to supply my own thermometer and bp cuff. I had them at home anyway, so it was no big deal. There was also no...

I have an eye chart and a MyPlate poster. I am thinking of adding a few colorful health-related posters, but I haven't decided what yet.

I work in an elementary school, so I wear colorful scrubs. I feel like the fact that they are scrubs helps identify me as a nurse, and the fact that they are colorful lessens the fear factor.

I work in a K-5 elementary school, so not yet potty trained is seldom an issue. However, accidents are still common - last year I gave out 112 changes of clothes in a school of 400 students (I'm...

Any time a child comes to the health center I am required to send the following note home with the student: Dear Parent/Guardian: This note is being sent home for your information. Your...

Replying to my own questions, 1) K-5 2) 400 students 3) About 12-15 students per day 4) No, but the office staff sometimes helps. 5) Upset tummies, headaches, cuts and scrapes, and clothing...

I was discussing my work load with the office staff at lunch yesterday and one of the admins asked how my work load compared with other school nurses. I don't really know, so I have a few questions...

Today is our first weather day of the school year. Tomorrow is looking even worse, so I am guessing we will probably be out again.

It has been crazy. I have already had over 50 students in the clinic this week with everything from coughing to nausea, vomiting, headaches, and wet pants (lots of that)!

Boy, can I relate. Clothes go out and don't come back... and it seems like more children are having accidents every year! My underwear stock at the start of the year was 3 dozen boys and 3 dozen...