C'Mon Now!

k1p1ssk, BSN, RN · Jun 5, 2023

Resurrecting this thread once again because I'm mad we still have 3.5 weeks of school left this year....

2 second graders who picked scabs on their arms, "sharing" a tissue to dab at their bleeding... Had to follow that up with a 20minute discussion about "inside goo" and germs with that class for the 3rd time this year.... C'mon now!

BunnyBunnyBSNRN, ASN, BSN · Sep 13, 2024

At the end of my rope...and it is waaay too early in the school year for that. 4th grade DM student who, according to mom, "is completely independent"....I'll leave it at that

Ice keeper · Sep 13, 2024

BunnyBunnyBSNRN said:

At the end of my rope...and it is waaay too early in the school year for that. 4th grade DM student who, according to mom, "is completely independent"....I'll leave it at that

I think they might be related to my new 5th grader. Mom: "I will bring the orders tomorrow, but you will never see her as she is very independent and never goes low in school". Suffice to say I have seen her 3-4 times a day and am still calling mom every time as I have no orders on day 9!

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Sep 13, 2024

Ice keeper said:

I think they might be related to my new 5th grader. Mom: "I will bring the orders tomorrow, but you will never see her as she is very independent and never goes low in school". Suffice to say I have seen her 3-4 times a day and am still calling mom every time as I have no orders on day 9!

Hope this was escalated to Principal.

k1p1ssk, BSN, RN · Sep 16, 2024

Ice keeper said:

I think they might be related to my new 5th grader. Mom: "I will bring the orders tomorrow, but you will never see her as she is very independent and never goes low in school". Suffice to say I have seen her 3-4 times a day and am still calling mom every time as I have no orders on day 9!

I honestly would go around mom and if you know who the endo is, contact them directly. I have never had our local Endos refuse to give me orders when I've asked. However, it's possible that the providers we work with get releases to talk to the school on their own...

Ice keeper · Sep 16, 2024

k1p1ssk said:

I honestly would go around mom and if you know who the endo is, contact them directly. I have never had our local Endos refuse to give me orders when I've asked. However, it's possible that the providers we work with get releases to talk to the school on their own...

I did... They just moved here from out of state and the doctor is stalling writing orders for a kid who is no longer his patient and isn't covered by insurance in that state. Parent has not found a new endo and old school still hasn't sent records, so I can't even see what they did last year.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Nov 18, 2024

Ice keeper said:

I did... They just moved here from out of state and the doctor is stalling writing orders for a kid who is no longer his patient and isn't covered by insurance in that state. Parent has not found a new endo and old school still hasn't sent records, so I can't even see what they did last year.

Any update?

NutmeggeRN, BSN · Nov 19, 2024

Had a sub on Fri...(yay me, I know!) Had at least 1 student vape in MY bathroom. The one they now have to use because they cannot behave in the public bathroom. I have begged and pleaded for this to not be the place, to no avail.😠 Now I'm gonna ask for a vape detector.

Ice keeper · Nov 20, 2024

NRSKarenRN said:

Any update?

I got orders about a month ago. But, they are very vague and I can't figure out what she is eating. Her numbers don't make sense with what she is telling me she is eating. I finally got all my supplies when I reminded them her orders and 504 say a nurse has to go on a field trip. I told them a nurse would refuse to go without supplies.

k1p1ssk, BSN, RN · Jan 28

Y'all - My otoscope passed away this morning. I assumed the battery was dead, so I plugged it in but alas, no light after charging for 3 hours! I'm going to replace the lightbulb tomorrow when a new one arrives (on my dime, of course) but what am I going to do until then?! And what if it is truly just dead?? I have no money in the budget for a new one... That thing and I are besties!!

nursekoll, BSN, RN · Jan 29

k1p1ssk said:

Y'all - My otoscope passed away this morning. I assumed the battery was dead, so I plugged it in but alas, no light after charging for 3 hours! I'm going to replace the lightbulb tomorrow when a new one arrives (on my dime, of course) but what am I going to do until then?! And what if it is truly just dead? I have no money in the budget for a new one... That thing and I are besties!!

Hope it's just the bulb- that was my otoscope's problem last year! Maybe the rechargeable battery won't hold a charge anymore? If those are not the issue, could you reach out to any local clinics or hospitals to see if they might be updating any of their equipment and could donate a gently used otoscope to the school? If you do need to replace it, there are some pretty cheap otoscopes available, but the quality is also not great.

k1p1ssk, BSN, RN · Jan 29

nursekoll said:

Hope it's just the bulb- that was my otoscope's problem last year! Maybe the rechargeable battery won't hold a charge anymore? If those are not the issue, could you reach out to any local clinics or hospitals to see if they might be updating any of their equipment and could donate a gently used otoscope to the school? If you do need to replace it, there are some pretty cheap otoscopes available, but the quality is also not great.

I do have a replacement battery as well... But if it is indeed dead, I plan on purchasing my own (I've kinda wanted one for home anyway) and I'll use that for the remainder of this year, and I'll be able to buy a new one with grant funds for this upcoming school year! So, we'll see!