Nurse.jen

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1. All in good fun?

   Nurse.jen replied to Nurse.jen's topic in School

   I'm still getting to know teachers and staff so that's why I came here, for input. I wasn't sure if I was reading too far into it. I actually had a staff member ask if I was a "real nurse" this year í ½í¹„ Lol so thanks for the insight! I'm going to ...

2. All in good fun?

   Nurse.jen posted a topic in School

   Ok, so my admin handed out "end of the year awards" at the staff lunch today for the last work day before summer break. Each person received one, and they were made up, based on cute or nice things people do, say, etc. For instance, one person got "...

3. Front office help?

   Nurse.jen posted a topic in School

   I'll try to make this short and sweet. I'm new to school nursing, a few months into the job, and the learning curve has been steep. The administrative duties in addition to working with the pediatric population (prior NICU). I feel like I'm doing ok....

4. Ah Mondays...(vent coming)

   Nurse.jen replied to KKEGS's topic in School

   I had a rough day, this literally made me LOL. Thank you!!

5. School and hospital?

   Nurse.jen replied to KKEGS's topic in School

   I pick up 2 shifts a month at my NICU job I left for school nursing!

6. How do you feel about going on field trips?

   Nurse.jen replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   I literally laughed out loud! Spoken like a true nurse! 😂😂

7. Vision/hearing

   Nurse.jen replied to Nurse.jen's topic in School

   Thank you everyone! Today I screened another class this time my assistant was in a quiet room across the hall. She brought 5 down and as she finished hearing she sent them across the hall for me to weigh and measure, by the time that was finished she...

8. Vision/hearing

   Nurse.jen replied to Nurse.jen's topic in School

   Old dude, I wish we could do this!!! I remember when I was a kid, they did mass screenings at my school. I feel like we have been left to do whatever works for us. I am proud to say I only have 18 kids now past due on immunizations. 4 weeks of workin...

9. Vision/hearing

   Nurse.jen replied to Nurse.jen's topic in School

   Great idea! I will just send an email out and ask that they only send emergent kiddos while I'm screening in the clinic. I'm not sure why I didn't think of this. I'm sure over time I'll learn the tricks of the trade :) thank you!!

10. Vision/hearing

    Nurse.jen posted a topic in School

    Hey everyone! I'm a new school nurse at an elementary school. I have decided it is time to get going on my vision and hearing screening. My school is around 900 kiddos pk-4. The pk, k, 1st and 3rd have to be screened as well as new students to the di...

11. Limiting time in the clinic

    Nurse.jen replied to Nurse.jen's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I appreciate the tips! I'm used to my NICU babies. Granted, I have an 11 y/o myself, but I'm a bit of a softie í ½í¸¬

12. Limiting time in the clinic

    Nurse.jen posted a topic in General Nursing

    New school nurse here this year. I'm coming from several years as a NICU nurse. I love the interaction with the kiddos. The paper work can be overwhelming so far and my "to do" list keeps growing. I'm at an elementary school and I know the kids are l...

13. Daily kid count

    Nurse.jen replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Students- around 900 grade: pk-4 daily visits including meds- right now I'm averaging 30-40 (the previous nurse said 40-50 was the average and had as many as 90 during past flu seasons)

14. Advice about moms that are teachers

    Nurse.jen replied to Nurse.jen's topic in School

    Well, update...kid came back this week again...same complaint...you know the teachers kid who "doesn't just come in for nothing" ... This time I called moms classroom and told her he was there for a headache, said he ate already, no fever..she was li...

15. This just happened!!

    Nurse.jen replied to mom to many's topic in School

    I had a kid come in two days in a row for leg/hip pain.....denied injury. Walked into office fine.....more investigating and surprise, "criss cross applesauce" caused it