Kim O'Therapy BSN, RN

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About Kim O'Therapy

Kim O'Therapy is a BSN, RN and specializes in Onc/Hem, School/Community.


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  1. Kim O'Therapy

    New School Nurse: VENT

    Wow! Wonderful post. I am wrapping up my third year of school nursing and you've hit the nail on the head. I have been deciding if I want to go back next year, but I really feel that the worst day of school nursing is still better than a good day...
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    No, I'm Not a Beauty Shop!

    Just like any type of nursing, school nursing requires prioritization. Most days (99%), I would not have time to teach a child how to put in an earring. I've got diabetics and emergencies to take care of. Yes, there are moments where I can (an enj...
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    No, I'm Not a Beauty Shop!

    I agree. Under normal circumstances, I would probably help with the earring. However, under the circumstances described in the OP, I would have done what the OP did.
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    No, I'm Not a Beauty Shop!

    I can understand your frustration. I had to draw the line when a teacher sent a 5th grader to me because his nails were dirty. He wrote me a note asking me to clean and cut the student's nails. With the principal's permission, I sent an email out ...
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    CPR teaching?

    Our school district is rather large; therefore, all the nurses are receive Red Cross training and are certified to teach CPR to those employees required to get training.
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    Totally out of the loop

    I understand where you're coming from. My famous quote around my school is "the nurse is always the last to know." Yesterday, I told the AP that if I had to produce an IHP or 504 documentation, I wanted to be at the meeting. On a positive note, at...
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    3 rd grader wetting herself

    I would be curious regarding the doctor's visit. Do you think they are telling you the truth about taking her? Unfortunately, I have parents lie to me all the time when I advocate for the student. Last year, I had a second grader that kept defecat...
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    Need help with policy and procedure

    I am on the P & P committee for my district. I would advise making immunization requirements a priority. It is pretty basic because all you have to do go by your state health department's requirements. Health department communicable disease ex...
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    Family response to head lice

    You're welcome! I may vent in frustration sometimes, but I love my 802 kids! My own 2 at home and the 800 I help out whenever they need it.
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    Things you wish you could say to parents.....

    I have asthma too. I'm talking about the kids that come running down the hall into the clinic just to tell me that "mom says I need to take my inhaler twice a day in the clinic". How do feel now? Fine, but she says I need it. I also had a child co...
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    School Starting Soon HELP!! (vent)

    They wanted to pull me for other duties in the morning (getting bus riders to class, car pool lane, etc). So, I pulled a report for all the visits I get from children coming in right off the bus (before the first bell) and the kids that come in on t...
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    Am i burned out?

    I've done bone marrow transplant (critical care) and now school nursing. Each requires its own set of special skills and critical thinking. School nursing involves a lot of compassion and toughness and excellent assessment skills. Last year, I had...
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    New School Nurse - looking for ideas

    I have around 800 students at my school and around 75 staff members. Somehow, I take care of them all! I do a dental hygiene teaching or have a dentist come in to do it for K through 3rd graders. I do a growth and development (hygiene, menstruat...
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    do I tell the other school's nurse?

    What does your school policy say? Unless the older siblings' school is somehow connected with or chartered with your school, I would have to place HIPAA before passing along any information. If the parent were to become angry over the shared inform...
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    Family response to head lice

    I agree. It seems as though all the other parents want to blame the school, the other classmates, or even me when their child gets lice. I think some of the special parents have been through so much that head lice is insignificant compared to the o...