New school nurse poll

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Specializes in School Nurse and PRN.

I start 2/13 and need your help!!

POLL: Must have school nursing supplies/must knows......GO:)

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Ice packs, bandaids, saltines. And hopefully stock Epipens and albuterol if your district doctor writes the order.

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Specializes in Peds, Neuro, Orthopedics.

Steri strips, neb tubing/masks/spacers for inhalers if you have young or cognitively disabled students, and a magic wand (in leu of the diagnostic capabliites everyone will expect you to have).

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Specializes in NCSN.
Steri strips, neb tubing/masks/spacers for inhalers if you have young or cognitively disabled students, and a magic wand (in leu of the diagnostic capabliites everyone will expect you to have).

:roflmao: YES! I just finished my first week and I need one of these STAT

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Specializes in school nursing.

clorox wipes....I am forever wiping everything on my desk down because these kids touch everything without even realizing it!

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I start 2/13 and need your help!!

POLL: Must have school nursing supplies/must knows......GO:)

Welcome.

and Congrats.

I suggest you lurk. Heavily. We are the best board on AN.

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Something besides the wastebasket for puke, I am still working on that. I need to find a free supply of littler containers. And I will second the suggestion of antigermicidal wipes!

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Something besides the wastebasket for puke, I am still working on that. I need to find a free supply of littler containers. And I will second the suggestion of antigermicidal wipes!

I used sand buckets my first year(end of season mark down, I think they were 12cents each!). This year I used buckets from the dollar store.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
Something besides the wastebasket for puke, I am still working on that. I need to find a free supply of littler containers. And I will second the suggestion of antigermicidal wipes!

A gallon milk jug cut so the handle remains works perfectly. A bucket, handle and splash guard all in one.

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A gallon milk jug cut so the handle remains works perfectly. A bucket, handle and splash guard all in one.

N-I-C-E

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A gallon milk jug cut so the handle remains works perfectly. A bucket, handle and splash guard all in one.

N-I-C-E

Seriously.

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Specializes in Peds, School Nurse, clinical instructor.

Band aids, tissues, ice packs and depending on the age of student...tampons and pads.

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