ruby_jane BSN, RN

ICU/community health/school nursing

"Living life on far too little sleep" - Jason Boland.<br /> "Not all who wander are lost" - JRR Tolkein. Except middle schoolers...sometimes they wander until they get lost.

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    N95 masks for school nurses?

    ruby_jane replied to tdean13's topic in School

    Can you even find them? Regarding the fit testing....there's some data from NY and New Orleans that show that two sizes fit most. And the reality is that we are not likely to be in a situation that...
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    Pay scale question for Nationally Certified School Nurses

    ruby_jane replied to cowboysandangels's topic in School

    No pay for anything other than a Masters degree in my district. But passing the NCSN testing and getting the credential does mean something to principals. They value subject matter expertise. My...
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    no support

    ruby_jane replied to sugarmag1013's topic in School

    How long were you there? This is a bad year to make snap decisions only because everything is so chaotic. People may make decisions that they would never have made last year because...control...
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    Anaphylaxis: Epinephrine First, Period.

    ruby_jane replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    No block. Not at all. You were told that Benadryl came first for a mild reaction. The problem is that "mild" reaction today is progressively more severe next week/month/whenever. The fact that...
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    Anaphylaxis: Epinephrine First, Period.

    ruby_jane replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    BAZINGA. Yes.
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    allergie and covid

    ruby_jane replied to ruralseok's topic in School

    What does your policy say? Ours says any cough that's worsening or not the student's normal baseline (paraphrasing) goes home. And, since I don't really want to be "that nurse": I would...
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    Checking In

    ruby_jane replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Hi!! Our district is back full force today. Since we are relying on parents to use the honor system to assess their child and take a temp....please pray for us that the usual goings on (the Tylenol...
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    If I have to leave?

    ruby_jane replied to guest464345's topic in School

    That's a lot. Please breathe deeply. My mom got sick in the Spring (NOT COVID - sepsis!) and they would not let me into the hospital. So first, find out if hospitalized, can you even be there?...
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    Iowa Schools- Are you seeing flu?

    ruby_jane replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    GAAA. RJ Junior's up there. Thanks for the heads
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    Regular health office visits!

    ruby_jane replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    ALL THE FEELS. People - our school nurses are losing their everloving stuffing right now. We are asked to do so much more with so much less. Please be good to
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    Advice for preceptee

    ruby_jane replied to Newnurse23's topic in General Nursing

    "Read the room." Meaning - some nurses are NOT meant to be preceptors. Not ever. Even if they're really good nurses. Don't take anything personally. Do demonstrate what you can do. If you ask a...
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    Not rehirable

    ruby_jane replied to KMULL002's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely attempt to get that off your employment record. But if you violated their "policy" then they get to say that (and they will not likely clarify you are not rehirable because you did...
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    Texas Laws for those who call themselves nurse

    ruby_jane replied to LucyWinter's topic in General Nursing

    ^^ accurate^^ So - in school nursing sometimes the unlicensed clinic aide is also referred to as "the nurse". If the unlicensed person is not referring to themselves as a nurse (but other people...
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    Regular health office visits!

    ruby_jane replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    This wins the internets
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    Vision/Hearing with virtual learners

    ruby_jane replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    We are asking if they have an exam from a doctor from this year. If they refuse to come in we're just documenting how many times we've tried. I like the idea of prioritizing the SPED/504 kiddos. We...
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    Will I get into trouble by checking my own blood sugar using hospital device?

    ruby_jane replied to Ncap's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    And there was Tylenol and such available
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    Diabetic with no supplies

    ruby_jane replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    OK, that is STAGGERINGLY amazing. That never happens to me. @NutmeggeRN YAY you have orders. And...you know, if it wasn't important to the parent it cannot be important to you. I know it IS...
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    Diabetic Students - WHEN TO CALL PARENTS?

    ruby_jane replied to pineappleupsidedowncake's topic in School

    I wouldn't unless the parent told me they wanted to be alerted every time. Most parents don't. You worked the plan and the plan worked, and I am assuming that you have some way (like your EHR or the...
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    Exclusion Guidelines- AHHH

    ruby_jane replied to WyVy's topic in School

    Up here in North Texas and NO - that is NOT OK. Having said it - I've purchased my own surgical masks (remember when those were one use and toss? Wearing the whole day unless it gets wet) and...
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    Leukemia 504

    ruby_jane replied to nursex23's topic in School

    Yes. Or that he's too nauseous to attend some days. Just something that covers him. Although not required by 504 process it may
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    Leukemia 504

    ruby_jane replied to nursex23's topic in School

    Gotcha. So...observation only - a LOT of our families (non-SPED, non-504, gen ED) are having trouble getting kids onto the Zooms at the right time. Crafty teachers have made a chart with links to help...
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    NP school post RN discipline

    ruby_jane replied to ilovenusing1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    @SpankedInPittsburgh may have some thoughts here. I don't know if I can summon him but you can probably put his name in the search bar and find posts. Good
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    Leukemia 504

    ruby_jane replied to nursex23's topic in School

    What are you doing for the student? What do the orders say? If you are not already in virtual learning mode, does the district have homebound services? I would argue that never have we ever been...
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    School Nurse Position

    ruby_jane replied to jakrob123's topic in School

    Whelp- Consider your licensure and the things that they want you to do. You can do assessments per protocols, right? But in Texas LVNs cannot write care plans, although they may carry out a care...
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    Exclusion Guidelines- AHHH

    ruby_jane replied to WyVy's topic in School

    It is my hope that my PPE will hold and the exposure will be mitigated. But yeah, we're mandated workers. So if we're asymptomatic....I still hope that my PPE will