school nurse z replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School
I saw the episode on Dr Phil. Such a sad situation. I am not so sure I totally believed everything the girl was saying but I do believe she had been abused by the mom. Her childhood was robbed from...
school nurse z replied to plainfieldguy's topic in School
All of our 5th graders watch a video about puberty. Girls and boys are separated in different classrooms and the video is played. After the video, they can ask questions. We have a nurse and a male...
school nurse z replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
I don't recommend a teacher ever having a thermometer- they teach, I check temps. I have a teacher with a thermometer now and she is constantly checking temperatures. Majority of the time when she...
school nurse z replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
**C'mon now and Cuteness alert** Yesterday I had a second grader come in for a "temp check". Temp 98.7. I asked him if his throat hurt, "no". Does your belly hurt, "no". Do you feel bad today or...
school nurse z replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
I know hiccup cure- i swear by it. Last year i had kids that learned it and they swore by it too. Get a cup of water. Take a big drink and say one, take a big drink and say two, take a big drink...
school nurse z replied to momto5RN's topic in School
I had a student with a skull fracture from a hula hooping this year. (Never thought those two would be said together.) When his hula hoop stopped he bent down to pick it up but he tipped over...