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I love teachers. Many of my friends are teachers. I'm sick of hearing about all of the wonderful activities that we will do for Teacher Appreciation week. Someone even made a joke at the last staff meeting about "having to share the treats with t...

I have three T1Ds. One is a handful, not because of his management of his diabetes, but because he and his friends all come in together before lunch, and they are loud, and always ask a million questions.His numbers are always mid-100s, though, and ...

I will be working at a day camp. It's a sweet gig- 8:30-12 M-F for 6 weeks. I still feel like a get a break, and it pays the same that I make in a 9-hour day during the year. Plus, I get to bring my daughter to work with me, since she goes to the ...

Seriously!

A father of a student emailed me, angry that the cafeteria sells Coke and 7-up, and that 7th graders shouldn't be expected to choose healthy options when that is available, what am I going to do about it? Ugh! First of all, I am the least influenti...

Cool site and article! I am dealing with some really dedicated class avoiders this year.

I will definitely be asking our district nurse about PEARS- seems to be a good idea. I just have BLS.

That's awesome! Life is just better when it feels like you're all on the same team.

Way to go! It's nice to be thanked every now and then:)

Poor kid! You made the right call, though, not moving him.

It was crazy! We were still open last Monday, after that crazy snowstorm (I think Chicago, Evanston and my district were the only schools without late starts. Then we were closed W/TH. It was glorious. My daughter and I hunkered down and did craf...

That was my favorite news story in a long time!

I'm so sorry. I really miss working with the elderly sometimes. They really can be such a challenging and rewarding group to work with. Hang in there.

I second the feminine hygiene products. That's honestly what gets used the most from my bags. Also included: bandaids, gauze, tissues, hand wipes, instant ice packs, student-specific epipens, a stock epipen, any care plans for kids with medical co...

Hello! We were back last week, but W-F, I had the pleasure of sitting in vision screening certification. (IL nurses know how fun that is:). This week started with a bang. The gym classes all have the 16-minute run, and MAP testing. I'm anticipat...

3 more hours for me. I have had the pleasure of dealing with the Kylie Jenner lip challenge. I wish that was a joke. Three boys all came to me with puffy, bruised lips. None of them are in pain, but they are worried about how long it will last. ...

I'd love to be removed from the gym pass equation. Kid brings a note from home/doc. Shows it to the gym teacher. Gym teacher sends kid to me. I have to stop what I'm doing to write a pass about the same issue that is already written in the note fr...

I hate this! I get a lot of this, and my kids are 7th/8th graders! I always say "How can I help you?" Sometimes they get it, sometimes, they stare. I don't have magic powers, folks!

I knew I wanted to be a nurse all along, and got my BSN at 22. I loved my community, peds and psych rotations, so I figured I'd eventually be in one of those areas, but realized that I probably needed med-surge experience before anyone would hire me...

I also think you handled it well. She wasn't rapidly declining, and with her history, it sounds like you were waiting the appropriate time to tease out if it was behavioral or not. Good job! It's scary, even when we do know what to do! It's also e...

What about the need to access emergency meds stored in the med room? I'm happy to support pumping mothers. I was once one myself, I get it. However, the needs of the student body should also be considered. Lunchtime is a high-traffic time in most ...

Yep. And there are always the kids with the notes from home to excuse them for whatever vague, old, fake, etc injuries that prevent them from running, but are somehow fine when they have club sports after school.

Mine had their pacer test today. Sigh. I'm always so popular on any day that requires running.

I love taking my daughter to the city for shows:). I did a whole lot of relaxing. My parents both love to cook/host, so we went to their house on Thursday (about 40 min away), per our annual tradition. On Friday, my daughter and I had a mother/dau...

Wow, I can't even imagine what you and your community are going through. You are proving your dedication by even worrying about the logistics. I hope you, personally, are okay. I agree with what others have said about deferring to your district f...