unexpectedllama

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1. Body Odor

   unexpectedllama replied to Lbarba84's topic in School

   I agree that you've already gone above and beyond here. At my school, I've had similar issues - mostly with refugee students. We are lucky enough to have a shower in the health office but this is a...

2. MSN while School Nursing????

   unexpectedllama replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

   Hello! I've done the MSN in administration (full time) while being a school nurse. What questions do you have?

3. Been thought of as the bad guy?

   unexpectedllama replied to Amethya's topic in School

   Great advice! So we have been writing back and it has helped but the sore spot seems to be the kids who claim to have vomited because we still get notes on those. It started when we sent a kid back to...

4. Been thought of as the bad guy?

   unexpectedllama replied to Amethya's topic in School

   Yep! I've been feeling like the "bad guy" a lot lately. One example - This group of teachers who have been overheard telling the front desk staff that they disagree with my or my assistant's decisions...

5. Faking on vision screens

   unexpectedllama posted a topic in School

   Hi all, I had a question about kiddos who are possibly faking vision screens. I screened a student today and I'm pretty sure he's doing just that. He was 20/20 less than a year ago, walked into the...

6. Psych to School Nurse?

   unexpectedllama replied to Phebee's topic in School

   Hello - thought I'd chime in! I'm in a similar boat. I also graduated in 2015 and have since been a psych nurse. This week is my first week in school nursing and I'm at an elementary school. I will...

7. Hello all! (+ question)

   unexpectedllama replied to unexpectedllama's topic in School

   Thank you everyone for your responses, I'm feeling a lot better about my initial thoughts on the subject. I appreciate

8. Hello all! (+ question)

   unexpectedllama replied to unexpectedllama's topic in School

   I absolutely agree. The entire concept seemed off to me but as the newbie I didn't feel confident enough to really discuss this bigger issue with the teacher. Thank you for your response, I feel like...

9. Hello all! (+ question)

   unexpectedllama posted a topic in School

   Hello! I am a brand new elementary school nurse (previous experience is 2 years in adult psych with some assistance to the child/adolescent clinic). First I just want to say that I've perused this...