aprilmoss

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    How do you get paid?

    aprilmoss replied to scout mom's topic in School

    I'm on a 9 month contract which pretty much says I work when kids are in the building. If I work during the summer, I do so on per diem. There are a couple of the supervising nurses that are on...
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    Parents who wanted your job...

    aprilmoss replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    I've got parents who are RNs, but none of them ever expressed any interest in my job (especially when the spend any time in my office seeing what I deal with). They do frequently make unsolicited...
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    Screening incentives for MS and HS

    aprilmoss replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    Oriental Trading has long been my (an the teachers') goto for classroom
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    Diastat on field trips

    aprilmoss replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I've only ever had two and in both cases the parents were pretty good at volunteering to chaperone the trips their kids were on. If they didn't, we'd have to cover it with an RN. We have two...
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    Free Glucometer

    aprilmoss replied to NurseMom1972's topic in School

    I've found that getting the meters is pretty easy. It's the strips where they make their profit. Remeber they have expiration dates, but they're uusally good for a year. I so rarely use my own...
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    what would you do - meds w/o labels

    aprilmoss replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Unlabeled meds are not permitted in school. They are confiscated from students. If a parent wishes to take them home, that's fine, but we won't accept them being brought in. I certainly CAN NOT...
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    Blood Drive

    aprilmoss replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I have no medical role in the blood drive. As others point out, the drive is medically self-sufficient and their requirements (space, power, etc...) are provided by the administration. I only get...
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    what would you do - meds w/o labels

    aprilmoss replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    All medications must be in original containers and checked. Any that aren't are intercepted and parents called. We allow a limited amount of students (I'm in high school) carrying inhalers and...
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    Snickers and Baby Ruth

    aprilmoss replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Food (nuts or not) doesn't belong in classrooms. They banned that back when I was still working in elementary school. On the few times there is non-lunch food, it still is distributed in the lunch...
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    What happens in the nurse's office stays in the nurse's office

    aprilmoss replied to Examine49's topic in School

    "I can't talk to you about Katie, and I can't talk to Katie about
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    How to splint a broken finger or dislocated elbow/shoulder?

    aprilmoss replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    Don't use triangular bandages anymore. Both me and the responding EMS guys use lots of
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    How to splint a broken finger or dislocated elbow/shoulder?

    aprilmoss replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    I'll have to disagree with the others. Splinting is basic first aid and certainly within my authority. However, it's purely a temporary thing to get the patient to an ER or orthopedist to...
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    What happens if you put water on ketone stip?

    aprilmoss replied to Avill's topic in School

    OK, if he's at 400-600, then he's probably also spilling some in his urine. Using the dual-glucose/keto sticks may be the answer for you. A student who is regularly at 400 is in deep trouble. I'd...
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    What happens if you put water on ketone stip?

    aprilmoss replied to Avill's topic in School

    Water on a ketostrip will not result in a positive indication as it contains no ketones. An otherwise well diabetic should not have even trace ketones. Ketostrips aren't usually used in regular...
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    Any school nurses out there with 40 years?

    aprilmoss replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    Only 21
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    Anyone Else have to Sub in classrooms??

    aprilmoss replied to rnknsn's topic in School

    Subs don't require teaching degrees in our county. They don't even require a college degree (just 48 credits or a passing grade on
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    advancing as a school nurse

    aprilmoss replied to tiny_divaa's topic in School

    While our district gives teachers a small pay spiff for having a masters, as far as they are concerned a nurse is a nurse. I get a bit of increase for longevity in the district, but adding a masters...
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    Epi Question (new to school nursing)

    aprilmoss replied to Back2workRN's topic in School

    You'd lose both in my district if push came to
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    Epi Question (new to school nursing)

    aprilmoss replied to Back2workRN's topic in School

    We are not approved to give epi on our own authority. Either we have to have a physician's consent already or we have to obtain one over the phone. In practice, we call 911. Fortunately, we have...
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    school nurse as a mom

    aprilmoss replied to catia108's topic in School

    Ah yes, the science fair. I've always judged the school fairs, but I like doing the district (it's on Saturday). You're past the "moldy bread" projects by that stage. Some of the kids are way...
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    School Nursing

    aprilmoss replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in School

    I was a regular ER before I switched, but that was ages ago. School nursing is more like Urgent Care in my opinion but with extra
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    school nurse as a mom

    aprilmoss replied to catia108's topic in School

    I started in Elementary school after my oldest was enrolled there and roughly moved up with him. Yeah, I didn't go on field trips, but a lot of parents don't. Since I pretty much work school...
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    Health office software

    aprilmoss replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    Our county uses EduPoint for everything. I'm not overly fond of their health parts. On the plus side, it gives the parents instant access. On the downside, I feel too many people have unfettered...
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    Help with diabetic students

    aprilmoss replied to J-lynn's topic in School

    It took me years to get the district to allow my son to carry his meter/insulin. It finally came to a head when he split his day between our building and the Academy (what we used to call votech back...
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    Weird reasons to come to school nurse?

    aprilmoss replied to Avill's topic in School

    I had more fun ones when I was an elementary school nurse. I did actually get a "my feet hurt" kid come in. "Well, child, you're shoes are on the wrong