Ice keeper

I got orders about a month ago. But, they are very vague and I can't figure out what she is eating. Her numbers don't make sense with what she is telling me she is eating. I finally got all my supplies when I reminded them her orders and 504 say a nurse has to go on a field trip. I told them a nurse would refuse to go without supplies.

I did... They just moved here from out of state and the doctor is stalling writing orders for a kid who is no longer his patient and isn't covered by insurance in that state. Parent has not found a new endo and old school still hasn't sent records, so I can't even see what they did last year.

I think they might be related to my new 5th grader. Mom: "I will bring the orders tomorrow, but you will never see her as she is very independent and never goes low in school". Suffice to say I have seen her 3-4 times a day and am still calling mom every time as I have no orders on day 9!

I have held a US license for 30 years. But, when I moved from Florida to Delaware a few years ago I had to go back to CGFNS for them to send my transcript. I even had a compact license and Delaware is also a compact state. It is a really quick process. Just costs money.

I don't take anything. During our active shooter training we are told not to take anything and have nothing in our hands - told to drop our walkies and only take phone if it is in a pocket. In an actual emergency evacuation - fire/gas leak scenario- I am not hanging around packing up meds that are unlikely to be used. I would snag my diabetic student's bag of supplies that she keeps on top of my filing cabinet, if I was in my office when the evacuation was called. I have always assumed that in an actual emergency evacuation there would be emergency services outside with us. They carry Epi and albuterol, so I would hand students needing either of those off to them. Actually, taking anything with us assumes we are in the Health Room when the evacuation is called. I am often out and about in the school and not in my office.

" Stop wandering around puking on the floor, pick one spot!" Student with chronic reflux who seems entirely too comfortable throwing up anywhere and everywhere and carrying on with life. He was particularly bad today and by the time mom collected I had called for 4 vomit clean ups, in my office, the cafeteria, the lobby and the main office!

" Go back and flush" followed by "no you didn't, I can hear the toilet flush from my desk that is inches from the restroom door".

Can anyone recommend a counter top ice maker? I have fought the one I inherited for two years and today it gave up. It has been making noise since I got here this morning, but not a cube in sight. Time for a new one...

My district seems to have been great with vaccinations. All the nurses were offered it through the Health Dept and had at least one shot before we returned to hybrid in January. The district teamed up with the Health Dept and local hospital and offered all staff a shot at several dedicated clinics. We are till all virtual on Wednesdays, so the nurses have been staffing the vaccine clinic at the hospital on Wednesdays. There was also a Saturday clinic just for school staff. The nurses that volunteered were paid time and a half. I love doing the clinics. I feel less guilty about the months we "worked" from home while teachers were teaching virtually and the over 75 crowd are a real change from my littles. There is plenty of medical back up as it is run through the hospital and we are in a MASH tent right outside the ER.

I just had the original post in this tread play out in my office. Bloody tooth and bloody tissue plonked down on my desk...

My first supervisor insisted her nurses informed all staff "I will only check your BP etc if you guarantee that you will do what I advise" before they did anything for a staff member. She told us if they didn't agree, to send those grown adults on their way. If we didn't know how high their BP was we were not liable and didn't need to stress about them not following up. I still apply that rule now. I have had a few obviously sick teachers change their minds after the fact, but on occasion (chest pain etc) I have involved the Principal and had them call 911

I just got my license by endorsement in Delaware. I couldn't believe they wanted a report from CGFNS 30 years after I was first licensed in the US. All they wanted was the letter of certification. I ordered it from the CGFNS website for $100. CGFNS did not require anything new from me.

I had been out for 12 years when I went back. I did the refresher course at my local Community College, with clinicals at the largest local hospital. It cost around $2000 14 years ago. But, it was an easy decision as no one would hire me without it. Most of us were women who had been at home with kids. All of us were actively recruited by the hospital we did clinicals at. The nurses said they loved having refresher students as many of us had more experience than they did. We all just needed our skills refreshed and an update on new technology.

I actually admit that is why I got into this gig. But after 14 years, multiple schools and renewing my NCSN twice, I think they get that I accidentally found my passion.

Don't try this at my school... That is definitely not a "proper ice pack" and will cause yelly parent phone calls