BrisketRN BSN, RN

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    How do you/did you handle your anti-vaccine parents?

    BrisketRN replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    That is so frustrating. I'm wondering if you could talk to your administration about writing a short policy on vaccine exemptions so that could be provided to parents as
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    How do you/did you handle your anti-vaccine parents?

    BrisketRN replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    I tell them what documentation I need and explain that without the documentation their child might be excluded from school. I've had parents ask me for help filling out the documents/what to write....
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    Paper Records - What must be retained?

    BrisketRN replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    Contact your state's school board. These laws vary from state to state. If you Google "(your state) school board of education school nurse" you may find the contacts for the person who deals with...
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    New To School Nursing, No EHR

    BrisketRN replied to NurseMiss's topic in School

    Record storage is huge too. In Illinois school records have to be stored for 50 years. Paper records = warehouses of
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    Tired of being "the bad guy"...

    BrisketRN replied to caretakerofkids's topic in School

    This is so frustrating. I had a teacher who wasn't wearing a mask. A student snuck a photo and sent to their mom. Mom emailed it to me. I ran up there ENRAGED. Have you discussed with
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    Thoughts??

    BrisketRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I don't have a school physician but a few of our kids go to the same allergist. He happily fills out orders for stock Epi. Try calling some of the local
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    Considering Becoming A School Nurse

    BrisketRN replied to kkadi's topic in School

    Don't forget about magic thermometer hands. I had to make a special note this year that staff isn't allowed to touch children's faces to decide if they have a fever or not
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    Summer Summer Summer!

    BrisketRN replied to guest83140's topic in School

    Home remodeling! We just closed on our first house this week. Also, fertility treatments beginning in June. It's going to be a busy Summer for
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    Thoughts??

    BrisketRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I would have done the same as you
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    CPS Nurse Dies of COVID-19

    BrisketRN posted a topic in School

    Heartbreaking--one of our own. She was a devoted school nurse who came out of retirement to work remotely as a school nurse during the pandemic....
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    A strange surprise...

    BrisketRN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    OMG! I laughed out
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    C'Mon Now!

    BrisketRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Can you not follow the CDC post-vaccination considerations? We still send home but no COVID test if symptoms are in line with expected vaccine reaction and resolve within 48 hours of receiving the...
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    C'Mon Now!

    BrisketRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Very bizarre. I'm sure we've said those two words in the same sentence but not next to each other. @Joe V can you help? We already get enough outsiders telling us we're evil from time to time
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    C'Mon Now!

    BrisketRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Agreed! Called our first ambulance a couple weeks ago for a nice gash to the scalp. Felt like I was living in 2019 for a few seconds
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    Transgender Students

    BrisketRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Know your state laws! I don't know if Texas has any on these issues, but Illinois does and somehow I was the only one who looked into it (administrators had no
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    pink eye season!

    BrisketRN replied to pineappleupsidedowncake's topic in School

    I'm in Illinois and follow the IDPH Communicable Diseases in Schools chart. Exclusion criteria for conjunctivitis states: "Exclude if conjunctivitis is accompanied by symptoms of systemic illness or...
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    Medication Error in School

    BrisketRN replied to uofanurse's topic in School

    This is such an unfortunate mistake. I'm sorry this is happening to you. It seems like you're doing the right thing with a lawyer on retainer. Wishing you the best of
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    Headaches and covid 19

    BrisketRN replied to Sxhoolnurse1991's topic in School

    I let them rest for a bit, drink water, and see if there's improvement. I've had the same kids for a while, so if it's a child who gets headaches frequently I'm less concerned. That being said,...
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    Ice machine

    BrisketRN replied to Ice keeper's topic in School

    I have a Magic Chef one that I got from MacGill or School Nurse Supply. It's been working well for me since the 2018-2019 school year. It's a little
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    40 days left!!

    BrisketRN replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    Well now I had to count.
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    Do school nurses ever give narcs?

    BrisketRN replied to MTRNlove's topic in School

    I haven't given a narcotic in my 4 years at a private school, but like others have said controlled ADHD meds are very common. I can give narcotics if prescribed and
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    My Experience of Trans Ideology and Nursing

    BrisketRN replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why you would share your opinion of transitioning with a child. I'm a school nurse, and we've had multiple students ask to change name/pronoun and some have gone back to their...
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    AZ Governor orders all schools open by March 15, or after Spring Break

    BrisketRN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Agreed. We weren't sure if we'd open in August (we did), but we started making plans at the end of June. As soon as school was out administration switched gears and went from "how to make remote...
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    Path to a School Nurse Administration/Director of Health in a School

    BrisketRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    I'm wondering if you could look up some of the School Nurse Administrators in your area (maybe on LinkedIn?) and see what degrees they
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    Repeat After Me... What's the problem here? | Case Study

    BrisketRN replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    The temperature outside is 97.5 or his temp is