Queen of Icepacks

Queen of Icepacks RN

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  1. Contracts for Next SY

    Queen of Icepacks replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    That would be a no for me as well. A couple of years ago I received a contract for more responsibility( only nurse as opposed to assistant) and more time with no extra pay. I came back to them...

  2. When to leave school?

    Queen of Icepacks replied to nursex23's topic in School

    Agree completely. If they are not committed enough to you to give you a contract then you need to take care of

  3. Relaxation Room

    Queen of Icepacks replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    I did create a relaxation room this year. Primarily it is used for our high school students. I have a desk, rocking chair and small couch in the area. I have stress balls and sensory items like...

  4. If you have gotten your COVID Vaccine...

    Queen of Icepacks replied to Cattz's topic in School

    I had a very swollen and painful lymph node on the side of the injection. It was bad enough that I was unable to wear a bra for about4 days. My Husband ( MD) said that it is not uncommon and occurs...

  5. If you have gotten your COVID Vaccine...

    Queen of Icepacks replied to Cattz's topic in School

    I had only a sore arm with the first dose of Pfizer. I had the second dose last Friday. Fever, chills, wicked headache, body aches and fatigue for the first 36 hours. I had a very swollen and...

  6. COVID-19: Calculating Quarantines/Isolations

    Queen of Icepacks replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    I have printed out monthly calendar sheets. I have one for each of our students or faculty in isolation or quarantine. I can then write directly on the sheet onset of symptoms, test results and...

  7. COVID-19: Antibody testing vs Positive Test

    Queen of Icepacks replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    I had a case just before Christmas that the positive test was 97 days before the exposure. Because it was so close I did ask the DOP for a decision and they said that we had to quarantine the...

  8. Parents STILL Sending Sick Kids to School

    Queen of Icepacks replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    Or

  9. Parents STILL Sending Sick Kids to School

    Queen of Icepacks replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    Our City has a very nice Student symptom decision tree that was developed by one of the local Universities. They have a version that is easy to follow for non medical people which we have published...

  10. Parents STILL Sending Sick Kids to School

    Queen of Icepacks replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    I do feel compassion for the parents but help us out. I just sent a student home with sore throat and stomach pain. Mom argued that his throat is sore because he forgot his daily Zyrtec and stomach...

  11. Setting up school clinic

    Queen of Icepacks replied to MichMom's topic in School

    Hands down the most useful thing that I did to prepare for this year was the Johns Hopkins tracing

  12. Holiday Travel and Mandatory Quarantining?

    Queen of Icepacks posted a topic in School

    Is anyone requiring families/staff to quarantine after

  13. Vague Absence Notes of illness

    Queen of Icepacks replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    One of the teacher just mentioned that snow days are a thing of the past. I don't think that the students have realized this

  14. Holiday Travel and Mandatory Quarantining?

    Queen of Icepacks replied to Queen of Icepacks's topic in School

    I wish we did too. It is so much better when it is a State or county mandate. I feel in those cases we can just state that it is a rule and not up for

  15. Just a vent- BIG parties over the weekend

    Queen of Icepacks replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We had a discussion about going remote for 2 weeks after Christmas and decided that our Families would just travel for an additional 2

  16. CDC Has Changed the "Close Contact" Definition

    Queen of Icepacks replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    Our lead nurse keeps reminding us that masks reduce the chance of transmission they do not eliminate it. I use this often with our parents. We have been going under the 15 minute with in six...

  17. Sending Home Any Covid Sx?

    Queen of Icepacks replied to schoolnurse1118's topic in School

    They have started to email me back using my nickname (not on my official school

  18. Birthdays in School

    Queen of Icepacks replied to Flare's topic in School

    I have already spoken to our Cafeteria Manager. He would love to get more details of how the program is set up. Can we get more details or a way to speak with your Cafeteria

  19. OTC meds for Staff

    Queen of Icepacks replied to cid1's topic in School

    Our receptionist has a bottle of Advil that she keeps in her drawer for the staff only. It comes out of my budget and the teachers can help

  20. EMR--what do you use?

    Queen of Icepacks replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    We use Magnus. It syncs with Senior systems so always has the most updated parent contact info. Students are automatically enrolled as soon as they are enrolled with the school. Not as easy to use...

  21. rant Bulletin Board...ugh!

    Queen of Icepacks replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    Would you rather we complain about no bathroom breaks. No lunch. No backup. Covering multiple buildings. High student to nurse ratio? just

  22. Sheesh.

    Queen of Icepacks replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    I'm about to send an email to the teachers saying that I do not have allergy medication. I have had at least 30 students who have been very disappointed to be told that no I do not have claritin or...

  23. Nosebleeds

    Queen of Icepacks replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    I actually had one this year that we had to send to ER. Lost at least 2 units of blood. Gushing over my hand for over 20 minutes. I thought for sure that the ER would cauterize it but they didn't....

  24. EpiPens for Schools

    Queen of Icepacks replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    I am in the same position. My stock Epipens are expired and my replacement order has not been filled. ( Request in September) I was able to get a set of JR's and Regular Auvi Qs from their free...

  25. C'Mon Now!

    Queen of Icepacks replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Of course they did BECAUSE THE KIDS ALWAYS TELL