SavyNurse

SavyNurse ADN, EMT-B

Med Surg, Tele, School Nurse, EMT/FF

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  1. Things I should not have to say...

    SavyNurse replied to BatcampRN's topic in School

    Why did you pick up the dead bird and proceed to chase your classmates with it? (Middle

  2. Clinic Staffing

    SavyNurse replied to Kooky Korky's topic in School

    Our district has one nurse at every school (lpn or RN). Some school may have a .5 nurse or a second nurse based on

  3. Menstruation Station Resources

    SavyNurse replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    We have "The Period Project" in our state (SC). They provided free products and specifically package pads and fill garbage bags with these pad bags for schools. We get our bags from the district base...

  4. Missouri School Nurses - BinaxNOW Rapid Testing

    SavyNurse replied to Cattz's topic in School

    Our governor just announced last night that our whole state will be receiving these test for in school. Said they will be in schools by the week after Thanksgiving. Haven't heard anything from the...

  5. Ramadan & Field Day

    SavyNurse posted a topic in School

    Hi. New School nurse and have a very diverse student population. Ramadan started last week and I have a good amount of kids 1st-6th grade come in complaining of headache, stomach ache, nausea, dizzy....

  6. Homebound Coordinator

    SavyNurse posted a topic in School

    So I just had the Special Ed coordinator come into my office and ask me to be the homebound coordinator for next year. They are trying to get it out from under special education for some reason. I...

  7. Neosporin, Cough Drops, & Crutches

    SavyNurse replied to FloridanurseRN's topic in School

    Rules are no medications unless signed by a parent and provided by a parent. That being said vaseline may be used on some cuts if necessary, but nothing with actual medicine in it. Cough drops are a...

  8. Homebound Coordinator

    SavyNurse replied to SavyNurse's topic in School

    Spoke with my district nursing coordinator and she said legally homebound is to remain under SPED. Only thing I may do is verify the doctor's note and make sure it's updated every 30 days as needed....

  9. OMG!!! FIELD DAY!!!

    SavyNurse replied to MrsNurse08's topic in School

    WIN for me! Field days were both postponed because of rain. It was supposed to be yesterday and today. They got moved to next Tuesday and Wednesday. My last day just happens to be Friday so I will not...

  10. How to deal with noncompliance parents with student with lice?

    SavyNurse replied to Rocio8809's topic in School

    Our school has a policy where you do not send them home if found during the school day. That being said after they do go home they are not to return until some form of proof of treatment is provided...

  11. Staff First Aid Training

    SavyNurse replied to hsnurse1's topic in School

    I have powerpoint for inhaler and epi. First aid is covered with those that get the CPR training. We had 18 teachers get certified or re-certified this

  12. How to do you run your clinic?

    SavyNurse replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    1) passes with name, date, and time so they aren't wandering. Also, so I know their full name for emergency reasons (fire drill, look up last name to get number to call home). If the kid can tell a...

  13. Ramadan & Field Day

    SavyNurse replied to SavyNurse's topic in School

    According to staff here who observe it as well as research I have done water is not allowed. Had no

  14. Sometimes I hate rules

    SavyNurse replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Only other suggestion I might have is allow the mom to administer the drops when she picks up the paperwork. Hopefully the student may not need them again today. Then see if she can have the doctor...

  15. Ramadan & Field Day

    SavyNurse replied to SavyNurse's topic in School

    Spoke with admin again and turns out my director (who runs everything and has final say) is actually participating in Ramadan also. From what I've read it isn't supposed to be until puberty but I know...

  16. OMG!!! FIELD DAY!!!

    SavyNurse replied to MrsNurse08's topic in School

    If you can, place ice cubes in baggies and put them in a cooler to keep frozen so that the staff can just grab them and let the littles run back to play. This way you don't loose any ice packs. But...

  17. Ramadan & Field Day

    SavyNurse replied to SavyNurse's topic in School

    So I talked to the gym teacher running field day about my concerns and she said some students and parents have already said that they would skip that day due to fasting. I talked to my admin and I...

  18. Last monday

    SavyNurse replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    Technically last Monday for me. Next week no school on Monday and then I leave for vacation on the 1st. When I look at it this way it makes me even happier. Only 7.5 days until summer

  19. How long to follow up for job?

    SavyNurse posted a topic in School

    Hi. So current situation is this... I work at a public charter school that is run by a board and all hires are basically done through the director. To put it in perspective... I applied for the job,...

  20. How long to follow up for job?

    SavyNurse replied to SavyNurse's topic in School

    Part time school nurse

  21. Yesterdays Storms (CT)

    SavyNurse replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    I'm from CT. Lived there all my life until 3 years ago when I moved to SC. Funny enough, less than a month after I joined the FD up there we had a tornado come through our town and I was out in that...

  22. Nurses Pass?

    SavyNurse replied to MrsK_Nurse's topic in School

    Unless emergent, which a teacher should accompany the student, we require nurses passes. The previous nurse had a huge checklist one that I felt unnecessary and a hindrance. Mine simple states student...

  23. Are your teachers CPR certified?

    SavyNurse replied to C-HAWK's topic in School

    None of ours are required to have CPR cert but a majority of them do and have a desire to obtain it. We are a charter school so the admins push for parents to give back to the school in some way. We...

  24. New Student Seizures

    SavyNurse replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    I have a newly diagnosed epilepsy student. Parents adamant that we do not tell the student he has this issue. I do have diastat in my office that the teachers are aware of. When asking the parents...

  25. Allergy Concerns

    SavyNurse replied to T-ROD's topic in School

    We have this in our school where a second grader carries his epi around in a fanny pack with zip ties so that they can not get into it unless emergent. We also have the teachers carry an epi from...