cjl_RN

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  1. Help! OSHA requirements!

    cjl_RN replied to J-lynn's topic in School

    I agree with old dude. Needles in sharps. tissues and cards I trash unless OSHA or health department is there watching you then maybe I'd ask the head nurse if and where they keep their biohazard bags...

  2. Help! Interview Questions

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    I really appreciate everyone's response and it's what I needed to hear. I like to prepare a lot some Times to much, but I have prepared like 40 tough questions they may ask me. I have thoroughly...

  3. Help! Interview Questions

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Thank you I really appreciate the positive

  4. If a student is 18

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    But in FERPA it states that once the students becomes 18 they are now considered and eligible student which means all the rights transfer to them. However I also read in FERPA that if a student is in...

  5. Help! Interview Questions

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    I will edit and post my answers here in a bit and any advice would be

  6. Help! Interview Questions

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    No I'm just searching in advance make sure I'm ready for the challenging

  7. Accident Reports

    cjl_RN posted a topic in School

    When as school nurses do we fill our accident reports? I shadowed a nurse who told me she "thinks" it should be filled out whenever the school could be reliable for something. She also fills them out...

  8. Just gave Epi for the first time

    cjl_RN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I'm new to school nursing but did you watch until he started showing symptoms of a reaction or did you give cause of his history of previous reaction. Or did you go by emergency action

  9. School Nursing

    cjl_RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in School

    What did you write for you care plan? My interview as far as I know is with the head nurse of the district and the head of people personnel. More nerve wracking with more people to judge you! The...

  10. School Nursing

    cjl_RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in School

    1) see student first bc we know that they have a life threatening emergency-they are a priority 2) teacher with chest pain evaluate 3) fracture .. I feel confident doing the diabetes calculation. The...

  11. School Nursing

    cjl_RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in School

    I have an interview for a school nurse position-for a large high school. I've never been a school nurse. What are some interview questions that you think they will ask me? And you got any good...

  12. High School Nurse

    cjl_RN posted a topic in School

    Anyone have experience with being a nurse at a large high school (1800+students). If so, what are the pros and cons, aside from the great benefits, being off on breaks/summer, and large number of...

  13. Ongoing lice problem

    cjl_RN replied to MrsK_Nurse's topic in School

    It is not fair to the parents who don't have Medicaid for their child to get lice and have regular insurance which they pay ($110) for prescription meds/person infected in the house , and the...

  14. Type 1 diabetes

    cjl_RN posted a topic in School

    You think you know diabetes until you take care of a kiddo with type 1! So I had a student elementary age who @ lunch was 255. I corrected him and gave him insulin for his carbs at 11:45. He then came...

  15. Type 1 diabetes

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Well in this sense I'm not worried about a correction bc I had already corrected. I need to give insulin for the carbs he consumes, which we use the carb ratio. Not the correction factor or target....

  16. Type 1 diabetes

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Do you work at high

  17. Type 1 diabetes

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    But in general do you normal give insulin for snack w/o blood

  18. Type 1 diabetes

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Good point! Correct me if I am wrong here bc I am very new to this, we can give a carb bolus at anytime for any type of food? But can only correct a blood sugar every 3 hours (going by whenever last...

  19. Type 1 diabetes

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    You're very helpfully! I will from now on carefully review care plans as I don't help establish them d/t sub or attempt to call parent. Usually i do, do this, but when I get last min calls to come in...

  20. Asthmatic Child

    cjl_RN posted a topic in School

    I wanted to get your guys advice on a situation I had experienced last week. A little background about me is I have been a nurse for 7 years adult inpatient nursing. I began to sub as a school nurse...

  21. Asthmatic Child

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Like I've said I'm still learning everything, but don't the bus drivers get a copy of the care and action plans

  22. Asthmatic Child

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    So I asked the Head school nurse and she said if you can't get ahold of mom in that situation and the child was moving air and symptoms were Improving and not declining put him on the bus. He was not...

  23. Asthmatic Child

    cjl_RN replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    I am only a sub right now and there was emergency plan but it was very basic. But i also Seen in the medication log The student had been coming down more Regularly for inhaler within the past week....