cjl_RN BSN

What are some gentle words you use when talking to parents... like hit=bump, smashed=caught, stab=poke ....others? talking to parent tips... anything you can give me! Just eel like I’m not efficient in this yet, never been much of a talker or good...

??‍♀️ I do. This is my 4th child nursing and pumping. What I recommend to put on the sign is “nurse is not available please return at 3:00” or whatever. A lot of kids don’t understand the concept of 20 mins plus they don’t know when you put it up etc...

I have two separate teaching projects due for my school internship to graduate and get my school license. I have to do a teaching lesson to staff and a separate teaching lesson to students (middle school aged 7th & 8th grade). I have no idea whe...

What does your assessment consist of for students who are believed to be on drugs? (I am a nurse at the middle school level) Adminstration brings them to me to be checked out and make sure their stable. I do a full set of vitals and check their pupil...

Skill wise you will be fine. But def look into type 1 diabetic care totally different than type 2. Get familiar with asthma and inhalers equipment etc, epi pens, diastat, and nasal versed emergency meds. Action plans. Your school guidelines when to s...

A lot of nurses are saying to get CPS involved. CPS will do nothing for bed bug infestation. Considered basically a nuisance. They are not known to carry diseases so they don’t pose a health threat. I hate the fact we are involved with bed bugs there...

Also I can give you some advice a lot of the nurses are saying check your orders and I am sure you did that. But reality is a lot of times the physician does not put in wether to give or hold, but they put the NPO after midnight order in which techni...

If you ever question an order until the point where you ask multiple nurses get in contact with the physician performing the procedure or even the cath lab nurses. I worked on a cardiac floor and anytime I had an angiogram the only med I would hold i...

I’ve been reading a lot your guys first squad call... fearing when would mine be... welp that was today! Teacher walkie in a calm voice need the nurse student fell and wheel chair outside. Responded to scene student is lying on the ground and I could...

I questioned myself yesterday. I have been a nurse for 8 years. First year of school nursing. I was called down to md lunchroom to bring this students Diastat. Little history of this student she is nonverbal- autistic, CP. she functions like probabl...

I called a parent to notify her her child came down with right ear pain. I got out my otoscope and literally couldn’t see anything. It was loaded with ear wax worst I’ve ever seen! I called to notify mother she said be seen by a doctor for a ear flus...

I am going to try to call and I will update everyone. Seems this is a very gray area.

Old Dude- If Diastat is smooth muscle relaxer to stop convulsions why would it need to be given for a student who has a seizure that is not convulsing? But a head drop, or starring. I thought the reason it was given is to relax the body to stop the c...

After I got offered the job they told me exactly when the next board meeting was and the day after they approved it I was called to sign in my contract. If it was a a head district nurse that hired you I would follow up with that nurse. If not follow...

Pass system for sure. My staff has been educated by myself and administration that students are not come down during the lunch period unless emergency. Vomiting, bleeding, breathing etc. I have too many diabetics and 30 meds during lunch I don’t hav...

I want to share with you a scenario I experienced today at the very end of my day. Middle School 1000 students. 3:15- Counselor calls nurse says look into this situation. Student A is on his way down. Student A notified teacher his right arm is hur...

We are here to support you. We’ve probably all been in a sticky situation. Everything with this situation seems so wrong. First off the patient sounded like they should have been an ICU patient once their heart rate was that high and that symptomatic...

I am pregnant so I am a little emotionally right now. But a student I see twice a day to give medication, assigned her point person, and always make sure she has a green mint after lunch...... she comes to me with gifts for the principals, school psy...

Or she needs to come at a time that works for you.

It probably is the teachers plan time. I am a school nurse and I have to pump in the bathroom. I can't even lock and shut my door without someone knocking or adminstration unlocking my door without notifying me. There is no where else in the building...

So for my job eval as part of my goals an intervention of my goal I have to send out a parent news letter with healthy tips and ideas. I am in middle school 7&8 grade. Ideas on what should I include? Do you have any examples I could see? Also I h...

I had this student come down8th grade today and she presented me with a note from her parent that said "giving a mint for asthma is unacceptable." And she is going around showing all her teachers in the building. I asked the student what this meant ...

Question I have a student that comes in at 10am. She corrects only at this time. Let's say she's 119 correction target is 120. So she doesn't require any correction insulin. She comes in at 12pm before lunch her sugar is now 175. Is it okay to give h...

Correction dose only of insulin. No carb bolus. And yes of course she checks and corrects every three hours if needed.