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ERschoolRN

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  1. Are we done yet???

    Break starts in 3 1/2 hours thank goodness! Yesterday was insane (pukers, a kid that stuck a bead waaayyy in her ear, plus the usual meds and stuff). I have a new diabetic who was just diagnosed. Of...
  2. Are we done yet???

    lol...that's still a thing, huh? teenage boys are not the smartest are they? Good luck with the rest of your day! I've had a couple incident reports today
  3. Break Plans?

    Christmas at home in AR. My mom is coming 12/25-1/5 to visit. I'm going on my 1st trip to Vegas 12/26-12/29 with my boyfriend and then back to work
  4. Are we done yet???

    yes! Hope everyone has a great
  5. Are we done yet???

    I told mom that I would call his teacher and remind him before lunch...the trick is the days i'm tied up like yesterday and dont see that it's past time until it's past! I call for every other check....
  6. Ugh...what would you have done?

    So I had a kindergartner sent down that supposedly threw up at recess. He didnt speak much to me but his friend said he ate a lot of lunch and then threw up. No fever. Drank a cup of water and kept it...
  7. Ugh...what would you have done?

    lol thank you! I needed to hear that i did the right thing. It's hard having no sounding board
  8. Elementary nurses - teacher referral?

    I have been having similar things. I don't mind seeing any kid but most of them go back to class. I don't get much push back. I think it's just the time of the year they're all worried they will get...
  9. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    Anyone had to deal with this in their schools? It's my 1st year at an elementary school (1st year as school nurse at all) and my 2 boys come with. Last week all 3 of my kids had raging head lice...
  10. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    I totally agree. Oddly I haven't heard much since getting the all clear with my son and have no quetions from parents....maybe they really did direct questions to the health dept like the note
  11. Help Please!

    1. I would say the hardest thing is the lack of comraderie. You don't have a "team" and coming from ER I was used to that. I am confident in my own assessments but I miss a sounding board which is why...
  12. Vomit Emergency

    Our district policy is that a grown up has to witness said vomiting to be a reason to go home. Everyone loves that. Haha. If no one has witnessed I always PO challenge. If no fever and they hold water...
  13. 24 hour vomit rule

    yuck! We work through the 21st as well but not back until Jan 7th...we have an inservice education day the 7th and kids come back the
  14. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    And drum roll please....his test was NEGATIVE On the ironic side his sister is home this week with cough and high fever. It's always something.
  15. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    Thanks! That sounds way more organized than what i've gone through this week. I think the biggest issue was the doctor who is in charge at DoH was out on monday when the info came through. I guess it...
  16. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    thankfully i have no unvaxed or exemption kids. that made it easier. But they are only telling me to report "severe cough" at this point which my child did not fall into the
  17. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    No that's my bigger frustration. I got the original call about 2:30 monday afternoon and we get out at 3:00. Kids were in an assembly so i couldn't really go and observe the class like they wanted me...
  18. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    Guidelines did come down from the DoH. The communicable diseases CNS is the one that told me i had to keep my son home based on "he has a cough and a direct exposure in his classroom". I do think they...
  19. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    Wow that's wild it got that bad! The letter did come from DoH and did say to call The health dept so hopefully i won't deal with too much of it. I've made it clear to his teacher that he really didn't...
  20. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    Yes exactly. I'm so mad i said a word about his occasional sporadic dry cough. He had 1 episode Saturday where he coughed to that gaging point. I wasn't expecting my boss to escalate it. I'm just mad...
  21. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    No public
  22. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    I know. Technically he doesn't have the symptoms with an occasional cough which has gotten better. I don't even think he's coughed once today. But the director had her son test positive with only a...
  23. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    Both. The student got a positive result yesterday adn they just started 5 days of antibiotics so they are out until that is complete. They told me my son is excluded now until 5 days on antibiotic or...
  24. Sensitive topic--Pertussis

    Oh and I should add all kids involved are UTD on
  25. How do you get paid?

    I think there's huge variation by region. I live in Arkansas and am salaried. I make $38,700. I took at $15,000 paycut for this job but of course the hours, being with my kids more, etc made it worth...