BooBooCrew BSN, RN

Judging from the post a few posts down titled "Tired of being the bad guy" I can tell it's been a mess of a year for everyone, not just me and not just Texas. I didn't think I would make it through this year but have talked to my admin team and put a...

Are we counting working days or school days? Our lovely district re-did the calendar for the year and pushed us back to June 21st. 45 working days left ?

I am in texas, but thought the same thing about Florida. I am so disappointed in our governor, especially doing this during Spring break when we see a lot of travelers. Thankfully I think our school district will continue to require masks, but if stu...

Maybe it's just us in Texas where there's little no concern for the virus and everyone tries to keep it a secret if they feel bad - we have no new cases and only a handful of students with symptoms. That being the case honestly scares me more because...

Yes ma'am!! I love it. I couldn't agree more. If you're not concerned for our health and well-being then I am not concerned about annoying you. Sorry pal.

Yes, absolutely feeling this same way. We have set-up weekly area nurses Microsoft Teams calls (I am in the 14th largest district, so we break up into areas) and that has been so helpful to talk things through, hear what the other nurses are seeing a...

From the Texas DSHS Vision Hearing & Spinal Screening Program: The program is currently determining if screening rules will be in effect this year due to the extra challenges to schools posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. We will notify stakeho...

Same as above. This is an exceptional year and while on a typical day I am of the "butts in seats; you're fine" mentality, this year its option A send home. I am not only trying to keep me safe, but also trying to keep every other staff member safe a...

With all that is going on regarding the reopening of schools amidst a global pandemic, I have spent hours reading guidelines and research in preparation to keep me, our students, and our staff as safe and up-to-date as I can. However, much to my disa...

We haven't yet heard if we are doing screenings and if so how we are doing them. I had imagined just doing those that actually NEED them for 504/ARD and if a teacher notices something off, but otherwise foregoing the mass screenings. Fingers crossed!...

WOW! So planning and guidelines CAN be done?! I have spent most of this morning looking over all the resources organized by Massachusetts and am blown away. Thank you @JenTheSchoolRN this information makes my Type-A heart so happy!!

@ruby_jane @k1p1ssk Interesting! I am in Texas and wonder if we have the same mandate. As you might infer from my questions, we haven't been told anything about anything from our Central Health Services or district leadership. Are you both in M...

I am in my first semester of an MSN-Midwifery program in Texas. They strongly encouraged us in orientation, before school ever started, to begin looking for preceptors that we will need in Fall 2020 because it can take such a long time to find one to...

I love the birthday package idea! I am going to reach out to our PTA about being the facilitators of a "birthday package." Thanks for the idea!!

@FNPLiz5 I actually ended up transferring to UT-Arlington to pursue Nurse Education rather than Midwifery. The BIGGEST challenge with the program has nothing to do with coursework, but rather with securing a preceptor. In your interview, I would ment...

So my question is, what happens to you the nurse? If the whole class has to quarantine after being exposed, would you not have to too if you spent more than 15 min caring for the student?

I just read this article and thought they had some really good points. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/24/842528906/what-it-might-look-like-to-safely-reopen-schools One more... https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2020-05-08/how-school-wi...

Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for this!! I needed a pep-up reminder!!

Do you have any book recommendations on those pandemics you mentioned? I feel like those would be really interesting reads! @lifelearningrn

Health Fairs Staff immunization clinics 504s and ARDs Specifically nursing professional development Health and Safety Committee Attendance committee The list goes on and on...

For the HAs with no fever I usually ask them how much water they've had today and encourage more no mater what they say. I have a big timer in my clinic and set it for 10 min and tell them they have that long to rest here. Typically before I do that ...

It's only 9:25 AM here in grey, dreary Dallas and I have already had two students come in with injuries after slipping and falling on portable building steps. We are WAY too big for our school and have 10 (yes, TEN) portable buildings that have been ...

Oh my goodness YES! I think it's a tie between the monkey bars and the portable steps for causing the most injuries at this school.

That's along the lines of cheap, quick fix I'm looking for ? Thanks!!