ARN

ARN has 16 years experience and specializes in medsurg/school nurse.

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1. Anyone get their Booster yet?

   ARN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   I received my booster in october. no side effects other than a sore arm with my first two doses or my third. both my kids age 6&9 got their first covid vaccine last Thursday and they only had sore arms.

2. If your school is closed re COVID19, what is your role

   ARN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

   we start Spring break tomorrow. all of our students are taking their chromebooks home today if they have a signed agreement by parent that they can take them home. something that happens at the beginning of the year I'm sure. I apparently signed one ...

3. my office is NOT a nap room!

   ARN replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

   I have not. I should reach out to them. This is my second year here. we are a unique school and our kids travel to two other schools for certain classes and we don't have sports at our school but they can choose to play for one of the other schools. ...

4. C'Mon Now!

   ARN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

   just had a kid come in and ask me for a qtip to clean out his airpod...come on now! I frequently get asked for qtips for various reasons. the answer is always no you may not use my qtips for that. nor may you use it for your ear! I am not going to b...

5. my office is NOT a nap room!

   ARN replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

   thank you. we have a protocol but its just a flow sheet that doesn't really outline anything. so hopefully the trainer will refer him to an md. baffles me that I get no communication from the trainers at all. he is supposed to follow up with the trai...

6. my office is NOT a nap room!

   ARN replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

   what do you do for the kids who have had concussions recently (not that day)? evaluated by md and given instruction to take rest breaks. I had one yesterday I had to have her go to a conference room that the secretaries could keep an eye on her becau...

7. Student Overdoses

   ARN replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

   this is so hard. we have several students who are on my radar right now as potential suicide risks. they have expressed thoughts in the past. self harm. are in counseling and have multiple supports in place. some even have good family support. they a...

8. Parent with Borderline Personality Disorder

   ARN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   every meeting with the mom that we had last year resulted in similar things. she demands. we meet demands. she demands it in a different way. rinse and repeat.

9. elementary/middle school diabetics

   ARN replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

   oh lord help my mother. this could be my brother in 30 years. my 4 year old asked me the other day "can I always be in your family even when i'm a mom". yes but you have to live somewhere else with your family ?.

10. elementary/middle school diabetics

    ARN replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

    even if she hates being pushed on right now (it needs to be done)....hopefully one day she will see the benefit of helping her child become more independent. personally i don't want my type 1 diabetic kid to live with me forever (or my other kid who...

11. CBD Administration in School? Policy?

    ARN replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    https://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/news/sea-52-low-thc-hemp-extract-guidance.pdf

12. Any Nursing Moms?

    ARN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Is your office in line of sight of any other adult who can help police the door? ie send kids back if they don't go back on their own? or have a puker wait with a trash can until you get back? call you for a legit emergency that can't wait? my offic...

13. Parent with Borderline Personality Disorder

    ARN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    similar situation last year. it is so sad.

14. Diabetes Question

    ARN replied to Keeperofbandages's topic in School

    I edited my response above. it makes more sense to me to add both together and then round. but i am pretty sure we were taught when we came home from the hospital to round each then add. but I will have to look for that info when I get home. i am 100...

15. Diabetes Question

    ARN replied to Keeperofbandages's topic in School

    round each number then add together is what my sons orders say...I think....now that we pump and don't calculate as much I am really not 100% sure. we do have a rounding rule that i put in my phone. 00.-.24 round down to whole unit. 0.25-.74 round t...