SchoolNurseK

SchoolNurseK BSN, RN

Geriatric Home Health, High School Nurse

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About SchoolNurseK

SchoolNurseK has 23 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Geriatric Home Health, High School Nurse.


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  1. ITP Emergency Action Plan

    Does anyone have an Emergency Action Plan for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura? I need to get one together before my student returns, but thought I would check here before reinventing the wheel!...
  2. SY 2021-2022 Roll Call

    I am back for year three. I actually quit with thoughts of leaving nursing all together, but they lured me back with the promise of a Clinic Assistant who started on her own last week. I now have...
  3. Therapeutic communication for anxiety

    This is what I always do as well. I explain that they are getting enough oxygen, they are safe,
  4. Pandemic or pollen??

    Thankfully in FL we are largely through the pollen season. It was a beast! I did send a lot of kids to get tested even though their parents promised me "it's just allergies" and I am glad I did. I...
  5. Do You Work at Your Kid's School?

    I am in my second year at my high school and I really like working here. My 9th grader joined the school this year and it seemed like it would be ideal. School pick-up/drop-off rolled into my work...
  6. Staying or Going?

    I turned in my Intent to Return form yesterday...I am not returning. ? It was a very difficult decision, but I think this is what is best for me and my family. It almost feels selfish, but I think...
  7. Overnight Field Trip

    This was exactly my thought in mixing the vaccinated and un-vaccinated students. I appreciate your input and I will try to find that
  8. Overnight Field Trip

    For real. This is exactly why I feel fried. I want to throw my hands up and say, "I have no idea and I cannot make any more decisions about anything!" but alas, I must remain professional and try to...
  9. Overnight Field Trip

    We have a team going to a competition several hours from our school, so they will be staying overnight. Some parents have opted to attend and their student will stay with them in a hotel room. We...
  10. Parental Consent for Telehealth

    I submitted it to admin and they are taking it to the board and school lawyer for review. Thanks for all the input,
  11. Parental Consent for Telehealth

    I just had a parent request for a space for their child to do a mental health visit during school hours. We as a school had nothing to do with the appointment, but I facilitated the visit by...
  12. Parental Consent for Telehealth

    Does anyone have an existing consent form for telehealth appointments? I am in a high school so I am anticipating students doing telehealth during school hours is going to become more common....
  13. 2021-22 contracts?

    Yes, depending on where you work this can be an issue. I worked in a pretty rough area when I was in home health before I had kids. Looking back, I wasn't always the safest, though I wore scrubs and...
  14. 2021-22 contracts?

    If you are looking for a flexible schedule, I was PRN in home health for YEARS before coming to school nursing. I did Medicare visits (the paperwork looks daunting but you can learn it pretty...
  15. 40 days left!!

    47 on-campus days, plus one week after school ends! Plus I took a little vaca in the middle, so it's 44 on-campus days for me. :-) I think we are going to make it, friends!