seedanurse

seedanurse has 11 years experience and specializes in School Nurse.

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1. Health Plan/First Aid Training for Bus Drivers

   seedanurse posted a topic in School

   Hello, Do any of you provide notification to the bussing company of students with medical needs and what their emergency care should look like? What about providing training for epi pen...

2. Advice needed regarding diabetic student

   seedanurse replied to Tali56's topic in School

   Are the teachers aware of the student's medical diagnosis? Is this student on a 504? I notify teachers if one of their students has diabetes (in fact, that is an accommodation listed on their...

3. Is it possible to lose my license for this error?

   seedanurse replied to Tali56's topic in School

   Then there's your answer. You can be reprimanded. None of us are going to know if you can lose your license over this. Call the BON and ask if you are that

4. Entitled Staff

   seedanurse replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

   Might be good to talk to the district and advocate for the district providing PPE for certain situations. Health advocacy is part of our job, after

5. What is the role of the guidance department in your High School?

   seedanurse replied to Dattebayo's topic in School

   I have always wondered why they have licensed counselors in those roles. They don't seem to function as counselors except in very limited situations. Our guidance counselors do manage the 504s, but...

6. Restroom Access

   seedanurse replied to seedanurse's topic in School

   This is how I handle it. My thought is that I should not have to write a yearly bathroom pass for all menstruating students. Menstrual care should be manageable within the school's general guidelines....

7. Pink Eye Policy

   seedanurse replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

   Our school handbook asks students to stay home if they have a contagious process and lists pink eye as an example but our health dept doesn't have a guideline and as far as I know, exclusion is...

8. Restroom Access

   seedanurse posted a topic in School

   Hello, I am wondering how your schools handle restroom access? I work at a middle school. The school does not have a consistent rule for restroom use. Some pods of teachers give kids a certain...

9. Wife on her 4th attempt at NCLEX

   seedanurse replied to Kent Kevin's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I'm sorry about the tests, that sounds very stressful and disheartening. I can't tell from your post...does your wife want to be a nurse? Or is this more something you are wanting? Sometimes...

10. Pay??

    seedanurse replied to Kc_LPN0602's topic in School

    I'm sorry about the pay shock. My paycheck feels sad as well, compared to my "hourly rate" (I'm salaried, but when you break it down to hours). It's not that they pay me a bad hourly wage, I just...

11. Nursing progress notes for School Nurse

    seedanurse replied to Christinez's topic in School

    I'm lost...what are the incident reports for? Why is this possible further court evidence? Individualized Healthcare Plans for the School Nurse (Sunrise River Press) comes with a computer...

12. Under the Influence Assessment

    seedanurse replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Do you all contact parents prior to completing detailed assessments? (Anything more than assessing for current safety.) The assessments linked above are far beyond what I would be comfortable...

13. Excused or Unexcused absence

    seedanurse replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    I did not post the message you replied to, but the way I read it is that if you only require medical notes for certain kids (those that are absent a lot) for a specific set of symptoms, it is...

14. Parental Bill of Rights

    seedanurse replied to cowboysandangels's topic in School

    Also lots of pushback when I suggest ideas to comply with the statute (permission forms for health lessons, having an electronic method of providing consent, etc.) like I am just being this huge stick...

15. Advice for Nurse Wanting to Stay at Same School

    seedanurse replied to Lpn to RN's topic in School

    Congrats! That is so exciting! I would give specifics on how your school and students would benefit from you staying, above and beyond what a LPN nurse would provide, if they moved your...