salpn

salpn has 5 years experience and specializes in School LPN.

Latest Activity

1. Calling A Code Death (call police?)

   salpn replied to Jcezz's topic in General Nursing

   It's one thing to have a patient die in a medical facility. It's different if they die at home on in a non-medical care situation.

2. Calling A Code Death (call police?)

   salpn replied to Jcezz's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, it varies from state to state. Medical facilities in my state report deaths to the state ME, not to the police. If paramedics are called to outside-the-facility, they have their own procedures. In the next state over, it's common to c...

3. Back to School Night

   salpn replied to RNwhohasgoats's topic in School

   In prior years, my contract only covered the days students were actually in the building for classes. Last year we got them to add a few extra days to cover things like BTS night and the day immediately before and after the year (like teachers get)...

4. End Of Year Medications

   salpn replied to nursekoll's topic in School

   It will take more than a few shots of albuterol to relieve my end of the year stress 🙂

5. Who's almost done???

   salpn replied to Eleven011's topic in School

   We go to June 9. Technically, that's my last day too, but I'll likely come in for at least part of the next day to finish up anything that falls through the cracks. There's always one kid...

6. School RN through agency or district?

   salpn replied to kodash's topic in School

   We (the school district) hire directly. We looked into using an agency to supply temporary help for things like COVID screening and absences, but the local agencies didn't seem too interested in staffing us, so our administrators gave up.

7. What do you do when parents scream at you?

   salpn replied to pineappleupsidedowncake's topic in School

   Yes, I defer the call to the administrator if it gets to the point of yelling. Fortunately, mine are very supportive of that (and more thick skinned about being yelled at).

8. Spring BREAK

   salpn replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

   We're off Friday and then all next week. The teachers have an in-service Friday, but I don't have to work it (it makes up for me staying late on Thursday and coming in early on Monday) to deal with the catheters.

9. Drugs in HS?

   salpn replied to Avill's topic in School

   Yeah, vomiting even occurs from nicotine-vaping/smoking at times.

10. Drugs in HS?

    salpn replied to Avill's topic in School

    Someone posted here a bunch of evaluation protocol forms. I've adapted one of those for our own use. Yeah, you can usually tell pretty quickly. Of course, as the DO nurse, I'm tasked with the drug testing and many students are by virtue of ...

11. New to work and School Nursing.

    salpn replied to coldcasejustice's topic in School

    I'm an LPN in a high school. Like the above, our "real" school nurse of record has to be an RN. LPNs and LVNs are used in other support roles. I work in the main office, lot of reviewing IEP/IDP/IHPs but some clinical stuff.

12. High School Students over 18

    salpn replied to angel0309's topic in School

    I believe it varies by state, both the rules and and the age of majority. Your district should have the policy for this. The rule we have for IEP and IHP and the like for adult students is that the student is invited to participate in the proc...

13. Is it really this bad every where?

    salpn replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    I'm hoping things settle down by the end of the year, but with our administration, I've managed to secure enough catheters and "add a cath" and related stuff (leg bags, and cath securing straps) to get us through to January (provided we don't get too...

14. Is it really this bad every where?

    salpn replied to SunDazed's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I just talked to our supplier. I can still get the silicone catheters individually (you are right, the bard kits are not available here). Fortunately, I don't have too many with foleys, and I've got enough on hand for the end of quarter chang...

15. SY 2021-2022 Roll Call

    salpn replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    My first year as DO nurse. So far having a good time.