MHDNURSE

MHDNURSE

Pediatrics, Community Health, School Health

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  1. Need help with wording.

    MHDNURSE replied to Cattz's topic in School

    The frustrating thing is, how many times have we all said over and over in newsletters, in person, etc. the rules for returning to school and they STILL don't cooperate. I just had a K kid this...

  2. Need help with wording.

    MHDNURSE replied to Cattz's topic in School

    Dear parents, We have seen a sharp increase in the incidence of illness over the past several weeks. Unfortunately, we have had several students come to the health office with symptoms of illness...

  3. What is this? Dermatological question.

    MHDNURSE replied to Dattebayo's topic in School

    Is there any way to post a more clear photo? Hard to make out what it's a picture

  4. 40 Kids out with Fever today...

    MHDNURSE posted a topic in School

    This will be my uniform for the rest of the

  5. School Nurse Appreciation Day?

    MHDNURSE replied to rnkaytee's topic in School

    All my teachers had their kids write little post-it's about why they loved "Nurse C". They compiled them into a little album and they also decorated a big card for me and the teachers took class...

  6. 40 Kids out with Fever today...

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    So it looks like we officially have Strep running rampant as well as Flu. Another huge group of kids getting sent home, plus all the ones already

  7. 40 Kids out with Fever today...

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    My then 8 year-old daughter was diagnosed with Influenza A last March. After three days of fever to 103 I finally brought her in and that's what it was. Poor kiddo. Hope yours feels better

  8. 40 Kids out with Fever today...

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Yup! I am headed to the Turks and Caicos this coming weekend for a week and I swear if I or anyone in my family gets sick this

  9. UGH- Head Lice- But for real, a serious question

    MHDNURSE replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    That's tough. We have one of those here too and I can't send home for anything, not live or nits. After the third call in two weeks, I finally explained to mom that while it was exhausting and...

  10. Puberty class

    MHDNURSE replied to Amethya's topic in School

    What grade is this? I taught a group of 5th Girl Scouts about their periods when I was in nursing school. They asked very basic questions like : does it hurt when the blood comes out? What do...

  11. Kids say the darnest things....

    MHDNURSE replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    I had a kid come into to my office asking for "Hanitizer" so he wouldn't spread germs (hand

  12. 40 Kids out with Fever today...

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

  13. Rant thread, nothing to see here.

    MHDNURSE replied to WyVy's topic in School

    Ugh that's the worst Sorry. This job really is a lot of learning as you go and figuring it out as you go. Is there another nurse in the district you can ask for guidance? Do you have the book...

  14. Good Kids

    MHDNURSE replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    All of these are so

  15. Good Kids

    MHDNURSE replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I posted back in September about a Kindergartener who was making himself throw up on a daily basis so he could go home. He cried all day long and was miserable and really hard for me to deal with....

  16. Kids do the grossest (and weirdest things)

    MHDNURSE posted a topic in School

    OMG! I was just called up to one of the Kindergarten classrooms. One of the students got a bloody nose. He dripped a little onto the table (where 4 other kids sit for reading). He got up to get...

  17. Denied PTO for my marriage

    MHDNURSE replied to ryuunohime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How much of the wedding have you actually planned? Did you just finalize the date? If so, I would scratch that and pick another date What about September? A great (and very popular) time to get...

  18. Lost a student

    MHDNURSE replied to ana010's topic in School

    What a terrible loss. My friend's husband who seemingly had it all died by suicide last Spring and our community is still reeling. Prayers for you school and

  19. So now what?

    MHDNURSE posted a topic in School

    I have a First Grader here. Last year she had what looked like a lazy eye. Had glasses but very inconsistent with wearing them. I called Mom to discuss and she said that the eye doctor they saw...

  20. Kids do the grossest (and weirdest things)

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Final update: Mom was unbelievably calm. Shocked and grossed out, but calm. Said she will call her pediatrician and take their advice about any further testing.

  21. Kids do the grossest (and weirdest things)

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Please tell me it was her

  22. Kids do the grossest (and weirdest things)

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Update: Spoke with our Operations Manager who called and spoke with our lawyer. Lawyer instructed us both that all I could say to the parents of the kid who ate the blood was what happened. I am not...

  23. So now what?

    MHDNURSE replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    She is followed by a surgeon out of Boston Children's who comes monthly to Lynn Community Health Center. He was the one who saw her yesterday and wrote the

  24. What was your very first Nursing Job?

    MHDNURSE posted a topic in School

    It was 1996 and I got hired to work at an inner-city community clinic fresh out of Nursing school. I LOVED that place! Learned so much there and got to do a lot- pediatrics, pre-natal, teen...

  25. Camp nursing in summer

    MHDNURSE replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Also, for Boston-area folks, or MA/New England, Boston Ballet does a Summer Intensive and they are looking for nurses. There are a couple of good job websites for camp nurses but they are escaping me...