nurse__ab19

nurse__ab19 has 6 years experience.

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1. Not Your Average In-Service Day Topics

   nurse__ab19 posted a topic in School

   Need some in-service day topics that aren't the basics (seizure, EpiPen, DM, CPR, first aid, etc.) I go over these topics at the beginning of the school year and have another in-service day I have to...

2. 504 case management

   nurse__ab19 replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

   That's awesome! Just for curiosity's sake, how involved are you with the IEP/504 plans? We have a staff member specifically to manage all of those. I am never involved with the meetings (unless...

3. Preparing for the unthinkable

   nurse__ab19 replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

   Whoever sets off the PA system for our active shooter alarm is to announce where they saw the shooter. Our school's plan/policy is that depending on the shooter location, the teachers and students (we...

4. Preparing for the unthinkable

   nurse__ab19 replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

   Bringing this thread back up because one of our local schools' active shooter alarms went off a few weeks ago on accident which sparked a discussion amongst us nurses at the various schools in the...

5. What's something you never thought you'd have to deal with as a school nurse?

   nurse__ab19 replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

   Like clockwork the week after prom in our high school and everyone is convinced that they're pregnant. I can't give out pregnancy tests, but I refer them to our local Planned Parenthood/ health dept....

6. What's something you never thought you'd have to deal with as a school nurse?

   nurse__ab19 posted a topic in School

   Curious what things you never thought you'd see or deal with as a school nurse. My naive self never thought I'd have one of my high schoolers come in c/o a hangover....no I cannot send you home...

7. High BP in High Schooler

   nurse__ab19 replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

   They are, as stated in the last sentence of my original

8. High BP in High Schooler

   nurse__ab19 replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

   I agree, but also parents never answer the phone, and I cannot call the squad 3-4 days a week and run to the hospital with them every single time and sit there all day until a parent decides to show...

9. High BP in High Schooler

   nurse__ab19 posted a topic in School

   Hello all, I have a student in our high school that will have bouts (I'm thinking anxiety) where their HR shoots up to the 140s - 160s, BP like 200s/100s. No substances involved, no caffeine,...

10. Bladder Scanning

    nurse__ab19 replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

    Yes, I have also noticed this. I had kids give me a laundry list of things they're "diagnosed" with and respond with "Wow, none of that is listed in your forms. I will call mom/dad and discuss this...

11. Bladder Scanning

    nurse__ab19 replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

    Chat gpt, tiktok...IDK. My cynical take is that this generation loves the victim roll. They all have "trauma", and all have some sort of health problem - this is not to take away from the children...

12. Bladder Scanning

    nurse__ab19 replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

13. Bladder Scanning

    nurse__ab19 posted a topic in School

    Hello! For context, I work with high school students. I recently had a student complain that they had not urinated in 24 hours - they came to my office within the first 20 minutes of school...

14. Menstrual Cramps

    nurse__ab19 replied to Jollysox's topic in School

    I don't offer to call parent's right off the bat, unless obviously its emergent. Our school offers basically any OTC medication you could dream of....don't ask me how I feel about this 🙄 I want to...

15. Required Vaccines

    nurse__ab19 posted a topic in School

    If your state allows exemption from vaccines for school (I'm in Ohio, we allow good cause, religious and medical exemption) do you readily provide info that parents have the option to exempt their...