niferbu

niferbu has 19 years experience.

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1. Too Many Visits - advice for teachers?

   niferbu replied to moreoreo's topic in School

   School Nurse Pass Student's Name________________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Time: ___________________ Reason for visiting the school nurse: □...

2. Too Many Visits - advice for teachers?

   niferbu replied to moreoreo's topic in School

3. Too Many Visits - advice for teachers?

   niferbu replied to moreoreo's topic in School

   I was also seeing ~100 students per day, and my "biggest" sent home day ever (16 years of school nursing) was 5! I just finished the data survey and of the more than 12,000 visits I have already...

4. How many students do you see per day?

   niferbu replied to Cas1in72's topic in School

   I finally ran a report, as of yesterday I have charted 9,320 visits. (High School 9-12th grade; 685 students). I had just reached my breaking point with 100 visits per day and so many of them were so...

5. How many students do you see per day?

   niferbu replied to Cas1in72's topic in School

   I have 685 students (grade 9-12) and I was averaging 95-100 visits per day (including diabetics, scheduled meds, enteral feedings). In February I gave up on the idea of asking for help or asking for...

6. How Much More Can Nurses Take?

   niferbu replied to Erin Lee's topic in Nursing News

   I have been physcially threatened, had more hateful things than I can count posted online about me, I had my house set on fire - yes, really - and most recently I was pepper sprayed! All as a SCHOOL...

7. Tired of kids coming to the nurse...

   niferbu replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

   You rock!! Thank

8. Tired of kids coming to the nurse...

   niferbu replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

   I agree! I have said - more times that I can count - that we need to have classes on personal finance and classes on self coping! I worry that we have an entore generation that is not set up to be let...

9. Tired of kids coming to the nurse...

   niferbu replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

   This is brilliant! I might have to steal this

10. Tired of kids coming to the nurse...

    niferbu replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    I supply every classroom with a PPE bag (gloves, disposible clothes) and then a goody bag of bandaids, cough drops, and foil packets of lip balm and will still get multiple students walking in asking...

11. Tired of kids coming to the nurse...

    niferbu replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    I did have a student once that I created a plan for that allowed the student to see me one time per day for 5 minutes. He had to be very wise in chosing the moment because once it was gone, it was...

12. Tired of kids coming to the nurse...

    niferbu replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    And don't you just love how no one is sick on days with "fun" activities like pep rallys or guest speakers? I did have an issue early on of having my office swarming with students on Fridays...

13. Tired of kids coming to the nurse...

    niferbu replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    We have had countless meetings with student, student's family, family and admin, family and all current teachers... Plans are made for when student may see the nurse, but come the next day, she is...

14. Tired of kids coming to the nurse...

    niferbu replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    I am 16 years in and feel like I have pled and bargained and wished away any chance of help curtailing the frequent flyers! This year they went from asking to see the nurse multiple times per week, to...