Finally2008

Finally2008

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  1. Does it get better?

    Finally2008 replied to Txschoolrn's topic in School

    Absolutely! I feel like I was just trying to get a handle on working in the school setting my 1st year and then, in my 2nd year, I thought I should know everything by then and was easily frustrated...

  2. C'Mon Now!

    Finally2008 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Teacher walks a kindergartner to the clinic. "Could you give him another pair of pants or a belt? His pants won't stay up." I look at his (obvious) track pants with a string tie, lean over, tie his...

  3. School Nursing

    Finally2008 replied to taylorstevenson's topic in School

    I am going to be very honest---my interest began with the schedule! I mean, who doesn't want to have a school schedule with weekends, holidays, and summers off?? I also love kids and always loved my...

  4. Would you have called?

    Finally2008 replied to bluebonnetrn's topic in School

    I usually call on earaches just as a heads up (but not for headaches or stomachaches). Often, my parents will come on up and get them. But, my clinic is small and I have more time to call on things...

  5. Difficult Patient/Family

    Finally2008 replied to JayneC84's topic in Pediatric

    I don't work in the hospital, but I'm a school nurse. In cases like this, there are some parents who are not going to be happy, no matter what you do. I was told something very important when I first...

  6. The "Best" Nurse Pass Notes

    Finally2008 replied to WineRN's topic in School

    "Someone spit in her hair. Can you wash her hair somehow?" Let me break out my shampoo chair and take care of this. Maybe I can cut her hair, too, while we are at

  7. Pain Assessment Tool

    Finally2008 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Cute! Just printed it out to

  8. Calling 911

    Finally2008 replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    Don't be discouraged! I would probably say, 4 months into my job here at school, I had called 911 twice. Now, 4 years later, I have only called 911 about twice in the whole year. As you become more...

  9. Have you been given a raise every year?

    Finally2008 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Only 1 raise since I have been here (4 years). And, that was the first pay increase in the school system for maybe 6

  10. C'Mon Now!

    Finally2008 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Had the same exact thing happen this morning...poor little girl looked miserable. Mom asked for a temperature check "because she was so hot yesterday and was throwing up.". The child proceeded to...

  11. Is it just my students?

    Finally2008 replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    Yes! I wish teachers would just tell them it is a normal part of life and leave the teeth alone if it hurts to

  12. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    Finally2008 replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your current job sounds interesting! For whom do you work? The county or for Medicaid? Would love to look into that at some

  13. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    Finally2008 replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was on the floor only 7 months when I left for a county health department position that I loved for 4 years. Looking back, maybe if I had kept pushing through the anxiety, it would have gotten...

  14. Common Cold

    Finally2008 replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    Yep, I have done the same and am now posting the pollen level, along with whether that is low, medium, or high. It is going to be a rough pollen season, I'm

  15. Common Cold

    Finally2008 replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    I even sent an email to all the teachers with this same information and they continue to send kids who have runny noses. I don't quite know what is expected from them sometimes....I wish I had a magic...

  16. Absences yesterday?

    Finally2008 replied to tining's topic in School

    15% of our student body was absent. But....we are also being hit hard with flu and

  17. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    Finally2008 replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just wanted to let you know that I worked in the hospital for 7 months after graduating and didn't like it either. I was so discouraged because I felt like I had wasted so many years of working...

  18. New Teachers...

    Finally2008 replied to Bevp's topic in School

    Yep, I did the same thing! Now, there is less "I threw up in the bathroom" and I tell teachers that I want to see the vomit :) I got mine at the Dollar Store and I line them with a garbage bag for...

  19. I Have A Name!

    Finally2008 replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in School

    Yes, I agree!! I can't tell you how many times my secretary will call me to her desk, "Nurse!" or teachers will say, "go see the nurse". Student also get so frustrated if I have to ask their name...

  20. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Finally2008 replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    I think this one might be the winner of my clinic: "We were sitting on the floor answering questions. The boy next to me answered too loudly and now my ear hurts." I just sat and looked at her with my...

  21. How many students do you treat on a regular day?

    Finally2008 replied to Bevp's topic in School

    I see 25-45 in a school of 450. I have 6 daily meds and several before PE/recess inhalers. I document everything--even the silly things--because they are still coming to see me, I am assessing...

  22. Recent student deaths are getting to me

    Finally2008 replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    This story is my worst nightmare! I have seen an increase in playground injuries lately, due to our nice weather we have been having, and almost every one of them is due to students not following the...

  23. warm weather school nurse jobs??

    Finally2008 replied to me-rn's topic in School

    I am in the sunny south! (Georgia). I love my position here. In our county every school has a school nurse. My school has 450 students, but some schools have up to 1500. The pay is not great (we are...

  24. National Certification for School Nursing NCSN-I passed!

    Finally2008 replied to shsnurse's topic in School

    Fantastic!! yes, please share any tips or resources with

  25. what do the students call you?

    Finally2008 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in School

    Yes, this bugs me, too! I don't know why it is so hard to call me by my name. This is how the secretary refers to me. I am going to start saying, Thanks,