Jeanine

Jeanine

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  1. HELP! I have 7th and 8th grade students with IDDM, who are having some adolescent related diabetes management problems. Some of the kids have been diagnosed for a long time, others within the last...
  2. Peroxide usage

    We stopped using H2O2 in the ED over 10 years ago because of the tissue damage. The hospital used ShurClense, which is too expensive for me to order in school. I use plain soap and H2O. If it is a...
  3. Emergency Card Bloopers

    Under the Allergies section, a parent wrote: HOMEWORK Not really a blooper, but gave me a chuckle
  4. school nurse delegation paperwork

    The NASN puts out a book "Ouality Nursing Interventions in the School Setting: Procedures, Models, and Guidelines". It contains a 5 page model for procedure development (based on Oregon Law), for...
  5. Immunization Tracking

    Check with the Public Health Nurse in your area. She/he probably knows who's gotten what they're supposed to, and who is due for what by just looking. They may know of a specific program. I also...
  6. Non-FDA approved use of medication

    Would I be operating outside of the NJ Nurse Practice Act by giving a prescribed medication for a use not approved by the FDA? A doctor has prescribed Wellbutrin for a 13 year old student of mine....
  7. stressing over lice

    If I have a question about whether I am seeing nits or not, I ask the student to pull out a strand that looks like it has an egg, (that I have separated) and I look at it under a microscope. The...
  8. Need your opinion

    I Love It! It's technically part of the job to keep kids in school, but also to keep them healthy! The kids on our retention list are usually the ones with the most absences/tardies. It truly is a...
  9. Worse Situation

    my worst was cardiac arrest, cpr, revived, ambulance to the hospital, discharged with a dx of hypoglycemia (b/s of 112?). i insisted on a follow-up with peds. cardio., & he was placed on an event...
  10. Did ya ever wonder ???

    It takes a lot of practice, but you can give the appearance of being academically oriented while maintaining Nursing as your priority. Try to appreciate the fact that you will always be misunderstood...
  11. Supervision of LVN as school nurse

    Laws of supervision in schools vary by state. Some states don't even hire nurses in any form to work in the schools! I would make sure you know what your license allows you to do, and never practice...
  12. Do you need an order for otc's

    New Jersey state law requires a written MD order and parent signature for all medications, including otc's. This order needs to be renewed every year, and parents are required to supply the student's...
  13. Supposed Illness

    Sometimes I do. I often find that a teacher knows the student better than I do, so I will give them the initial benefit of the doubt. If this is a frequent problem, I ask a staff member to watch my...
  14. Corrupt Teachers

    If you have brought it to their attention in the past, I would press the button on the mini recorder or cell phone in my pocket. If not, you should tell them that it makes you feel uncomfortable when...
  15. Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

    My mother is an RN, and tried to discourage me from going into Nursing. That was 30 years ago! She did a good job, because I got my BA in Psychology. After working in that field for 4 years, and...