Jeanine

Jeanine

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  1. Middle School Diabetes Activities

    Jeanine posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    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

    Jeanine replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    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

    Jeanine replied to EricJRN's topic in School

    Under the Allergies section, a parent wrote: HOMEWORK Not really a blooper, but gave me a chuckle

  4. school nurse delegation paperwork

    Jeanine replied to acabj5's topic in School

    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. Non-FDA approved use of medication

    Jeanine posted a topic in School

    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....

  6. Immunization Tracking

    Jeanine replied to ozned's topic in School

    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...

  7. stressing over lice

    Jeanine replied to jacjon's topic in School

    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

    Jeanine replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    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

    Jeanine replied to antidote's topic in School

    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 ???

    Jeanine replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    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

    Jeanine replied to txnurse317's topic in School

    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

    Jeanine replied to RNOTODAY's topic in School

    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

    Jeanine replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    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

    Jeanine replied to guest83140's topic in School

    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?

    Jeanine replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  16. Policy for students in a minor school bus accident

    Jeanine replied to edgwow's topic in School

    It's up to the district to make a bus accident policy. If the accident is on the way to school, I just call the entire bus down to my office, and there is usually a police officer there with me...

  17. Hygiene

    Jeanine replied to fantasie's topic in School

    I do the same as above. I also try and remind them that other kids notice these poor hygiene habits, and that it would hurt me if other kids made fun of them. Don't forget, some girls who are being...

  18. Ostomy care in school

    Jeanine posted a topic in School

    I have a new student coming into 7th grade next year. She was an "average" kid prior to discovering a brain tumor a few years ago. Since then, she has had chemo and radiation, which has destroyed...

  19. To all School Nurses...

    Jeanine replied to mygirlarely's topic in School

    Behavior Modification Therapist 3 years Developmental Disabilities Nursing 5 years Emergency/Trauma Nursing 15 years School Nursing 7 years Each of the jobs have overlapped, where I worked in both...

  20. Missed a fractured arm?

    Jeanine replied to jen42's topic in School

    IF ONLY WE HAD X-RAY VISION!!!! But then we'd all be billionaires and who would take care of the school children?! My own daughter got kicked in the shin in PE, in my school, and complained for days....

  21. Ostomy care in school

    Jeanine replied to Jeanine's topic in School

    They are not talking about hiring a CNA. They hire a lay-person who would be made aware of their duties. I am the nurse on duty, and as I mentioned before, I can't close my office to change an...

  22. How would you have handled this?

    Jeanine replied to radoncrn's topic in School

    The student should have been sent to the ER via ambulance. As mentioned before, better to err on the side of caution! Choking is something that I would always send out, even if the object was...

  23. Workload Question

    Jeanine replied to guest83140's topic in School

    Middle school kids should be able to carry their own inhaler, we have a dr's form for that & I have them demonstrate proper use. You cannot leave your sick students unattended in your office to...

  24. Absences, Frustration.....

    Jeanine replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Our day starts at 7:30, ends at 1:51. A student needs to stay until 10:00 to get credit for 1/2 day, 11:30 for a full day. The only true, excused absence is for a religious holiday, not celebrated...

  25. Sharing students' medical info with teachers

    Jeanine replied to lcprnc's topic in School

    We have a release on every student, signed by the parent. I got about 98%"yes" responses, one or two limiting the information to share, and a few that downright said "no". The release encompasses...