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  1. The Not So "Nursey" Things...

    rbytsdy replied to HCPSRMA's topic in School

    I love the poop on shoes. How did that become a nurse's job?? I had a kid come down once with a backpack that smelled like cat urine. The teacher wanted me to call home for that since clearly that's a...

  2. The Not So "Nursey" Things...

    rbytsdy replied to HCPSRMA's topic in School

    Ugh!!! I worked in a school where my desk was 2 steps from the health office bathroom. When someone went, I'd have to go sit in the treatment room to

  3. Mast cell activation syndrome

    rbytsdy replied to Kittery's topic in School

    I was coming here today to search for this. I'm subbing in a district where a student has this diagnosis. It is horribly debilitating. In spite of seeing all kinds of specialists, they don't have any...

  4. I miss you guys

    rbytsdy replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I did my certification work through Rowan even though I was living in central NJ at the time. I only had to make the trip down to Rowan 3 Saturdays each semester (6 visits total although I missed one...

  5. New school nurse poll

    rbytsdy replied to SWimbish's topic in School

    Ice packs, bandaids, saltines. And hopefully stock Epipens and albuterol if your district doctor writes the

  6. Things that make me grumpy

    rbytsdy replied to Flare's topic in School

    Yep, I agree - something is going on. It's a tough situation since I'm a sub. I don't want to butt heads with a teacher who sends me a lot of kids each day. This morning, this student came in at...

  7. Things that make me grumpy

    rbytsdy replied to Flare's topic in School

    So I left the insanity of my old school and took a maternity leave position at a school half the size. Most days it's a picnic (compared to the old school) but it still has it's share of special...

  8. Health History to determine IEP Eligibility?

    rbytsdy replied to clockwood's topic in School

    I'm genuinely curious why you would ask the number of pregnancies a woman has had. How does it influence her child's academic progress? How does length of labor impacts the child? I only ask if...

  9. A first grader just brought the following for lunch

    rbytsdy replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Ugh, I believe it. One of the teachers brought a lunch like this to my attention. I guess she was trying to talk to the kid about it so the mother called me screaming that we denied her kid his...

  10. 1:1 School Nursing Questions

    rbytsdy replied to newgradrn2016's topic in School

    As an agency nurse, you should be able to say yes or no to an assignment. However, most will train you for whatever kind of medical issue you are working with. We had a student with a 1:1 nurse at...

  11. LICE PSA.

    rbytsdy replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    And put in a dryer on high heat for a minimum of 90

  12. Calling EMS

    rbytsdy replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    I called the paramedics last year for an incident that turned out to be a panic attack. I knew the kid for 2.5 years. Sweet kid - never any trouble. She came in out of breath. I had her sit down...

  13. Feeling inadequate, what about you??

    rbytsdy replied to SN34's topic in School

    It's all documented. Sadly, they really don't understand the scope and practice of nurses. It was a hard school to work in. They tried getting one of the other nurses in district to take the school....

  14. School nurse delays giving epi pen

    rbytsdy replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Is anyone on the NASN listserv? Apparently this nurse is not being written up or disciplined because she followed the orders correctly. The student came in complaining of a scratchy throat. I...

  15. Feeling inadequate, what about you??

    rbytsdy replied to SN34's topic in School

    That's a lot of responsibility. I worked in a school of 520 kids ages 3-9. I was completely overwhelmed. I had 30-40 visits a day. Lot of meds, chronic illnesses, etc. I was supposed to get into...

  16. Questions about working at your child's school.

    rbytsdy replied to chemteach's topic in School

    I spent the last several years working in the school where my children attended. It was good and bad. I was the 6th nurse in 8 years because the school was too insane to keep a nurse. The...

  17. School Nurse Office by the Numbers

    rbytsdy posted a topic in School

    So... I ran a few reports in Genesis.... counted a few binders filled with papers and came up with the follow numbers. As of May 6, 2016, I have: - Documented over 3,200 visits to my office - Filled...

  18. School Nurse's Day

    rbytsdy replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Somewhere is a school calendar that said School Nurse Day was last Wed. One of my teachers was apologetic for not recognizing the day! I told her she hadn't missed.

  19. Your Opinion on District Letter re: Absences

    rbytsdy replied to Nurse Beth's topic in School

    Our letters don't tell parents to send kids it feeling mildly I'll symptoms. How about a reminder of the times when to stay home instead? its always a crappy situation. I'm always checking temps and...

  20. My Day So Far

    rbytsdy replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Yep, yep, nod, yep, yep, Whoa!! Seriously? Inner thighs? Please tell - how did you respond to that

  21. Starting school nursing courses

    rbytsdy replied to plainfieldguy's topic in School

    My cert is from Rowan. Loved them! I found them easy to work

  22. Starting school nursing courses

    rbytsdy replied to plainfieldguy's topic in School

    Where are you going for your CSN? I am a CSN in NJ. I finished my certification a year

  23. It wouldn't be the first day back from spring break....

    rbytsdy posted a topic in School

    without lice!!! Kid (repeat offender) comes down 1 hour and 15 minutes after the start of school and, sure enough, she has lice. I call mom who doesn't believe me. She takes her merry time coming...

  24. SERIOUSLY, sometimes I just surrender!

    rbytsdy replied to Mango Juice's topic in School

    Oh, you run an orthopedic clinic as well? Impressive. Yeah, these are the cases that suck the life out of you. I've gotten more into the "I'll call your parents and see what they want to do."...

  25. Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    rbytsdy replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I think this is part of the issue - there are teachers that don't think students can experience discomfort. Guess what happens when you "teach" kids that we have the magic cure to pain right here in...