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  1. Poopy Pants in PreK

    rbytsdy replied to amnesiac1c's topic in School

    I was reading that as K (rather than pre-K) so I was thinking 5 and up ( know - preK was even in the title!!!). Our general pre-K is run by an out of district company so those teachers need to assist...

  2. Poopy Pants in PreK

    rbytsdy replied to amnesiac1c's topic in School

    No. I do not touch children in that area. Let that woman compose a letter. I have given children a change of clothing if I can't get a hold of a parent and let them change themselves. But I am not...

  3. May I please vent?

    rbytsdy replied to mc3's topic in School

    Sing it!!! Ugh!!! I always wonder if it's just my school. Apparently not! It's October and I already have parents with numbers that don't work. I had a call a landlord to get a current number for...

  4. New grad RN school nurse

    rbytsdy replied to Shchapin's topic in School

    I've found this text very useful:...

  5. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    rbytsdy replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    I must have been tired when I wrote that! It makes no sense! Let me try again. Student: My heart is beating fast Me: Where did you just come from? Student: Gym Me: What were you doing? Student:...

  6. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    rbytsdy replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    Student: My heart is beating fast Me: Where did you just come from? Student: What were you doing? Student:

  7. Do you keep clothes in your office?

    rbytsdy replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I have pre-K (3) through 3rd grade in my school so I do have some clothing. I came in half way through last year and there was an expectation from teachers that I would simply re-cloth a child who...

  8. Nutrition concerns for student

    rbytsdy replied to GatezRN's topic in School

    Does the child ever buy lunch? Or qualify for free/reduced lunch? Not that school lunches are anything to brag about but it might be an improvement. I had a teacher send me a student who was coming...

  9. all i really want is...

    rbytsdy replied to Flare's topic in School

    Good heavens I feel better reading some of these!! I just want a parent to believe me when I say your child needs you. I had a child sit in diarrhea for 2 hours today. He was in kindergarten and I...

  10. Most Frustrating Thing ?

    rbytsdy replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Let's see... I've been on the job for nearly 7 months now Lack of training: I came in at the end of Jan this year. I showed up on the first day (not experience as a school nurse) and the principal...

  11. Most Frustrating Thing ?

    rbytsdy replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    A child an hour from me died from the enterovirus D68. The local mom's FB page is going nuts over EV D68 being in the school... even though the Superintendent sent a mass email assuring people we...

  12. Needing some support

    rbytsdy replied to NewSchoolNurse14's topic in School

    I HATE the ziploc baggie drop off. All the parent has to do is tell the pharmacy a dose is being given in school and the pharmacist can divide into 2 containers. The parent is responsible here too....

  13. Inhaler before Recess & PE?

    rbytsdy replied to uthscsa2011's topic in School

    Does the order specify q4-q6 prn? If so, I definitely wouldn't give more in such a short time

  14. Student nurse doing a PPP on school nursing

    rbytsdy replied to shannong's topic in School

    1) what is required to be a school nurse? ex:, LVN/ LPN, RN, BSN, MSN ? besides your certification or degree what other specialized courses must be taken. BS degree. School nurse certification...

  15. vision resources nj?

    rbytsdy replied to schoolnurse64's topic in School

    The local food bank where I am in NJ will cover eye exam and eye glasses from Walmart. This program is only for children without insurance so we seldom use it since most kids should have NJ Family...

  16. What Do You Wear To Work?

    rbytsdy replied to Jules0612's topic in School

    I wear regular clothes since that's what the other nurses in my district wear. However, I work in a tiny district with just 4 schools. I have pre-k through 3rd and I would LOVE to wear scrubs to...

  17. Unstable Diabetic

    rbytsdy replied to lvnforschool's topic in School

    I go on all field trips. I was on a trip with our diabetic. He is only in 2nd grade so I was there to check his sugar and give insulin. I didn't follow him the whole day. I just parked myself at a...

  18. Why do parents get mad when you send their kids home???

    rbytsdy replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

    Had another doozy this week. Kindergartener is jumping around in his chair. He falls and splits his chin open. The aide rushes him down to my office while he is bleeding and leaving a trail of blood...

  19. Happy School Nurse Day!!!!

    rbytsdy replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in School

    Funny how we share a week with teachers! :-) My husband tweeted about school nurse appreciation day on Wednesday so my principal said something over the loudspeaker at

  20. Why do parents get mad when you send their kids home???

    rbytsdy replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

    I had a parent run over her son's foot yesterday during drop off. Poor kid walked in limping. Mom called about 20 minutes later to make sure he was okay. Ugh... Another set of parents keeps sending...

  21. When doctors don't agree with your findings

    rbytsdy posted a topic in School

    I have a 9 year old that I did a yearly screening on. Her SBP was 126 according the sub who was helping me (sub is a retired school nurse from this district). I measured her BP two more times (2...

  22. Nurse Substitute

    rbytsdy replied to RABBY's topic in School

    Does the district have other nurse subs? If you are the only sub, you'd probably get called quite a bit. If there are other subs, they might get called first. Can you set up certain days they can...

  23. Wanting your child to have anxiety???

    rbytsdy replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    Wow.... I have a student whose mom is bringing a case against a teacher her daughter had 3.5 years ago. Her daughter CLEARLY has anxiety issues and she wants to blame it on this teacher. There is...

  24. Food insecurity in your schools?

    rbytsdy replied to GemTwist's topic in School

    We have free/reduced breakfast and lunch available. We also have the weekend backpack program. A letter was sent home in the beginning of the year that parents signed and returned. We don't ask...

  25. Parent FYI Calls

    rbytsdy replied to schoolnurse64's topic in School

    I'd love to read more tips! I started 2 months ago and I'm still trying to figure all this out. I've started erring on the side of over calling. I had a kid come in complaining of his foot hurting...