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    Monday morning urgent care..

    SnowyJ replied to Bevp's topic in School

    Here's a favorite..Student being sent home. I call parent who says "I will be there in 30 minutes." I notify student of timeline. Inevitably, I am asked at least twice while we wait "when is my mom...
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    School Nurse Lifehacks!

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    Policing Parents and illness

    SnowyJ replied to rbytsdy's topic in School

    Ugh! The dreaded Norovirus! I have one poor little student who has been sick for 10 days with it! He had to go to the ER for IV
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    Policing Parents and illness

    SnowyJ replied to rbytsdy's topic in School

    I do call parents if the child is sure they vomited during the night or that AM. About 80% of the time, the child is telling the truth, and I send them home. We have a 24 hour rule, and I am not...
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    Anyone ever have to address the "choking game"?

    SnowyJ replied to Kittery's topic in School

    No...But I have had to address the milk challenge.
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    "School Nurse" Pilot

    SnowyJ replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    I vote Barb G...She represents us
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    The Bad Day Thread

    SnowyJ replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Oh that is so
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    Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    SnowyJ replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Should we send up a
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    Just shaking my head

    SnowyJ replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I love the ones wearing layers and a giant puffy coat/snow pants. 'I fell on the grass and bumped my
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    Pencil poke question.

    SnowyJ replied to RobinMRn's topic in School

    Yeah, I call BS. I'd love to see confirmation that they even went. I actually had a parent here call and yell at me because "my daughter could get lead poisoning!" from a pencil poke. I had to let...
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    Head Injury

    SnowyJ replied to frangipanni's topic in School

    We have a concussion policy, but it is only instituted with known concussion. There is a return to school/return to play protocol that we strictly follow. MD's don't like it, because it also involves...
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    oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy

    SnowyJ replied to ERRNDeans's topic in School

    Wonder why they don't do these challenges over vacation/during the summer? I don't know if I would be ok with it....Most of the kids I know who have had a pb challenge did so at the MD and were...
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    Flu in Schools 2016

    SnowyJ replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    It's heeeeere! (Well, none conformed here at school yet but still, it's out there.) Weekly US Map: Influenza Summary Update | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) |
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    minor complaints

    SnowyJ replied to Flare's topic in School

    "Lice crisis." LOL! Send her our
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    minor complaints

    SnowyJ replied to Flare's topic in School

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    Friday!

    SnowyJ replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    LOL!!!!!!!
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    Friday!

    SnowyJ replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Dear God...There is a kid in an adjoining room playing "hot cross buns" on the recorder over and over and over. Make it
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    Friday!

    SnowyJ replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I know this is wrong, but it made
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    Sick Day

    SnowyJ replied to EPIC_nurse's topic in School

    It's hard to be out! I always feel like I am leaving "my kids" with a
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    Confesson--from a stalker

    SnowyJ replied to CJforme01's topic in School

    Welcome
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    Snow, Where Are You?

    SnowyJ posted a topic in School

    For those of us missing snow days....LOL! Teacher Revamps Adele's 'Hello' To Talk About Snow Days | RTM -
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    Snow, Where Are You?

    SnowyJ replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    I love Maine! Lived in Portland for a couple
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    Snow, Where Are You?

    SnowyJ replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    We get 3 snow days a year. Sometimes we go over, but not often. Closed for cold once.
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    The Bad Day Thread

    SnowyJ replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Oh no, Far. I'm
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    Snow, Where Are You?

    SnowyJ replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Oh I heart snow days!!!! Bring me back to the excitement of childhood in the Northeast, lying in bed on a snowy morning, AM transistor radio at my side listening, hoping they would say my school's...