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blue bag nurse

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  1. Tactful way to address staff issue

    1. A curtain 2. a sign that says "NO CUT THROUGHS." Don't worry about making enemies. I did this years ago and everyone has forgotten about it and developed new habits. I would also address it if...
  2. Grade levels. Pros and cons?

    I'm elementary and it is fun, but I get tired of being so sweet & nice all the time. :) I work with all ages during the summer and enjoy the older kids much more. High school would probably be...
  3. I Got Head Lice

    What treatment did you use?!? That is a horror
  4. School Nurses Say the Darndest Things, Too

    This just happened to me the other day. Over the walkie I heard "We need someone on the playground for back injury!" My teachers know to only call me over the walkie if it's serious, so I jumped up...
  5. Bumped heads versus concussions

    What's your protocol when a kid bumps or hits their head? Of course, there are the obvious head injuries with LOC and those sorts of things. That isn't the hard part for me. It's those bumps to...
  6. What is it like to be an Oncology nurse?

    Amazing. Wonderful. Fun. Challenging. Scary. Terrifying. Sad. Rewarding. I was an Oncology nurse for 10ish years, now a school nurse, and I miss it constantly. I'll get back to it one day,...
  7. Bumped heads versus concussions

    The CDC info is great stuff. I use a lot of that in my school nursing
  8. 2015 Work Thread

    The first year can be so nerve wracking! I remember leaving my house, two little girls in the backseat and I felt like I had no earthly idea what we were getting in to. My camp has a Facebook group,...
  9. A Day In Your Health Center

    How many posts do you need to PM? Never knew that! I'll answer your driving question......I do drive. I couldn't live w.o a car at camp. It's a 14 hour drive for me and I bring my two girls with...
  10. 2015 Work Thread

    I bet it will be tough not returning to your old camp. I think I'll be making a change after the next 2 years and I wonder how that will feel. I'd like to see other areas besides the mountains of...
  11. 2015 Work Thread

    How did you get all peds-ER docs? That sounds like you won the
  12. What areas of your HC could use a new change?

    That sounds like a great change to make. What you described is what we do currently. If it's an OTC, we put it directly into stock meds. And we get plenty! As many times as we tell parents not to...
  13. Tell me about the shifts you work

    I started to post this below on the "day in your health center" but decided to start a new thread. Do you work set shifts at your camp? Do you have a set schedule? I suppose knowing how many total...
  14. well, it happened

    Nice. :) I had a 5 year vomit this morning all over my floor. She had hard boiled eggs for breakfast. Looked like egg
  15. Help - GI bug

    Ahhh, Fetch, thank you. And you nailed with mentioning the culture of the school. If I sent a letter home, everyone would stay home as a precaution until I deemed it safe to
  16. Most urgent situations

    Asthmatics have always been my most urgents. Twice I've had little girls who I've gone with to the ER with EMS. Those scare me the most. I've given epi once......used the AED once.......but those...
  17. Help - GI bug

    I just feel like stuff has to work it's way through. You are doing the right things, and I agree with the others about not sending a letter. Puke happens. Stay
  18. Fire Drills nightmare

    Wow wow wow. Great job at saving a
  19. How soon can I start looking for a camp job?

    Yes! I'd love to read your article! I'll read anything. I've been a camp nurse for years, but I am always open to new ideas or suggestions and I love to hear how other nurses do
  20. How soon can I start looking for a camp job?

    No wonder camps have a hard time finding nurses. That isn't how we work. We are smarter than
  21. How soon can I start looking for a camp job?

    Never too soon! Do you know what kind of camp you want? I made the mistake of posting my resume on the ACA website, years ago when I was just beginning to think about camp nursing and I was...
  22. Summer jobs?

    Another vote for camp nursing! I've done it for the past 8 summers and take my kids with me. If you are in NY, there are all sorts of camps in NY and NJ. Check it
  23. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    Keep Calm and Poop. I have a button with that on it. That would solve most of the world's
  24. A Day In Your Health Center

    20?!? We have a hard time managing a handful. I feel better seeing you have that many. Even with just a few, they end up causing
  25. Last years crisis.

    How often do you do the skin