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I recently sent out an e-mail giving suggestions on what not to send to the nurse because like someone said earlier..every trivial thing!!!!! I wasn't able to get to my important things so I took care off it. It has helped a lot but I've had one teac...

Hello out there! I am just trying to keep up with all that is expected of me. Sometimes I wonder if all this paper work is necessary...really...It would be a lot less stressful.

Regarding the headlice situation...nipping it in the bud so parents can't say they got it at school. With my past experience proving them wrong only makes them more angry and complain more. I never go looking for it anymore. You are fighting a losing...

I had a first grader come in from lunch yesterday pale and not feeling so good. I checked him out and he denied c/o stomach discomfort or anything else. After my investigation I determined that while he was eating lunch a classmate decided to show hi...

I had a student today that fainted after having a few minor abrasions cleaned and bandaged. I have had a few do that in my school nursing career. Have any of you school nurses had this happen in your clinic?

I know what you mean! I have a low tolerance for a lot of things I see through here!

We have schools around here that only has an LVN. It would be the same here if I quit. They hired me when I was an LVN and would hire another to keep the cost down. You have to make the decision and assessments if you are the one and only.

And there isn't a thing wrong with choosing your battles!

I don't give icepacks for red spots. No swelling or bruising..no icepack! I use wet paper towels also. I think I am going to go to all classes next year and teach the students what will and will not be seen in my office in FRONT of the TEACHER! I kno...

If the student doesn't have a reason to go home such as fever or something I send them back to class and tell them that we do not go home unless there is a real reason. I don't care what the parents say. They should have kept them at home to begin wi...

I pretty much do the same as stated above also..In my older grumpier years I have been wondering about something....Whats wrong with the teacher addressing this issue????? Why do we get this job when we haven't even witnessed it??? I have spoken to k...

When you make the home visits how do you discuss this with the family? I have found in the past that talking to the student does no good. It may work for a bit but right back to the same habits they are used to at home. I have had parents come to sch...

We are a small country school. We have a councilor on the high school campus 6 miles away but she doesn't work cases on my campus. Our councilor quit 5 years ago and they never replaced her. Thanks for your suggestions. I will continue to work at thi...

I have not spoke with the physician. Around here if mom doesn't sign a release the Dr. will not discuss his situation with me. I asked mom to do that and she never did. A home visit..no. I do know that there is a older sister in the house with specia...

I have a 196 lb 3rd grader that poops his pants frequently. His mom allows him to wear a diaper. Sometimes it doesn't just have poop in it..it is soaked with urine also. I think the diaper at this age is such a bad idea. I think it promotes laziness ...

I would require that the mom attend the field trip as well since she was so insistent that he go. Let mom take care of him.

This is so strange! I got to work this am and checked my e-mail. Read the post re:the hicky....5 minutes later a 2ND GRADER came in with a hicky on her right upper arm! No kidding!

I have had some of those! The things kids will do to get out of class!

Good grief! We need to write a book! I really do believe that some of them do not know what an emergency really is. I have e-mailed and made announcements at times when I am screening and don't want to be interrupted unless it is an emerg. and still ...

Yes! Especially if it is the same kid over and over! I think some of the teachers are so scared of the parents that they don't use common sense...or maybe they just don't have any..

Thats right sista!

oh gosh..I have had teachers send them in for me to zip or button their pants, to wash off milk from their clothes, to tighten the waist bands inside the jeans , repair flipflops.... sometimes I wonder about these big people around here.....

I agree that we are raising wimps. I have thought about going to the classes at the beginning of the year, the middle and towards the end and teach the students what they can and can't come to the nurse for....in front of the teacher. I think it will...

I use nurse referral forms that has 3 copies. I write one up on everything no matter how minor. The parent gets one of these copies. If they call upset I ask did you receive a copy of the health referral? Yes... okay that is your notification. I do n...

There will always be one of those in the group. Sometimes you just have to remind them that their 4 year degree is in teaching not nursing.