GRAMMYTAB

GRAMMYTAB has 27 years experience and specializes in home health, hospital, medical office.

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1. one of those "days" in the office!

   GRAMMYTAB posted a topic in School

   Just needed to vent to someone today. It is hard being the only "Medical" minded employee in a school. I am happy with my job so please don't take me wrong but.................I am so tired of the non-medical stuff that I am about to blow a gasket....

2. hand sanitizer scare

   GRAMMYTAB replied to GRAMMYTAB's topic in School

   Our school has a policy that OTC meds can be given if the parent provides them and if they have signe the Administration of meds form upon enrollment of that child. Otherwise,,no, they don't get anything from the health office.

3. hand sanitizer scare

   GRAMMYTAB posted a topic in School

   :bugeyes:I had an incident this week that woke us all up to an intersting fact!! Just wondering if anyone else has ever had this to happen. A 5th grade student came in around 9:00 with a bad headache (her mom works here at the school and told me to g...

4. $200! How are you resourceful?

   GRAMMYTAB replied to Aneroo's topic in School

   :nuke: The teachers here in our elementary school add things like bandaids, hand sanitizer, kleenex etc to the school supply list at the start of a new school year. This helps out a lot. Even though not all parents donate items to the health offic...

5. School Health Room Log

   GRAMMYTAB replied to pugmomrn's topic in School

   Hi, I just keep a daily log, I use a generic sheet and fill in the blanks. I keep them divided by the month in a notebook on my shelf. I am alone in the office so there are days that it piles up on me and I get behind, but I try to document every li...

6. NASN IHP book?

   GRAMMYTAB replied to pugmomrn's topic in School

   I would also like to know if this works better! I have had to use old homemade ones for certain diagnosed chronic illnesses. Would love to hear how other school nurses get the appropriate care plans. thank you:banghead:

7. Summer Break !!

   GRAMMYTAB replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

   May 31st at 3:00!! And I have my ticket to Alaska already!!!

8. I am calling in sick on Monday. I want to quit.

   GRAMMYTAB replied to joy09's topic in School

   Wow, you did have a really bad day!! So sorry that it turned out that way. I do understand how we as the medical professional feel isolated in the school system. I just finally had to get used to it and suck it up!! I go to work each day and do my j...

9. What was your job before you became a nurse?

   GRAMMYTAB replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

   Believe it or not....I was a welder!!!! Dirty job!!! all that smoke and once i caught the hem of my jeans on fire.......think nursing is a safer option for me!!!

10. What is your BIGGEST pet peve about school nursing ?

    GRAMMYTAB replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Ok! I had one today that I just have to share with you guys. A second grade girl came in and said her teacher sent her to call her mom. I asked her why and she told me it was because her panites were bothering her!! Well, because of past dealings w...

11. Kids Say the Darndest Things

    GRAMMYTAB replied to EricJRN's topic in School

    ugh..this one about had me gagging!! here is goes.. I had a first grader come in telling me he felt like he was gonna "fro up" so I asked him if he had eaten that morning and his reply was "yep, my sister made me eat a booger at the bus stop!" I had ...

12. Staff Members Children

    GRAMMYTAB replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I have the same problem here! It is just assumed by "them" that I won't mind their kids staying in here with me all day!!

13. What is your BIGGEST pet peve about school nursing ?

    GRAMMYTAB replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    My biggest pet peeve is the student who shows up with a papercut and it isn't even bleeding but the teacher sent them anyway...I did slow this down a bit by responding with a box of bandaids sent back with the student for the teacher to apply to the ...

14. How much experience before school nursing?

    GRAMMYTAB replied to EricJRN's topic in School

    I had worked in home health, the hospital, and then several years for an internist/pediatrician. You should have a couple of years experience under your belt because you truly are on your own in the school nurse setting. I cam in and had to put this...