SchoolNurseBSN

SchoolNurseBSN

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  1. Just a rant

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to Calibean's topic in School

    How can we telll our students and staff to stay home when running a fever when we are expected to show up in any

  2. Weird Requests

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    For me, these requests usually come when I am helping a student with a bad asthma attack or holding pressure on a bleeding wound!!! I will have student sit there 30-45 minutes until I am done with my...

  3. Where do they change the briefs of special needs children in your school?

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to NurseMommyRN's topic in School

    Don't give up! Push as far and as hard as you can because if this is happening to your child it is happening to others as

  4. Just a rant

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to Calibean's topic in School

    I also feel your frustration. The nurses in my district are treated like poo! Let's dump everything that nobody else wants to do on you and no you are subhuman and do not deserve a lunch or bathroom...

  5. Weird Requests

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    Thanks for keeping them coming. I am now eating my lunch at 2:00, better late than never I suppose! Today I have been asked to 1. Ignore the medication policy (requested by parent). 2. Get out of the...

  6. Where do they change the briefs of special needs children in your school?

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to NurseMommyRN's topic in School

    You should be upset, your child deserves privacy! There is a special needs student at my school. When she is changed, it is in my clinic with the door closed AND locked! Staff is always getting mad at...

  7. How to cope with stress overload??

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to LACA's topic in School

    Without knowing it, you made my day better! I was feeling very stressed when I clicked on your post. But you know what, I have three healthy children and have never experienced your loss so my day...

  8. This is enough to drive me out of School Nursing

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Amen!

  9. Going home for cramps. Really?

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    sunraygurlRN2B - This is a place for school nurses not for nursing students with no experience to junp down our throats for being rude! DO NOT flame us for doing our jobs which is to "remove medical...

  10. Going home for cramps. Really?

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Sometimes "empathy" is being able to stand up and say that the right thing for a student is the right to an education. And you cannot receive an education by staying home for every little thing! Also,...

  11. This is enough to drive me out of School Nursing

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I understand. I was pregnant at this time last year and it was very disheartening when I would hear the other front office staff members checking with each other to ensure that everyone had taken a...

  12. Coming Back to School Nursing !

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

    Welcome back! You hear me complain, but School Nursing IS the greatest job in the world! We make a difference every day without even realizing

  13. PINK EYE

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to meeka720's topic in School

    our job is to keep them in school whenever possible! The only place that kid should go is back to

  14. This is enough to drive me out of School Nursing

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I feel your pain. There is this mentality in schools that the nurse should be available every second. I have felt frustration lately myself because I would just love to eat lunch, go to the restroom,...

  15. Going home for cramps. Really?

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I was a middle school nurse before I moved to elementary. I took each complaint of cramps on a case by case basis. i always tried the heating pad first and then went from there. I could tell when the...

  16. need some tips for kids remembering to come

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to momnurse23's topic in School

    I get the teacher involved as much as possible. Is this for an ADHD med? After all, if it is an ADHD med, the teacher is the one to suffer if the med is missed or late....so they will usually help...

  17. Quick fix??

    SchoolNurseBSN posted a topic in School

    Are we raising an entire generation of kids who in the future are going to call in sick to work because thay have chapped lips or a hangnail? I try really hard to teach my students self care and...

  18. Sitting in a lonely office...

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to safarirn's topic in School

    Makes you wonder, huh???? Yet, on the other hand.....you try to get screenings done or eat lunch and EVERYBODY on campus is knocking on death's

  19. Need some input!

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to blackscrubs's topic in School

    Every year, it comes down to a couple of kids who I have to exclude for no shots. I hate to do it, but it is the law. I give them 2 letters and 1 phone call before

  20. DO YOU SEND HOME????

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to blackscrubs's topic in School

    I very rarely see any drainage at all. I do see a lot of "cheeto conjunctivitis." Especially, they eat the hot cheetos and rub their eyes! Dust is usually still all over their fingers when they come...

  21. Lice

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to cruzcontrol's topic in School

    http://identify.us.com/head-lice/head-lice-document-download/ More good info. I refuse to do mass screanings! It is unwarranted and a disruption of the educational process. EDUCATE, EDUCATE, EDUCTE...

  22. Privacy in school nurse's office

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in School

    This is a subject near and dear to me as I struggle with providing privacy everyday! I have a very small clinic with one cot right beside my desk. Staff members think that this is a common area and...

  23. Frustration these First Few Weeks of School

    SchoolNurseBSN posted a topic in School

    It just seems like every year, nurses in my district get less respect. I know we are in an education setting and have to adapt - I always try to be part of the team. However, it seems like we face...

  24. What would you have done?

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to LACA's topic in School

    From my experience, if it happens on the face, head, neck ALWAYS call to CYA! I also tell them about the head injury form I am sending home with their child. AND most importantly, make sure your...

  25. School Nursing- First job as RN

    SchoolNurseBSN replied to Jw1724's topic in School

    Same here, VERY SHORT time in hopital after graduation. 5 years in and I am now responsible for orienting the new nurses in my district. It can be done! I still learn and seek new info everyday to...