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My middle school was planning an overnight trip for band/choir. This has always been done, but this is my first full year in the school. I thought that, for the first time ever, we should take charge of the medications that students don't normally ...

Just registered to take the computerized exam, and will be doing independent study with a practice exam. I've seen recommendations for the following texts- Which helped you most if you've taken the test recently? AWHONN's Core Curriculum for Mat...

Hello, Dear School Nurse Friends! Today is my last day in School Nursing! I'm starting a new job on Monday, part time in OB at a brand new hospital! I'm really excited about going back to OB- it's where I belong. Thank you for all of the support an...

I'm pretty good with the bodily fluids and goo (it's been so long since I suctioned a trach-- still miss it!!). What really gives me the willies is nails. When a fingernail is bent back off the bed (the only time I ever passed out in school nursi...

Hey! That kid was in my health room just last week, too! I had a kid come in complaining of being "wheezy". No asthma/resp history, no active URI, lungs clear, able to breathe deeply. He finally said "yeah- my head feels all foggy and I'm dizzy". ...

You know what? Even the most experienced OB nurses need to occasionally ask a colleague for a recheck...

Pandemic has hit Wisconsin!!! 3 little girls from the same class! (One of them is a frequent flyer who REALLY knows how to act it out; Other one is a frequent flyer who bounces in with a smile and says "my stomach hurts"; the other-- just a fluke....

Quickbeam- what unit? I'll be on OB (and I'm returning to Aurora- great docs at the new hosp!!)

But, alas, it's not where I want to spend my life. Coincidentally, I gave my notice just last week, and have 2 weeks left. I've decided to go back to my true love, OB. There's a brand-new hospital opening up nearby, and I'll be working a 0.5 pm/noc...

School nursing is definitely a unique area of nursing, and it varies so greatly from one district to the next. I tried it because of the hours/schedule, my desire to try community nursing, and my interest in the whole educational arena. School nurs...

testing (couldn't post a bit ago...)

You know, it's just one of those things you need to dive in and get the feel of. Heck- I still remember my first successful SVE like it was yesterday! Effacement is the trickiest to get, but it will come. You just need to practice. There should...

When my little girl came home from school with a bandaid on her knee for the first time, I remember saying "Don't I at least get a note???" Then, I became a school nurse!!

Wow!! I didn't really notice that those were forks in the eyes- just assumed they were safety goggles of some sort.... Well, then- take my kid off your "no screen list"!! (I'd hate to see how you do hearing screens!!)

On the one hand, if the kid has nonspecific complaints, nothing I can put my finger on, and the teacher says the kid is just "off" today, I'll go ahead and call the parents. Maybe something is just starting to brew but there's no fever or vomiting.....

You know, I started in nursing after AIDS came out to the world. I learned how to start IVs and draw blood with gloves on, and consider myself to be quite skilled- even with the hard sticks. I would never think of trying it without! I've also seen ...

firefightingRN-- LOL on the aed pads-- we could use them for waxing body hair, as so elegantly demonstrated in the AHA training video :) PS- Is that a self-portrait??

I've been going through my EpiPens this week, as a matter of fact. I heard somewhere that they can trade in an expired EpiPen for a new one, but can't find specific information about that (if it's through the manuf, a particular pharmacy, or an insu...

School nurse here- I'd advise to get a few good years of experience under your belt before you do school nursing. We really do work in a vacuum-- depending on what state you are in or how much the particular district values the position, one RN ca...

Had a dream that we had a c-section right in the middle of my grandma's dining room table. The doctor walked in the front door, scrubbed and ready! Also have had those horrifying dreams that I forgot about a patient through my whole shift.

I had a kid tell me that he knows of kids who are smoking nutmeg. I Googled it, and sure enough! The entire spice cabinet is no longer safe.:icon_roll

Join our professional organization ASAP! NASN and the WI chapter are 2-fer: pay once for dual membership. I've never benefited from a professional organization as much as I have with NASN-- online CEUs/ modules, great publications, etc. WI has sc...

Ok ok ok-- as much as I complain sometimes, one of the best parts of school nursing is SNOW DAYS!! We're supposed to get a good foot of the stuff up here in Wisconsin, and everyone is anticipating the day off! (fingers crossed fingers crossed!!)

Had a very relaxing day yesterday-- sat on my couch, watched movies (I'll give Julie and Julia 3.5 stars-- I had higher expectations), and watched my kids play in the 10 inches of snow. There's a rotation system, so that was our free snow day (make ...

In my old life as an OB nurse, the babies would all come during snow storms so we HAD to brave the roads!