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How physical and active you are really all depends on the student population and their needs. I have been in a school with classes of medically fragile kiddos and I was pretty active and busy all day long. I have also been in a school with fewer cl...

I actually have a two-year contract. They have an option of offering a one-year or two- year contract. We have had a couple of nurses leave mid-way through the year these last couple of years. They did not have any penalties for leaving during the...

If a student meets the criteria for exclusion and cannot be picked up, I will keep them in the clinic in order to protect the other students from exposure. Keep in mind this is after I have exhausted all avenues of having them picked up (grandma, au...

I have heard the same thing. The officers do not want too any people questoning the potential victim because it may damage the integrity of the investigation. So, when a teacher sends a student to the clinic because of suspicious bruises or report ...

I said that same thing to my principal last week when I came to her with a concern. Her reply was that it we could give people common sense or figure a way to teach it, we would be millionaires. Needless to say, that conversation with the principa...

My kids eat the flamin' hot cheetos occasionally and they don't get sick because of them. They also don't eat a lot of other spicy food, so I am not sure the correlation. But, I think it may have something to do with how much good food they are eat...

Mrs. H. has a good point. This situation would be good evidence as to why it is ideal to have an RN in every clinic.

My principal calls me "nurse" ex: "Hey, Nurse. How's your day?" So I call him "principal". "I'm great, Principal" When I answer the phone or make a call, I identify myself as Nurse (last name). I feel this helps to indentify they are speaking to th...

I just assumed she was describing the problem. There was no outcry for saying she had multiple head injuries in the clinic. Peepee pants was a quick way to type it. That was my first thought, I am glad no one hears what runs through my mind someti...

All of our nurses are AHA certified CPR instructors and teach classes that are arranged by our department and also we arrange for classes as needed on our campuses. This is an expected part of our position so we are not compensated extra for our tim...

I work at a school with K - 5 students. I do have students come in with soiled clothes. Very seldomly do I cahnge them. I ask the student if they can clean themselves and if not I call home. I do have two students with Spina Bifida who come in tw...

I admit, I have done this, but I did not last very long. I quickly tired of them staring at me.

I have had teachers call the parents right after I had seen the student and deemed them well enough to return to class. This made me feel undermined because this was one of the student's who was playing in the clinic and assured me she felt okay to g...

I was actually told by my director that it is difficult to find a sub for my clinic and many of the ladies who have subbed for me before will not come back. They say because it is very busy and the special needs kids have complex needs. The directo...

The hand-held device could be something like a blackberry or other smartphone that would have your electronic records and charting system on it where you could chart away from the clinic, but without the bulk of a laptop. This could be helpful if yo...

Our cafeteria sells them also. What are they thinking?! When I have a student who has a stomach ache, vomiting, or nausea after lunch, I always ask them what they had at lunch. More often than not, Hot Cheetos. I then go into my lecture voice as ...

Does anyone know of any restrictions on a student with dialysis that would limit them from going on a field trip to a nature center? He has external heparinized dialysis ports and an AV fistula. I have activity restrictions like no fast moving balls,...

My vice-principal told me to call the parents the morning of the field trip to explain the "unsanitary conditions" of the port-a-potty and to make sure they still wanted him to go. I don't know why this was not done last week, but oh well. So I cal...

Calling home for any head injury is part of my district's policy on head injuries. Sometimes it's a pain, but I still do it. My kids are students in the same district. One time, my daughter hit her head in PE (middle schooler) and there was a sub...

I never thought about taking the AED. I might need to add it to my list.

Purple-scrubs you are so lucky. I have two students on my list to call anytime and 900 students with medically fragile students also. The principal is hoping they will get tired of me calling, but no dice.

Our district does not give us days off in the middle of the week. I have often wished for one, but I think I have changed my mind now. I don't want two Mondays in one week. I can barely handle the one. :chair:

I too have had the trouble with finding a sub. My supervisor has had me call my sub while I had a 102 degree fever and was vomiting. I called in between bathroom breaks. I had to go in for half a day that time while wearing a mask. I don't think ...

I take the wheelchair and put my emergency bag, a box with all inhalers and epi-pens in it, my box with emergency contact cards, and when I had a diabetic, I took his emergency care box. Oh yeah, and don't forget any students that I may have with me...

Early dismissal days are the same way. No one came in that day.