kimbernurse

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1. Any school nurses doing things differently?

   kimbernurse replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I sent out letters to the staff and teachers with the info from the CDC website. I typed up a cover letter emphasizing "Our best defense against this strain of flu is being proactive and fighting...

2. I'm so heated right now and just need to vent !!@!!

   kimbernurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

   Everyone has those kind of days...we want you to let it all out here. Sometimes it's not easy to let things just go and most of us understand that!! Usually, once you "yell out loud" it's all better!...

3. Complaint of the day

   kimbernurse replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

   3 second grade girls, all from the same class, all wet their pants at exactly the same time. Couldn't contact anyone to bring new clothes for any of them. All 3 went back to class with wet pants after...

4. Complaint of the day

   kimbernurse replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

   Tis the season for allergies! One little girl came in. "You gotta call my aunt. I am ABOUT to have an allergic reaction" When asked to what, she yelled "CATERPILLARS!!!" When asked her what happens...

5. Complaint of the day

   kimbernurse replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

   Me too!! How funny. " My grandma told me if I ever have a loose tooth I had to go home" This was a 3rd grader!! Tisk

6. Weird Parents !

   kimbernurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

   I HATE ringbacks on cell phones "while your party is being reached". I usually use speaker phone when making phone calls so I can have my hands free to multi task, but some of the vulgarity of those...

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

   kimbernurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

   I make the kids that jump off the bus and come straight to the health room go to class first to "check in" with teacher and get a pass. After they do that, then they can come back and see me. I can...

8. What was the strangest ???

   kimbernurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

   Teachers aid wanted bandaids because her "headlights" were shining.

9. Lunch for the School Nurse

   kimbernurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

   I also try to take my lunch later in the day, between 1 and 2. Noon meds are done then and the influx as slowed some. If it's approaching my lunchtime, I will shut my door and finish up with the kids...

10. I keep getting sick!

    kimbernurse posted a topic in School

    I just need some reassurance!! I am new to school nursing, been at my school for about 4 months. The thing is I have been sick 4 times since I started and have been out a total of 6 days. Is it...

11. Process for immunization review

    kimbernurse posted a topic in School

    I have been a school nurse now for about 4 months. When I first started, our 45 day report was done, and the immunization situation in our district was a nightmare. It really made me come close to...

12. Fake Illness

    kimbernurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I love the mass histeria that is so contagious when one student vomits/get sick. It seems that the rest of the class has sympathy pains or something (especially when little Johnny goes back to the...

13. Questioning Our Compassion

    kimbernurse replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Just

14. Questioning Our Compassion

    kimbernurse replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    ER nurses definitely have strong personalities! I think you'll pretty much find that in any ER and any ICU. I think we kinda have to be that way, you know, hold our ground so we won't be manipulated...

15. Drug rant: Legalized Dope Dealer, RN

    kimbernurse replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    What weirdo has 2 (who knows if there are more) user names on allnurses?? COLPN and COnursingstudent. Any one seeing a disturbing trend