CalNevaMimi LPN, LVN

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    Just need to vent for a minute...

    OP, here you are trying to keep these kids safe and healthy...and you get grief from the parents. It isn't the nurses who are making the relationships hostile. Have a peaceful Friday and
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    Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Me, a million times a day at this new school, "If you don't have a fever, you're okay to stay at school." Sick of myself
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    Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    It happened about 10 days ago. It's very hard to explain to someone who isn't a nurse what it means to be booted out of your specialty. 70% of my career has been with special needs & medically...
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    NOT gas!

    Yes, those parents had to know something was
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    Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    Due to there being no emergency meds to legally keep me at my school site, I got bumped to help out somewhere else. How nice of my district to make the decision to MOVE ME from my coveted and...
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    Lockdown!

    Glad everything is okay! Several years ago my daughter's high school had a "come pick up your kid" post-lockdown. I would have been more nervous to find her, but in a school of 1500 she was the only...
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    Should I give up scrubs?

    Happy medium here. I simply cannot stand scrub pants because they do not make flattering scrub pants for someone as wide as she is tall (exaggerating, but I'm a smidge under 5'4" and size XL). So here...
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    "Other Duties as Assigned"

    Dentist.
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    The Vomit Thread

    I wish I knew who to credit for this vomit tip. Worked great with elementary but is also working great here at the middle school. Feeling like you're gonna barf, you say? Here, drink this big 'ole cup...
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    Woo hoo! Got myself some peace at the end of the day!

    At my middle school, I have 'em coming in up until the last 1/2 hour of the day, usually for dumb things like ice for non-urgent issues. I've been grunting and pointing to the
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    The Vomit Thread

    Yes...I agree that chunky, smelly barf speaks perfectly well for
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    Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    If only I had computer access to Pandora...I'd be tickled
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    Depressed LVN

    I just checked EdJoin.org and there are open positions for school site LVNs. I work in a beautiful area of CA and we use EdJoin to advertise when we need an LVN. Hardly anyone applies. Seriously. I...
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    Taking a lunch break

    I work a great portion of my day with special needs kids. Those aides are adamant about getting every single minute of break time. Taking a lunch break is working out great for me this year. I grab my...
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    Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Wow. Next you can offer mani/pedi days. And aromatherapy. Makes you wonder what they think we're doing in
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    Convince me that school nursing is my dream job

    Can't beat the schedule, that's for
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    Crazy Parents

    Almost spit my gum out laughing. Good
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    Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    ...and thanks for scheduling another fire drill right in the middle of one of my g-tube feeding
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    Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Maybe that teacher should just hand over the keys to his/her car. I'm sure the student could get some real relaxing sleep in
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    Creative Faker Excuses

    HA! That's exactly what I said to
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    Creative Faker Excuses

    I know you've got 'em. Let's hear 'em! Yesterday a middle school boy came in here with the elaborate story about how he is on death's door. Apparently, he had a sore throat for 2 days. No fever. Then,...
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    It's August!! Who is going back soon??

    The worst is wishy-washy administrators who don't seem to understand the "excluded after 10 days" rule.
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    August 2015 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    "On Wednesdays we wear blue. Stop trying to make pink
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    It's August!! Who is going back soon??

    Immunization drama, going through emergency cards for unreported health concerns, creating a health cautions lists, and digging my way through the hoard of useless materials in this office. This...
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    New, but not new

    I'm in your boat, but I have also worked at a high school. Middle school is going great so far and I'm really happy here. I've got one good trick with the hall passes for the students to get from my...