Ive mentored new school nurses in my district for the past 2 years. I think they question themselves daily on why they made the change for all the reasons mentioned in other posts. Isolation,...
schoolnurse61 replied to verdeacres's topic in School
Been doing this for 17+ years and when i started we wore business casual w jeans on payday Friday. About 5 years ago there was a bus accident that required one of our nurses to respond. She had to...
schoolnurse61 replied to schoolnurse2015's topic in School
Well my x-ray eyes failed me (must be my age). I missed a fracture! Kiddo came in after recess and showed me on the injured hand how his fingers were bent back at recess. Assessment showed not...
schoolnurse61 replied to tippeny's topic in School
So worth it for me! I took a pay cut and at the time i switched jobs i was in a management position with the opportunity to keep moving on up. when i had the opportunity to have summers off, snow...
schoolnurse61 replied to Farawyn's topic in School
I'm back for my 16th year as a school nurse! Spent the summer planning and preparing all the 504 agreements that our district now mandates. My desks are covered in paperwork, phone ringing off the...
I have worked our ESY (extended school year) the past 2 years but not this summer! Heading to TN, OR, CO for some family time. My son rides motorcycles and he will be riding in all those places so i...
schoolnurse61 replied to stacyns02's topic in School
I use the individual silver ware baskets and label the end with each childs name and teacher. They are super cheap at Wal-mart about a buck for 3 of them. Then at end of the year just rip the name...
schoolnurse61 replied to littleINlpn's topic in School
And don't forget dog poop on the little darlings shoes, dirty glasses that just need a tissue to clean off, teeth that aren't loose enough to pull, dirty shirts (Some of my teachers can't teach a...
I am a school nurse in the state of PA and have recently been asked to do nursing assessments on all children who have been restrained for behavior issues. I would like to develop a check off sheet...