schoolnurse61

schoolnurse61

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  1. Not sure this is the right place for me after all...

    schoolnurse61 replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    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,...

  2. What do you wear to work as a school nurse?

    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...

  3. x-ray eyes weren't working

    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...

  4. Would love some advice!

    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...

  5. Roll Call 2016-2017

    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...

  6. It's almost summer! What are your plans?

    schoolnurse61 replied to Avill's topic in School

    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...

  7. Medication Organization

    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...

  8. Feeling like I'm doing everything wrong lately

    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...

  9. Meaning of your username?

    schoolnurse61 replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Year I was

  10. post restraint nursing assessment for school

    schoolnurse61 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  11. post restraint nursing assessment for school

    schoolnurse61 replied to schoolnurse61's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Vito, Public school , a few staff members trained in passive restraint for safety