mustlovepoodles

mustlovepoodles RN

OB/GYN, Peds, School Nurse, DD

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  1. Need some more help---- QUICK!

    mustlovepoodles replied to PICNICRN's topic in School

    Ask who you would be reporting to. You need to know who your boss is. Ask how they want communication to be sent; I prefer email. You want to keep a paper trail. I also back that up with a...

  2. What to do with Freq flyers?

    mustlovepoodles replied to cowgirlBSN's topic in School

    I haven't been a school nurse all that long, only 2 years, but I have gotten a pretty good handle of frequent flyers. In middle school kids learn to keep asking to go to the clinic until they find the...

  3. Just a vent

    mustlovepoodles replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I know what you mean. I hate when kids come to the clinic and say "My teacher says I need to go home, I have a fever." I just take their temp and send them back to class with a note that says...

  4. What dumb things have teachers / staff said to you?

    mustlovepoodles replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    Needy teachers? hahahahahaha I have one who actually had me type up a letter stating that she was "allowed" to eat a snack at her desk when she has symptoms of hypoglycemia(she has diabetes.) Not...

  5. A little help from the school nurses??

    mustlovepoodles replied to PICNICRN's topic in School

    Here in Georgia we are not paid even a first-year teacher's salary--I'm making fully $10/hr less than I made working in the hospital. Nurses in my area do not receive step increases (we are paid by a...

  6. What dumb things have teachers / staff said to you?

    mustlovepoodles replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    How much time to you have? I hear things all the time that make me say, "Huh?" Like the teacher who sent a student with a note that said "she can't sit still, I think she has a UTI or something."...

  7. Feeling guilty b/c I thought she was okay

    mustlovepoodles replied to kidsnurse1969's topic in School

    :cheers: You said a mouthful right there! I concur with most of the rest of the posters--you don't have Xray vision, you did all the right things, touched all your bases. You made an educated...

  8. Pets at work

    mustlovepoodles replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have a quick question about bringing therapy dogs to a facility. I notice that the dogs ya'll have mentioned have all been small dogs( westies, french bulldog, cairn terrier.) I have an 80-lb...

  9. SEVERAL Questions for School Nurses!! PLEASE Answer :)

    mustlovepoodles replied to Sl1011's topic in School

    Hi! I've only been a school nurse for 2-1/2 years, so I'm not an expert. I've been an RN for 31 years, starting with L&D, then ER, NICU, PICU, and even telephone triage. All of those experiences...

  10. Activities in the clinic

    mustlovepoodles replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    OMG, if I provided activities I'd never get them outta the clinic! I've already had to nix peppermints for upset stomachs and lifesavers for sore throats. Word got around you could get candy in the...

  11. How is your school year going?

    mustlovepoodles replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    So far I have counted the days until Thanksgiving break at least 8 times. I work in a middle school with "distressed & transient populations." Half of our kids speak at least 2 languages; their...