Happy Halloween All!!
I want to let everyone know that I am leaving my school nurse job ? . I started 10 years ago when my youngest son was in 2nd grade and he is graduating this year. This...
I made one once with a title that said "Say "BOO" to the Flu" and then I had little ghosts all around that said things like "wash your hands" and "sneeze into your sleeve", that kind of
My school has about 600 kids K-12th grade. The OTC meds trickle in throughout the year, but by the end I probably have 20-25 different ones. Most are tylenol or motrin, but I do get anxiety meds,...
No, kids are not permitted to carry medications on them. That said, I'm not the tylenol police and if a high school student has a bottle in his backpack, I'm not going to push it much. Our policy is...
I start inservice tomorrow - 8/15, and kids will be back 8/23. My last child is a senior this year, so this will be my year to decide if I want to keep doing school nursing or move on. We will...
Eleven011 replied to Glitternurse's topic in School
I get lumped in with Teachers too. I did have the Kindergarten class color me pictures and then all come squeeze into my room to recite "Thank you for taking care of us". It was nice to be...
I can't speak for every position, but for the majority, we don't give vaccinations in our office. However, I do check the immunization status of all incoming Kindergarden, 6th grade and New to...
I have pretty much the same office set up - back door to the office, front door into the main hallway. I only shut the main hallway door if I am gone, or at lunch. I can't imagine opening and...
I've had several different side jobs over the years. For 3 years, I was the supervising nurse for a small assisted living facility. I could do my work in the evening or on weekends and the...
Eleven011 replied to icepackstat's topic in School
I find a lunch time that works into my schedule and then let all staff know what time I will be on lunch. I hang a sign on my door (with a picture for the littles), shut and lock it. There is a...
Eleven011 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School
I always go along with spirit/Pep days which are usually jeans and school themed apparel. For special days/weeks, like Homecoming or "I hate Winter" - I do a scaled back version. Backwards day is...
Eleven011 replied to RNwhohasgoats's topic in School
Covid started here in March of 2020 when our school closed down. I spent that Spring/Summer doing temp/health checks on school staff cooking/delivering meals to students. SY 20/21 we were fully...