Eleven011

Eleven011

Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse

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  1. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    I'm not in pink, but I am in my shorts and tshirt, sitting on the couch, having a twinkie and a mt. dew and thinking about what i should do today. My summer started friday. Happy Wednesday...
  2. School hasn't even started yet...

    LOL I wish!! It is not all getting done this summer. They have been building around us on open ground for the last year. Some classes will move into that new part, so the main building can be...
  3. Grants?

    Sorry I just saw this. It gives way more than pass/fail. It prints out a picture of the childs eyes, with detailed numbers and results. It checks for mypoia, hyperopia, astigmatism and gaze...
  4. School hasn't even started yet...

    Nothing to do with my state....we are in a 3 year project to build a new school, pretty much right on top of our old one. The construction people need to tear down the majority of the school this...
  5. School hasn't even started yet...

    I haven't been busy (I hear Karma coming now), but the secretaries office is right outside my door. We have 7 days of school left. And there were 2 familes that stopping in this morning to register...
  6. C'Mon Now!

    Had a little FF stop in this morning and stand by my desk. Me: Can I help you? FF: I don't know , my teacher sent me here. Me: Oh? Did she say why? FF: She thinks my eye hurts. Me: Your teacher...
  7. Is It Summer Yet?!

    Avill - I am the supervising RN at our local Assisted Living. Its a 5-10 hour a week job. During the school year its the lower end, but in summer I'll try to hit the 10 hour mark. I also pick up...
  8. Is It Summer Yet?!

    So looking forward to summer!! Because of construction of our new school/demolition of our old one, we have 16 glorious weeks off! Kids will be doing camps, baseball, working jobs and helping me...
  9. Going per diem, need secondary job ideas

    I've had my school nurse job for several years now, but before that, I did a few years of just PRNing. I worked at a LTC facility, Home Health, subbed for school nurse, and helper at a preschool...
  10. Grants?

    Kind of in the same boat, my equipment is very outdated and we aren't in the position to buy new. What we did was contact the Lion's and they were more than happy to come and screen my entire...
  11. puberty talk!

    Two of our local doc's give the puberty/sex ed talk to our 6th graders (husband/wife couple). They are awesome and really get the kids asking good questions. I do the puberty talk with 4th and 5th...
  12. AAAAAGGHHH!

    The louse is on the
  13. Staff visits

    This. I don't chart on Blood pressures, temp checks, "check this weird
  14. what's your favorite...

    Everything the others have said about the schedule and time off - its awesome! To have the same schedule as my kids is priceless. 2 of my 3 kids ride to school with me, hang out in the office with...
  15. Whoops...

    I did this the first time I ever warmed one up. I didn't know how long, so I just figured - I put my little rice packs in for a minute, I'll do the same. Umm, nice little bulging ball of ice pack....
  16. I just can't...

    I don't pull teeth, but it isn't that I don't like. Ever since I heard the "tooth fairy" story of the school nurse who got in trouble, I don't do it anymore. I can't think of anything that I can't...
  17. Later start time

    Our start time is 8:20am and has been since I can remember. 7:20 is insanely early if you ask
  18. Athletic injuries

    All sports have their share of injuries, but I'd say I've seen the most serious ones in Football. Most common across the board that I've seen are concussions and foot/ankle
  19. Electronic charting/MARs

    We use Infinite campus for everything. Has been used for years for student info, attendance, grades, and when I took over, I started using it for health office visits and medications. Before...
  20. 4th grade hygiene video?

    I had a great video on youtube that I have always shown my 4th grade boys. But now suddenly a few days before its scheduled, its unavailable! UGH! Anyone know of a good video, longer than a few...
  21. Who has an assistant?

    PreK-12 school with about 650 total students. It's just me. I really don't need an
  22. Introduction

    *waves*
  23. 4th grade hygiene video?

    Thanks for looking into it! I pulled a bunch of short couple minute long videos off youtube and will use these until I find a replacement. I'll try to order one for next
  24. How do you store your inhalers/spacers???

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]26403[/ATTACH] I use something like this. I have it hanging on my wall under my med cabinets. I stick a name label on each pouch and then everything fits inside. Mine has a few more...
  25. 4th grade hygiene video?

    No, we don't do puberty with the boys until 5th grade, so it can only be hygiene. Thanks