Eleven011

Eleven011

Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse

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  1. School Nurse-Cough Drops

    Hey Tgray! Come on over to the school nurse section! We are under the specialties tab. We talk about everything school nursing, even cough drops! And no we don't hand them out like
  2. C'Mon Now!

    Yep! Sent home 3, working on a 4th. School started an hour
  3. The Grinch Nurse

    I tried to post this twice yesterday, but for some reason it wouldn't work. I watch all his video's and they are hilarious! He is spot on with this
  4. Gerry Brooks on school nursing! OMG!

  5. Help Me Decide

    Will the new middle school be getting the elementary students you already know in the next few years? All I can say is being at the same school as my kids is the #1 perk, for me, of this job. I...
  6. C'Mon Now!

    Had a jr high kid bring in a bottle of prescription meds and a dr. order to take at school. Called mom and got verbal ok for all this and that i would be sending more paperwork home with kid, please...
  7. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    It's once again the season of "staff Christmas sweatshirt Wednesday's" and unfortunately, they are blue. So I will not be cool again until Spring! I'll just eat at my
  8. Influenza-like illness

    I don't have a director. I'm a department of one and I report to my
  9. Influenza-like illness

    I'm feeling rather dense at the moment.....but it has never occurred to me to report a run of illnesses to DOH?? It wasn't something I was told I needed to do in my 4 hour orientation:sarcastic:...
  10. Illness and School Concerts

    I don't have to make the call - its in our policy that if a student is absent at all the day of an event (concert, sporting event, ect) they can't go to the event that night. The only exception is...
  11. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Far, I'm so sorry for your loss. Hugs and prayers for
  12. Field Trips

    We don't go on field trips here. If there is a student who needs meds, I set them up and send them along and the teacher gives it. Our one diabetic student has his mom go along on all trips. I...
  13. Snow Day!

    We are expecting a blizzaard today, so I'm home on the couch! Might clean, might wrap some presents, or might just sit here and watch tv! Hope everyone has a good
  14. Christmas break, when do you start yours?

    We are out at 2pm on the 21st, and back on Jan. 3rd. It seems like a lot of time if you've never had it off like that before, but honestly with all the hustle and bustle, it flies by! I'm taking...
  15. Average salary

    It varies by region too. We aren't any where near the teachers pay range, I am paid hourly and clock in and out like the
  16. School Nurse Cert with DOE

    Not required in SD. I would love to get accredited, but I only have an AD in nursing so I'm not
  17. We are doing the same thing, only are a year ahead of you! We are building a new K-12 building and last year was our planning year (will be living in construction for 2 years now as they are...
  18. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Been wearing my Christmas themed scrubs lately and I don't seem to have any pink ones! So, I'll sit at the uncool, but full of holiday cheer, table
  19. Employee Health?

    There is nothing in my job description about doing anything for staff. So, No, I am not required to do anything. That being said, I do look at rashes, take b/p's and recommend treatment, give out...
  20. Snow Day!

    We are normally not very nervous about snow at all, and rarely call off school, but the winds were predicted to be about 50 mph with snow falling at 9am. I imagine they didn't want to get the kids at...
  21. My dad died yesterday

    I'm so very sorry for your loss. I lost my Dad over 20 years ago and it sometimes feels like just yesterday. That kind of loss is something that you move on from, but just never quite get over....
  22. Completing school attendance your task too?

    Our Elementary and high school secretaries do our attendance. Ours is on the computer, teachers mark who isn't in their classroom when the bell rings, then the secretaries will call those that are...
  23. First day back

    Every bump, bruise and scratch that happened over the long weekend now hurts and needs an icepack! 18 days for
  24. We are getting a therapy dog!

    Oh, I'd be in
  25. Thanksgiving Break is Upon Us!

    That went way too fast! I had a great few days off, but picked up a bug at the tail end and now am back at work, tired, coughing and sneezing and just wanting to be home. Oh well, at least I can...