Eleven011

Eleven011

Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse

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  1. Transgender Students and Name Changes.

    We haven't dealt with any transgender issues yet, but we have several students who go by other names than their legal ones, for whatever reason. All staff get a list of students who prefer to go by...
  2. Not all heros wear capes

    I bet the teacher that sent her was hoping it wasn't
  3. Book/online resources

    I second this forum! Tons of great info and if you can't find it ask! Other things that would be helpful is to find and bookmark your states DOH website and any other state specific school...
  4. Designated Days

    I'd rather have National Taco day and national stay at home in your jammies day. You can keep the
  5. Tell us about your school

    Opening pheasant weekend is like a holiday around here! And bragging rights go out to the biggest buck shot in
  6. Tell us about your school

    I am in a public school. We are PreK - 12. Our main building is old, being built in 1917. We have two additions that have been added on, in the 40's and the 70's. I know all this because we...
  7. Accidents/Change of clothes

    To be honest, my 5th grade son has an aversion to underwear and goes commando most days. I don't see a problem with it on this one occasion as long as the student isn't upset by
  8. This friday is dragging......

    It's only 10am and I'm ready to go home! Plus its cookies against cancer day today and I have 3 dozen of the most delicious cookies ever sitting on my file cabinet just begging to be eaten. Ugh....
  9. A first grader just brought the following for lunch

    Wow. My kid is super picky too, and I pack his lunch most days, but he would get one..maybe two things off that list in a lunch. Like I could see me packing the yogurt drink and a bag of...
  10. C'Mon Now!

    We call them Cockelburs. No poison, but they are the
  11. School Nurse Job Pros/Cons

    Pros - My kids come to work with me, I see them throughout the day, and then they come home with me. Same work day schedule as kids. Summers off! Holidays and weekends off! Low stress level...
  12. How do you feel about going on field trips?

    Oh my, poor kid and poor you! Not a fun time! As far as field trips, I've only gone on ones where I am Mom to my own kids - never in nurse capacity. And I enjoyed those. I am not required...
  13. school nursing

    If your interested, there is a forum on here for just school nurses. You could find lots of help there. Its under the specialties
  14. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    School pictures today, so mandatory dress code of blue/black or white. So not fetch
  15. Mandated HPV Vaccinations?

    It is not mandatory in my state, only highly recommended. I imagine if that were to change it would be the same as the other mandatory vaccinations, like Kidzcare
  16. Student Growth Objectives

    Me either! Our teachers do SLO's (student learning objectives), but no mention of SGO's to me. Let's keep it that
  17. Immunizations

    Our County Health Nurse and I run into each other alot at our kids sporting events. She told me yesterday that she had a parent bring a kid in with my letter I had sent out to get immunizations....
  18. What do you wear to work as a school nurse?

    It was my choice, so I wear scrubs. As the others said, it makes me visible as the nurse, especially to the little ones, and since I already had a full wardrobe of them - why not! Also much more...
  19. The After School Thread

    Trying to get a good chunk of my dishes/laundry normal weekend chores done tonite so I can spend most of the weekend moving back into our basement! We had a water pipe break this summer and flooded...
  20. What computer program do you use?

    Our School uses Infinite Campus. It is for demographics, grades, attendance, health, ect. This is my first year using the entire health program (added medications and health office visits) and is...
  21. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Hot pink pants and pink hearts on my top!
  22. Do you have a sub nurse

    I'm in a little different situation, in that my district is one school/one nurse (me). What I have, is 3 nurses from the community that either don't work, or work part time and are willing to fill...
  23. What "hats" do you wear at work?

    I don't get asked to do alot of covering for lunch, recess, etc. because I am the only one in the office, and they want me here in case I'm needed. I am however, keeper of all the extra clothes,...
  24. Hearing and Vision Screenings

    We don't get copies of health physicals for our elementary kids, nor do we require it. So I guess I'm ok with doing my health screenings on them all. Sometimes it might be the only health assesment...
  25. Whats in YOUR "Go Bag"?

    I filled my bag with stuff I already had here. Just used baggies/bio bags to hold gauze, different sized bandaids, can of wound wash, extra stethoscope/bp cuff, threw in a couple ace wraps, one of...