So, I applied for a job at the local jail about 2 months ago. 2 days later they called me for an interview to be held a week later. Interview and test lasted about 45 min. I was told I would be called...
dennysbfly replied to Keepstanding's topic in School
Our field day was today. The PTA requested donations for water for the snack bar, then kids had to buy water. There was NO free water. So many kids didn't bring money so they didn't get any water....
I work in the school that 2 of my children attend. I think it's great :loveya: I get to check in on them occasionally, they cant fake sick and it keeps them in-line. The best part is that they are...
I'm not a hospine nurse, actually a school nurse, however my father was terminally ill last year and one year ago today we engaged hospice. He only lived a week. 20 years with hep. c , 1 liver...
My favorite is when they come in asking for a change of clothes or clean socks....then get really ***** because I don't have those things. Sometimes I think the teachers think that there's a magic...
This year I took 50 bucks out of my budget and bought a small ice maker. I add water every morning and it maked a days worth of ice in about 20 minutes. Once it gets warm out and we have more...
dennysbfly replied to Keepstanding's topic in School
THANK YOU, THANK YOU , THANK YOU!!!!, I too would like to wish everyone a Happy School Nurses Day!!! We are an often unrecognized group of women ( do we have any men on here?) who change lives!!! GOD...
dennysbfly replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School
You have a doctors note saying the child cannot go outside. You can always say that is is not within your authority to override a medical decision. In any other situation you have to follow doctors...
dennysbfly replied to Keepstanding's topic in School
I'm in Virginia and had a student with Fifth's disesde last week. I checked the Virginia communicable refference chart put out by the dept. of health. It said no exclusion was required. Check with...
We have a school resourse officer, a local police officer, who we send to the house to knock on the door. Having a police car pull up in front of a house to tell a parent their child is sick and the...
I live in a small town in Virginia and am currently the school nurse for k-12 for about 600 students. The school boars has decided to cut my job next year because of budget cuts. I have decided that...
dennysbfly replied to dennysbfly's topic in School
The first thing I learned in nursing school was...IT YOU DON'T WRITE IT...IT NEVER HAPPENED..I write everything.Keep track of everything. I think that will be a great help to me. I was also looking...
dennysbfly replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School
In my school the principal leaves it up to my discretion. I feel as though teachers know how to keep it from spreading. I always talk to the teacher and if they want to stay. Great!! If they want to...
dennysbfly replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School
This is exactly what I was talking about yesterday...sorry I missed this post. My principal is going to talk to the teachers. What I have decided is this...Between having 3 kids and being a school...
O.K. so this may not seem like a big deal, but it really gets me. I am the school nurse for two schools with a total of 563 students. We have several teachers (mostly lower grades) who will send kids...
dennysbfly replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School
I have had to make the same threat several times and have actually had to call 911. More often than that I call the school resourse officer who drives to the house and tells the parent they need to...
I am a graduate from Richmond and think the program was horrible. Most of teh etachers were o.k., some were horrible, and the administration was really bad. Still is. They don't do what they say they...