SchoolNurseTXstyle

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  1. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    YESSSSS!!! I have been asked for q-tips while pushing a kid down the hall in a wheelchair. Now, I have a lot of stuff in my pockets but C'MON NOW!!! And these are supposed

  2. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Teacher: Do you have any anti-diarrheal medication Me: No, we don't stock medication Teacher: Are you sure you don't have some in your purse? Me: No. Really, just because I am a nurse -I am...

  3. New Year, Same Stuff.

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I would have called them and then had a good chuckle when she got the

  4. Bathroom accidents...

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I can understand it being a nurse issue if you assist with cleaning it up. However, if it is just a phone call home to the parents - is a nursing license absolutely necessary? I am sure that other...

  5. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I understand that precious pumpkin pie is having a hard time with the crutches she just started using yesterday. However, I cannot give her my wheelchair to use for the next 6 weeks because then I...

  6. Missed one

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to WineRN's topic in School

    I make a point of saying "I can only see what is on the outside, not the inside. It would not hurt to get it checked out." I feel this covers me and bounces the ball right back into the parents lap...

  7. How to spot fakers and send them to class quickly?

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to Amethya's topic in School

    It may seem mean to students, teachers but our job is to keep butts in class. I take the responsibility of teaching students the difference between pain and discomfort seriously. Not everything can or...

  8. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I think the person in the article was a health

  9. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I found the story! Oklahoma dental board investigating Tulsa private school's 'Tooth Fairy' | Homepagelatest |

  10. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Wasn't there a story a few years ago that a school employee got in serious trouble for pulling teeth at school??? For practicing dentistry without a

  11. New Year, Same Stuff.

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    8:03 AM - Allergic reaction to citrus. Knows they have an allergy yet dad gave it to him for breakfast, started breaking out in hives in car on way to school. Sent straight to me (school starts at...

  12. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    3 years of asking PE coaches not to hand out 17 pound ice packs with no barrier and they still continue to do it. The kids will leave it on there until melted - up to 2 hours. Then, they come to me...

  13. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I use my wheelchair a few times a week if you couldn't tell My first few years at my school, I would get called out of the clinic maybe once a month or so. This year, almost EVERY DAY!!! So, I feel...

  14. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    All the symptoms that seem to cause paralysis in a child (requiring the school nurse to run as fast as the wind with the wheelchair because darling just cant walk). 1. Spitting up phlegm 2....

  15. Illness and School Concerts

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to denstar's topic in School

    I had one that was out for a "really bad concussion". Could not attend any classes but came to the 3.5 hour dress rehearsal and 3 nightly performances thereafter. Yet, missed 2 full weeks of all...

  16. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    GIVE ME A

  17. Medication Mishap

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to Amethya's topic in School

    What OldDude said x 1 million!!! I was a MA before I went to nursing school. Looking back, I didn't know what I didn't know!!! Glad I only worked in a Dr. Office then. I could not imagine being a...

  18. We've talked about this a million times...

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    And we have talked about this too.... "EVERYONE IS A NURSE UNTIL THEY SEE BLOOD OR VOMIT!!!" Same teacher that can diagnose Ebola is the very same one that cannot even hand a kid a tissue and tell...

  19. Medication Mishap

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I have to agree, my medication kids take their medication right in front of me - no ifs, ands, or buts. I also would NEVER give a second dose unless I had that first does in hand (or in sight at...

  20. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    On Friday, I had a SCIENCE teacher come down in a burst of panic (i thought I was going to need to get the AED at first) because student had something in his pocket that smelled like a chemical. He...

  21. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Ink pen barely touched tongue!! Kid only asked for a drink of water and was sent to the nurse instead. She was embarrassed. I told her not to be, it is her teacher that should be embarrassed for...

  22. Immunization Drama

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I always (in the nicest voice I can muster) say " I am so sorry, chances are I could have displaced it. I review a few hundred records every school year. I went through this stack (kept right on my...

  23. Flaming Hot Cheetos are NOT a health food choice!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to River Song, RN's topic in School

    The other problem is Cheeto Conjunctivitis, all of that cheese dust gets wiped into the eyes and the result ain't

  24. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I had one make a beeline to my clinic for 3 episodes of vomiting last night and 1 before school this morning. Mom told him to check in with me and then was angry when I called and told her he needed...

  25. C'Mon Now!

    SchoolNurseTXstyle replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Mine want to see one for every microscopic superficial