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What about a locking tool chest? Something like this: Husky 37 in. 5-Drawer Mobile Workbench with Solid Wood Top, Black HMT-305MWB at The Home Depot - Mobile I have also heard of some nurses just using a file cabinet with a lock or installing a lock ...

I get this a lot too. I usually just look at them and very excitedly exclaim " Hooray. You have a loose tooth, how wonderful. Just keep wiggling it and it will come out when it's ready" and then send them back to class. Usually me being happy about i...

I think this part is important and may "soften the blow" so to speak. Even our vision/hearing screening referral letters say something to the effect of "this is only a screening and does not necessarily mean there is a problem." I'm also wondering...

Or Diastat :)

Any tips on relieving the pain from canker sores? I see this a good bit and I know how painful they can be. Certainly not something to send a child home for, but I would like to be able to offer a little relief. Thanks for your help.

I haven't had to do too much of this while in school nursing but from my experience during nursing school while working in the nursing home: 1) Have lots of wipes handy and already out of the container. It's difficult to get them out sometimes witho...

Do any of you in elementary have an AED? Where do you keep it? Thank you.

I have some health related posters like diagrams of bones, heart, brain (appropriate for elementary - not cartoonish but not college anatomy either), tween themed "remember to brush your teeth" posters that I think were free from a local orthodontist...

I wear scrubs but it's what is expected at my school. On school spirit days I can wear jeans and a school t-shirt. I am actually thankful that I get to wear my scrubs. I love the ease of it and I LOVE my pockets. It's just what I'm used to "nursi...

hope this helps a little.

I have machine but they have to supply the tubing and mouthpiece/mask along with the med. Most don't have trouble getting extra supplies to keep at school. My machine was donated by a parent.

I get ice from the cafeteria each morning in a small cooler to make ice packs as I need throughout the day. The ice keeps pretty well and most days I only have to make that one trip to the cafeteria. How great for you that you get to buy your own i...

"what's your least favorite thing(s) about this job? honestly, it's the hours. i love the time with my family. but i also very much enjoy what i do. i tend to be a mothering kind of nurse and generally do not get frustrated by all the little things i...

Thank you all for your replies.

Maybe some probiotic yogurt each day for digestion along with her apple :) I have a 2nd grader who "vomits" periodically, really it's more gagging and mucous - he has history of reflux and anxiety, mom sent in some Tums to give when it happens and it...

My district (in Georgia) hires LPNs for the individual schools with 1 RN "in charge." I am an RN BSN but get paid the same as an LPN. I knew this going in and am fine with it b/c it's what I expected. I love my job, my hours, and how good it is for f...

If they're giving cookies now, what about granola bars? I know most brands are just glorified candy bars, but I have seen some that were fairly healthy; I'm thinking maybe Kashi brand.

i am not in sc. i'm in georgia, but i'll anwer anyway. what are your hours at work? 7:30-3:30 would you mind sharing your salary and if it's for 12 months or just the school year? approx. $23,000 divided over 12 months so we get a check in the summe...

That is a wonderful idea. I have asked them to go to the restroom and assess themselves so to speak and report to me if the area was bruised, etc. if they were say hit with a basketball to the upper leg but that would never work in a suspected child...

I work in a different district from our home and decided it was best to take our children with me. We have a 30 minute drive one way, so not too bad but a bit longer than most of the rest of the staff. We have to leave at 7 each morning and get home ...

This is exactly what I do too. I lock the clinic door when I leave and the office door is locked when they leave each day.

I work in my children's school and I have to say it was an answered prayer. Absolutely the best situation for our family. I don't make half of what I made before but oh my goodness the time with my children is priceless. I worked home health befor...

Hi all, I am sure this has been discussed before and I found a few threads on pink eye, but my question is not when to send home but when can they return? I have had a few cases this year where the student is being treated but the eye is still red a...

Thanks for the replies.