Tina, RN

Tina, RN

Acute Care, CM, School Nursing

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  1. School Culture - can we shift it? maybe a little?

    Tina, RN replied to CAdreamerRN's topic in School

    Oh, boy. My school is incredibly "sensitive"... I wish I could change things a bit, but it will not happen. It has been made clear. I, too, sometimes get uncomfortable with how coddling the staff is...

  2. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    Tina, RN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Oh, NO! I hope he/she is OK. PS: Holy cow, 85 and still working?!

  3. Epipens and field trips

    Tina, RN replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    I think the teacher is giving you a hard time because of this. Plus, he/she doesn't want the responsibility of that child on the

  4. scrubs or business casual

    Tina, RN replied to villageRN's topic in School

    I wear scrubs. I make sure to wear "nicer" ones, though: Tailored tops, as opposed to really boxy ones. Boot cut pants, instead of the really loose pajama-like ones. And my Danskos! :) I'm not really...

  5. How many visits make a frequent flyer.

    Tina, RN replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    Last year took the cake for me... The school I was at celebrated Boss' Day for the principal (collection for gift card and flowers), administrative assistant day/week (office secretaries received...

  6. I Love Night Shift

    Tina, RN replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Awww, I used to love my towel-folding old ladies when I worked on the

  7. How many visits make a frequent flyer.

    Tina, RN replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    I do count every visit, even the "invisible" cuts that "need bandaids". I figure that if I have to stop what I'm doing to take a look at whatever the issue is, I better take credit for it! At least...

  8. Professionalism....name your irritation here!

    Tina, RN replied to LobotRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That just seems weird to me?!

  9. School Nurse Salary?

    Tina, RN replied to kegreat's topic in School

    $40,000 a year in NY (about 2 hours north of NYC) The nurses are lumped in/comparable to cafeteria workers. Not even the cooks... Just the workers. *sigh* I also work a per diem

  10. How many visits make a frequent flyer.

    Tina, RN replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    Nope, there are not many special needs students, I can literally count them on one hand. And, those are the kids I rarely see! I am in a kindergarten through 2nd grade school. I know they are little...

  11. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Tina, RN replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    I had a kindergarten girl sent to me a while back. I asked what was wrong. "I got water in my eye." Please, please. Someone, anyone... HELP ME! Who told her she needed to come see me for that??? I am...

  12. Is the student pregnant?

    Tina, RN replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    Exactly!

  13. Is the student pregnant?

    Tina, RN replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    THIS, totally. I feel that a lot of the things I am asked to "look into" as the school nurse, are just plain not my business or the business of the school. It's intrusive! It's like there are no more...

  14. Is the student pregnant?

    Tina, RN replied to RNqueens's topic in School

    What if you ask her, and she is not. Then she is going to freak out, and tell her parents that you asked. Then it's going to be really bad... I wouldn't want to be put in that

  15. How many visits make a frequent flyer.

    Tina, RN replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    I think if a student comes to the health office 1 or 2 times a week, they are frequent fliers. Of course, true injuries or fevers are different. In my school of 260 students, I typically see around...

  16. I hate night shift

    Tina, RN replied to Wrangler156's topic in General Nursing

    I think anxiety about the new job, along with the exhaustion of working nights is making you super-sensitive to everything and making you miss hubby more than usual. I love my husband, he is my best...

  17. Trust

    Tina, RN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I agree completely. School personnel are a different breed. There are only 2 people in my building that I trust enough to chat with and vent to. This will be an interesting

  18. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    Tina, RN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    OMGoodness, the bathroom stalkers are the WORST!!! Unless a child has bone protruding from his/her flesh, let me use the potty in

  19. Inhalers?

    Tina, RN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    OldDude, can you please, please come to work with me?! I can't seem to make anyone here pay attention to common sense. Maybe if I had you to back me up, it would get better?? LOL Your posts are...

  20. seeing students in the last 15 minutes of the day

    Tina, RN replied to Flare's topic in School

    Last week at dismissal, (literally, the kids were lined up and walking to the buses) all heck broke loose among staff, because a 2nd grade child had "thrown up". So, he comes into my office holding a...

  21. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Tina, RN replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    Why, why, why do they send kids into the health office, with their lunch trays?? I don't even want to eat in my petri-dish of an

  22. Blame the nurse!

    Tina, RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just read this article. Good job throwing the nurse under the bus, everyone! *sigh*

  23. Sending kids home

    Tina, RN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Vent away!!!

  24. do you think a degree/ education is ever a waste?

    Tina, RN replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I think sometimes it can be a "waste". My sister is in her 50's, and recently completed a bachelor's degree at a popular online "for profit" school. She was talked into continuing on to...

  25. 24 hour vomit free before returning to school?

    Tina, RN replied to mamahuff's topic in School

    Oh, if only I could blow this up in size, print it, and post it all over my school.... Everyone here runs around screaming in panic whenever a kid "vomits". The teachers love to throw the policy in my...