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  1. Wound Cleanser info needed

    pvtschoolnurse replied to lissaq10's topic in School

    Band-aid antiseptic

  2. Irritated!! (Vent)

    pvtschoolnurse replied to millhouse's topic in School

    Happened to me yesterday. 3rd grade student comes in with a cough, no fever. She had a dose of Advil and went back to class. Teacher comes in a few minutes later (as I am cleaning up a bleeding...

  3. AED

    pvtschoolnurse replied to momnurse23's topic in School

    We have one mounted just outside of the nursing clinic and one mounted in the gym (it is in a separate

  4. Teacher's

    pvtschoolnurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    One teacher remembered yesterday and had her students write me letters (very cute from 1st graders). I went home last night feeling sorry for myself. Today the front office called me down and had...

  5. Self-carrying inhalers

    pvtschoolnurse replied to conscientiousnurse's topic in School

    We let middle schoolers carry their own inhalers with a physician and parent

  6. What does your weekends look like??

    pvtschoolnurse replied to LACA's topic in School

    I have 2 boys at home so my weekends are packed between them and household stuff. This past weekend however, I actually had a girls weekend with some of my girlfriends that I've known since...

  7. Discussing Hygiene with Middle Schoolers

    pvtschoolnurse replied to Flare's topic in School

    I do group teaching with the 5th and 6th graders. If a teacher informs me about a particular student, I talk to the vice-principal for permission to follow-up, then I start with e-mailing the parents...

  8. Parents won't send inhaler to school

    pvtschoolnurse posted a topic in School

    Hi everyone, I have a first grade student with asthma. I asked his mother twice this year to send in his inhaler. His father had to pick up the child today because he was sick. I asked the father...

  9. Christmas countdown !!

    pvtschoolnurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    11 for me. Then off to sunny Florida to go camping with my boys

  10. I could SCREAM...

    pvtschoolnurse replied to LACA's topic in School

    It is so frustrating with those types of teachers. I ususally write on my nursing slip exactly what the student tells me. "My teacher said I look sick" or "My teacher said that I look hot" Make...

  11. That Cough!!!

    pvtschoolnurse replied to 2ndgenschoolnurse's topic in School

    I am allowed to give out cough drops if I have a waiver signed by the parent. If I don't have the waiver, I also hand out peppermints. I rarely will send the student home with just a

  12. Parents won't send inhaler to school

    pvtschoolnurse replied to pvtschoolnurse's topic in School

    Here is an update. The mom took him to the doctor's office this morning and he was prescribed 2 meds in ADDITION to his inhaler. Mom came to school and dropped off the inhaler. Funny how things...

  13. Parents won't send inhaler to school

    pvtschoolnurse replied to pvtschoolnurse's topic in School

    This child was diagnosed last year (after repeated phone calls to the parents requesting that he be seen, it took around 3 months). They finally did send the inhaler to school last year. I know that...

  14. 2nd grade bathroom

    pvtschoolnurse posted a topic in School

    We have a second grade girl who has been masturbating in class and in the bathrooms. We (the vice principal and I) have had multiple meetings with this student, the student's parents, and even a...

  15. 2nd grade bathroom

    pvtschoolnurse replied to pvtschoolnurse's topic in School

    Sexual abuse was my first reaction also. We have ruled that out. This child is wide open about everything and told me exactly how she "discovered" that area of her body. She also gives me updates...

  16. CPR training for teachers and staff

    pvtschoolnurse replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    We use the local fire dept. also and we have a few parents that are certified that have volunteered in the

  17. AED Fundraising

    pvtschoolnurse posted a topic in School

    Hi all, I just received approval to do fundraising for AEDs and CPR supplies. YEAH!!! I am planning to do the bulk of the fundraising in February and work in the "heart theme". We are a private...

  18. Vision/Hearing Screenings

    pvtschoolnurse replied to millhouse's topic in School

    I work at a private school and we have our local university come to do the screenings. The professor from the school of education will come with a group of students and do the whole screening for

  19. Callin ALL School Nurses !

    pvtschoolnurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    We go back mid-August. I am working today and tomorrow reviewing immunization records.....enough

  20. thermometer feedback

    pvtschoolnurse replied to Needsmorechocolate's topic in School

    I have been using the termporal scanner for the past few months. I have found that it reads around 1/2 degree higher than my WelchAllyn oral thermometer and is fairly consistent. It has also been...

  21. Woo Hoo......6 more weeks !

    pvtschoolnurse replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    25 plus 3 half days

  22. Out Of Office sign?

    pvtschoolnurse replied to 2ndgenschoolnurse's topic in School

    I also use the signs from Geri Harvey's website. A teacher suggested that I add a color code to my signs for the "non-readers". I will incorporate that next year probably using a green symbol (come...

  23. Possible Mumps

    pvtschoolnurse posted a topic in School

    A parent came into my office this morning to tell me that her child was seen in the ER over the weekend for a possible case of Mumps. (The child was vaccinated appropriately, at 15 months and 4...

  24. First Aid Kits for Teachers/Office Staff. What do you put in yours?

    pvtschoolnurse replied to Trueblood83's topic in School

    At the beginning of this year I supplied all of the classrooms with most of the supplies that others have listed; bandaids, gloves, wound wash, cotton balls, Q-Tips, vaseline, etc. Unfortunately most...

  25. Speaking of Head Lice...

    pvtschoolnurse replied to DistrictNurse19's topic in School

    At our school, we notify parents that someone in the class has lice and to check their