Supernrse01

Supernrse01 BSN

Telemetry, Gastroenterology, School Nrs

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  1. How busy are you?

    1) What school level do you support? K-12 2) How many students are in your school? ~1700 3) How many students do you see each day? Depends on the day and the weather :) Some days I can see between...
  2. snow days

    Sounds like my neck of the woods :) In Southern Ohio here and we are in and out a LOT this month. Expecting ,more snow here on Thursday into Friday. Should be interesting to see what
  3. Welcome Back Everyone !

    I am in Southern Ohio... Our schedule and weather is about the same
  4. Welcome Back Everyone !

    Welcome back to you too!! LACA, where are you
  5. Week before break - how's your office today?

    We were on a 2-hour delay today so you would think it would be nice and quiet today... Not so much. I've had vomiting, RLQ pain, head lice, sinus issues, etc... The afternoon may be a bit more quiet,...
  6. what do you wear on your job?

    I wear scrubs. No particular color or pattern, just what I like
  7. What are you ??

    I am a "no- nonsense" nurse for sure. Like most of you said, I can be both depending on the situation but I lean more toward the
  8. Here's another good one!

    These posts make me smile :) I apreciate all of you
  9. Here's another good one!

    Just had a student come to the clinic because his ear is
  10. Here's another good one!

    Not too many!!! :) We can do
  11. Christmas countdown !!

    10 for me!!! I'm off the Friday before break
  12. How often does your school district hire new school nurses?

    I am the 3rd nurse to work within our district, ever. The first nurse worked for YEARS. The second nurse was here for about 6 years and now there is me
  13. Educating about puberty?

    Do you all do this? the nurse before me did not do this education, at least to my knowledge. What age groups do you focus on? I'm thinking my 4th graders would benefit most from this.
  14. Just wondering.......

    Mine are listed in ABC order, by
  15. Educating about puberty?

    And this is why I love this forum... You all are awesome! I'm still toying with the idea of starting this and I'm not sure I will be met with much approval from my administration, so it may be a...
  16. Was the day off worth it?

    Ugh... we were off yesterday for Election Day and now, my clinic is buzzing like it's Monday again. Wowza... Seriously think having the day off does more harm than
  17. Thank you fellow school nurses!

    Aww... this made me smile and I agree, I am honored to be among all of you wonderful school
  18. So that's where all my gloves have been disappearing to!

    That is ridiculous. I have to lock all my stuff like that up. I even keep a lot of things in my "Nursing bag" that goes home with me every
  19. Changing students when they have urine/BM accidents?

    I assist them to get clean clothes and a bag to put their soiled clothes in but I do not go into the bathroom with
  20. Weird Requests

    I remembered this one over the weekend... I had a teacher send a student to me because he had stepped in dog poop during recess. I was expected to remove that from his shoe. Uh...
  21. Any ideas for disposable ice packs?

    I use the Ziploc baggies right now but I am in the process of making ice packs that will be returned to me. I'm taking rice and putting them into plastic pouches and sealing them.Those get placed...
  22. Weird Requests

    I get... My flip flop broke, can you fix it? Ummm... I went to nursing school, we didn't learn that trade
  23. This is enough to drive me out of School Nursing

    Oh no... so sorry. If I end up needing a personal day, the schools are pretty much on their own for the day. There is a full-time nurse at the second elementary who will cover any true emergencies but...
  24. Why didn't you call me?

    I have a student like this. I no longer assess him when he comes in, I just call Mom immediately. She's going to come and get him anyway, may as well save a step or 2
  25. Why didn't you call me?

    If I called home everytime I saw complaints not associated with any other symptoms, I would be on the phone ALL DAY