2ndgenschoolnurse

Ha! Here we go, are you ready to hold on and go for my ride?:hpygrp: Friday night started with my son(12, 6th grade) going to his first dance, he invited a girl, who we had to pick up and bring home :heartbeat. He made me so proud going to the door...

The other nice thing is you get a pertussis booster with the Tdap. Which is a great thing since there have been cases of whooping cough locally in the adult population, because adults do think of getting a booster unless they get cut!

Exactly what I was going to say. If she has missed that much school she should have been evaluated futher by her physcian, even if it is a day here and a day there. I would, as building a nursing report with the parent, call her and share your conce...

I am both! I love my little ones...really I do! But, I don't put up with a lot, and they know it, if they are sick, I will take care to get them home, but if they are just "not feeling well," they know I want them to get through their day! I agree...

Ok, so what to do with that cough? Some of my students have a deep(sounding) congestive cough, it is going around, but no temp, it is not bothering them that much, but it is bothering my teachers! When the students go to the doctor, they get no med...

PTA!!!I have to say they are a wonderful resource! I just let them know I am in need of ______ and I usually get a couple of packs of unders dropped off. I also have been known to call parents and let them know that I have had to give their child m...

Honestly, I give out Toothbrushes as birthday presents...if they come to see me on their birthday! I may let the med kids pick out a toothbrush too! (I only have 2 so no big deal!)

Dignity is a right not an honor! Your daughter is lucky she has you fighting to maintane her right to dignity! Stay strong momma!!

Ok, so everyone has great suggesstions...the best one is saying No....the hardest one is saying No. Let's admit we are control freaks, and love to fix it all, we are nurses! :smackingf In June my mother passed away from Ovarian Cancer, it was such...

I have helped on occasion for some of my younger Ks when it is explosive! This has been a horrible year for BMs though! I have one Kindergartener who has 1-2 BM accident's daily. I was sending him home, then he learned if he did it he was going to ...

I will say, this thread is very disheartening. I have worked on many different units, for different companies and schools. I have always felt we as nurses are the first to throw eachother under the big yellow bus. This has always been a pet peeve o...

Boy do I know where you are coming from. I actually have 3 names taped to my desk, so if they come in it is an automatic call home. My principal and I spoke about it because I too have 400-500 students, and I wouldn't have time to call for everythi...

Wow! I work in NYS and Health appraisals with a PE are mandated in grades K,2,4,7 and 10...if a parent does not provide a PE from a private MD the child by law gets one a school. I would contact either NASN or your state's Dept. of Education. We a...

I made my own on MS word...love them!

I have been in this situation about 10 times as the newest nurse in the district...and when a parent nurse starts in on me, I play to their "strength" and "commiserate" with them...saying oh I didn't realize you are a critical care nurse or your expe...

We have 35 days!! Woo hoo!

Happy Birthday! I have to say though I completly agree with bergren! We as school nurses already don't get compensated enough as a professional (I currently make less than many of the janitorial staff here!) so please reach out for a donation, ask...

I work in an elementary school, where the former nurse NEVER left her office ...really I am not joking, when I go out for a classroom visit, or to just walk around the halls, they question what is wrong, why am I out!! I even have to eat my lunch in...

It happens all of the time here... Parents coming in for a quick chat, the siblings are touching, laying, bouncing, interrupting, touching, coughing, licking, slobbering, all over my office....Mind you I have been there as a stay at home parent, but ...

I have 450 pk-2 students and range between 10-20 visits a day, one daily med and many prn meds (usually admin 1/day)

Ha! As I was reading this, a teacher calls and says: "Hi I am sending _____ down, he has been sick for a couple of weeks, ya know green boogers, and looks like 10 miles of bad road...Evan if he doesn't have a temp can he just lay down for a bit...all...

ok so here is a blue story...a student's teacher called me in a panic stating one of her students had blue lips, and she was noticing very large blue veins on his face and arms...i asked if he was talking with her, and she said that is the funny thin...