KKEGS

KKEGS MSN, RN

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  1. Not comfortable with my sub...(Warning: Long post)

    KKEGS posted a topic in School

    I cover 2 buildings and each has a full time health aide trained in CPR and first aid. They are both great and I trust them. Today the aide at my elementary school was out and we had a sub. This is...

  2. Not comfortable with my sub...(Warning: Long post)

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Thank you for your comments! You are of course right. I spoke with a fellow school nurse who reminded me that the aides do not get the critical thinking education that we do in nursing

  3. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

    KKEGS replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Does this student not have a home care nurse? I was a home care nurse for a little boy with Hypoplastic Left Heart. He was a toddler so we didn't go to school but if he had been school age I would...

  4. How much time for break?

    KKEGS replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    Our last day is the 22nd and we return on the 3rd. I picked up a 4 hour evening shift in the NICU on the 22nd and then I'm free and clear until the 3rd. My husband took off the week between...

  5. No IEPs?!?

    KKEGS posted a topic in School

    Is there a school nurse job where I don't have to type another IEP evaluation?!? (I'm mostly kidding.) After doing nearly 50 already this year (we're only 3 months in!) I am really starting to hate...

  6. ADHD Student on Rampage

    KKEGS replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I agree with OldDude. If a child refuses to take their meds I call a parent and leave it at

  7. No IEPs?!?

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    .504s are sort of in the same realm as an IEP but have fewer requirements in terms of formal evaluations. We use them for situations where students require accommodations but do not fit the criteria...

  8. Having an "I Hate My Job" kind of day...

    KKEGS posted a topic in School

    TGIF and thank goodness it's only 2 weeks until winter

  9. Having an "I Hate My Job" kind of day...

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    We've just had a crazy 2 weeks...newly diagnosed with epilepsy kindergartner had a seizure this week, a SPED student punched a window and had to be taken to the hospital for stitches and 2 brothers...

  10. No IEPs?!?

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I also happen to work in the two schools with the largest SPED populations in the district. At my elementary school we have about 600 kids and 90 of them are SPED. My middle school is 800 kids and...

  11. No IEPs?!?

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    .Yep I only do them every 3 years too but, my goodness it seems like a lot of kids are up for their 3 year re-eval this year! Like I said I've done 50 already. I'm probably doing too much. As a...

  12. No IEPs?!?

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    .It is! Who does the health record review at your

  13. No IEPs?!?

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    OMG I am involved with every single one! I attempt a vision and hearing screening for each, a health record review, parent interview and get the verification of medical diagnosis for our ADHD kids....

  14. I have no patience for this today!

    KKEGS posted a topic in School

    Seriously. Why do you need to go to the nurse the second you get off the darn bus?!? You haven't even been to your locker yet!

  15. I have no patience for this today!

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Yep only when I quote does the spacing go away!

  16. I have no patience for this today!

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Yep. Dealt with this yesterday. Be a parent and make a determination if your child is too sick to stay home. This kid's problem was possible pink eye. I explained to the parents that I do not have...

  17. It's been a little over a year....

    KKEGS replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I'm sure like most new jobs it takes a loooooong time to feel really comfortable. I know in my former life as a NICU nurse it was a good two solid years before I felt like I knew what I was doing and...

  18. Mono

    KKEGS replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Just good old fashioned hand washing. We don't notify

  19. Mono

    KKEGS replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    We just make sure everyone knows that the student can come rest in the nurse's office during the day. Most of our kids who have mono come back to school doing half days for a little while until they...

  20. Med takers....

    KKEGS replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Same. Most come on their own but occasionally I have to hunt them down if they forget. It was much worse at the beginning of the year when routines were still being established but now they come...

  21. What if there had been an ACTUAL emergency?!? Ugh!

    KKEGS posted a topic in School

    First grader shows up to school today with an (unlabeled) albuterol inhaler and says, "My dad says I need to have this at school today because I've been coughing and I have gym." Great. Go to class...

  22. What if there had been an ACTUAL emergency?!? Ugh!

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    She showed up yesterday with the original box the inhaler came in and a signed permission

  23. Resources and Training - What do you use and what do you need?

    KKEGS replied to NurseHeart&Soul's topic in School

    I wonder sometimes if the feeling of being unprepared is more prevalent in nurses who started their careers in school nursing. I think top notch assessment skills are very important in the school...

  24. Do you wear scrubs?

    KKEGS replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    None of the nurses in my district wear scrubs. We all wear business casual. I'm usually in jeans and a school

  25. Over Night Field Trip

    KKEGS replied to Racheldc1980's topic in School

    I had to deal with this within the first few weeks of school and this is my first year as a school nurse! Luckily the nurse before me was super organized so I just copied what she did. We kept...