KKEGS

KKEGS MSN, RN

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  1. Happy National School Nurse's Day

    KKEGS replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I kept putting off putting in my notice and thought, "Ya know. That probably means something. Listen to your gut." As much as I have struggled with this job the thought of not being back here in...

  2. Happy National School Nurse's Day

    KKEGS replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Happy School Nurse Day! I've been MIA a lot this year but I do feel better knowing you are always here! You have no idea how many times your advice has helped us this year as we navigate constantly...

  3. ... and now for the consequences

    KKEGS replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    Or why parents think I can't recognize a forged doctor's note? Hello?!? All it took was a quick call to the clinic to confirm you were lying to

  4. Teacher appreciation week...

    KKEGS replied to nmr79's topic in School

    The other 2 district nurses and I are going to celebrate School Nurse Day on May 8th during our last health office meeting of the year. We are providing breakfast to our health office nurses as well...

  5. Diabetic student having surgery

    KKEGS replied to Amethya's topic in School

    What else could you have done? You called a parent and sent him home. If he worsened at home (vomiting and even worse pain) then his parents took him in and now he'll get his appendix taken care of....

  6. Just gave Epi for the first time

    KKEGS replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Nice job!!! Glad you were

  7. Admin just not getting it

    KKEGS replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    One of our district nurses asks parents, "If we were in a hospital and you brought me a baggie of pills and asked me to give it to the patient would you understand why I would have to say no? Yes?...

  8. College campus RNs?

    KKEGS replied to maggiesulfate's topic in School

    When I was in college our health office was staffed by an

  9. Friending patient families on social media?

    KKEGS replied to Missie Hannie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The hospital that I work for has a social media policy that forbids "friending" former patients and their families. While that is the official policy I don't know if the hospital every enforces it....

  10. Overhead in elementary school...

    KKEGS posted a topic in School

    Overheard in an elementary school classroom during snack time: Kid 1: "I do not want Donald Trump to be our president anymore." Kid 2: "Me neither. I think Trump is the worst president we've ever...

  11. My job was spared...

    KKEGS posted a topic in School

    I met with my boss this morning and was told that the 3 district nurses positions will be continued next year but that our building nurses will be impacted. That we were expecting but I'm seriously...

  12. Now they need my help.

    KKEGS replied to TiarasNBand-Aids's topic in School

    I am also in my second year of school nursing. These true crisis situations have happened twice in my 2 years. Neither time was I really involved. The school psych and guidance counselor/social...

  13. Stomachaches

    KKEGS replied to khaley69's topic in School

    I pretty much do the same as iggywench. If no fever you use the restroom, maybe rest for 10 minutes and then go back to class. Like you say, nothing we can really

  14. Lock Down Diabectic Action Plan

    KKEGS replied to AzElemNurse's topic in School

    Our T1D have snacks in their classrooms as well. Usually they are just glucose tablets

  15. School closures...

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Thanks everyone for your kind words and prayers. We are rallying our resources to see if we can stop this closure from happening. In talking with our building nurse, the PTSA president and the...

  16. School closures...

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    There are also Primary Years IB schools whose educational philosophy aims to expose kids to local and global issues and learn critical thinking and real life

  17. School closures...

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    The school we would go to instead is an IB school. It's a small school (although still more than double our current school) but has a good reputation. It wouldn't be a bad option at all. I still...

  18. School closures...

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Yes we will be allowed to finish the school year. The public hearing is April 26th and that is when the decision will be made. At that point we only have 5 weeks left in the school

  19. Missed a break

    KKEGS replied to Adriennelb's topic in School

    You can only do your best. You do not have the gift of xray vision. I've had the opposite experience where all signs pointed to a fracture. Even the ER nurse said she thought for sure it was...

  20. School closures...

    KKEGS replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    There are 7 other elementary schools in the district. We are a tiny public Montessori school (only 114 kids) so the other schools could easily absorb. About 50% of the students though open enroll...

  21. Electronic charting/MARs

    KKEGS replied to nurseshajwani87's topic in School

    In my last district we used Skyward for office visits but still charted meds on med cards. In my new district this year we use Synergy and it has a place for charting meds so I do actually have an...

  22. Feel Good Post...

    KKEGS posted a topic in School

    The elementary school in which my office is located has a weekly Student of the Month type thing called the VIP. Each VIP can select from a wide array of prizes. Pretty simple stuff like using a pen...

  23. For those with T1D kids

    KKEGS replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    My experience with elementary diabetic students is that each one has a plan that is very specific based on what the parents want. I have had kids visit the health office as many as 7 times a day (on...

  24. Introduction

    KKEGS replied to ladyglittersparkle's topic in School

    Yay! Welcome to the zoo!

  25. Commute time to hospital job

    KKEGS replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    My sister went to nursing school in Denver and I flew out there for her graduation ceremony. O.M.G. the traffic is