KKEGS

KKEGS MSN, RN

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  1. Commute time to hospital job

    KKEGS replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    I am an agency nurse so I work at multiple hospitals. My commute time is between 40 and 60 minutes depending on which one I'm working at. I also work full time as a school nurse and my office is 10...

  2. ADHD meds and weight loss

    KKEGS replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Yes! I had a student last year that kept Boost Chocolate Protein Shakes in the health office and would come down a couple times a day to drink his shake. :) His parents stop his meds during the...

  3. Diabetic Coverage at all activities

    KKEGS replied to NYschoolnurse's topic in School

    Our district is considering just making diabetes training part of the annual training along with blood borne pathogens, Safety Data Sheets, Epipens, etc each year. Because although a nurse isn't...

  4. Diabetic Coverage at all activities

    KKEGS replied to NYschoolnurse's topic in School

    What about a PTA sponsored event that is held at the

  5. Agency nursing and cancelling shifts

    KKEGS replied to Nursey916's topic in Agency Nurses

    Yeah they don't look kindly on canceling. Which makes sense. They are a business and if you don't work they don't get paid either. Once you accept and confirm the shift then that's it. You can't...

  6. Diabetic Coverage at all activities

    KKEGS replied to NYschoolnurse's topic in School

    My understanding was that you CAN'T make the parents be the ones that attend. Ugh. It all feels so

  7. Diabetic Coverage at all activities

    KKEGS replied to NYschoolnurse's topic in School

    Thank you! I printed off and read the document. It seems very clear that we are obligated to provide for these students so at this point it is up to the district to figure out how they are going to...

  8. Today....

    KKEGS replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I had a student last year who was adopted by her foster family. This family adopted a lot of special needs children and all of the girls had names that began with the same letter so when this little...

  9. I can't make this stuff up!

    KKEGS replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    Who won't let you give out tampons? We have gone round and round over tampons as

  10. Diabetic Coverage at all activities

    KKEGS replied to NYschoolnurse's topic in School

    Our district lawyer was involved in this process as well as our Director of SpEd. This language was added against the advice of the

  11. Diabetic Coverage at all activities

    KKEGS replied to NYschoolnurse's topic in School

    Exactly this. This is what we are currently dealing with in my

  12. Woohoo, Snow Day!

    KKEGS replied to aprilmoss's topic in School

    Jealous!

  13. NICU Parent ID and Access

    KKEGS replied to NICUnurseHannah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a similar system. ALL guests must sign in with hospital security and have their photo taken for a daily ID badge. Then they come up to the NICU and are buzzed in similar to your unit. Then...

  14. Accepting verbal orders from another nurse?

    KKEGS replied to amberrenae, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely spot on! You cannot do the 6 rights of med administration with no order. No order, no med. OP, you did the right

  15. Today....

    KKEGS replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Do you have contacts in other districts for when you need advice? We have a group of school nurses in our surrounding districts who constantly keep in touch with each other to share resources and...

  16. Diabetic Coverage at all activities

    KKEGS replied to NYschoolnurse's topic in School

    We were told that activities sponsored by the school which would include dances and after school clubs and high school sports would require coverage if the 504 states it. Community education, which...

  17. School Health Policies

    KKEGS replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Our only true policy (meaning voted on and passed by the school board) is our Medication Administration Procedure. Everything else is a protocol written by the District Nurses. We take a lot of our...

  18. Diabetic Coverage at all activities

    KKEGS replied to NYschoolnurse's topic in School

    Yep this has come up for us recently as well. I'm in Minnesota. Loooooooong story but we have a kindergarten student with a 504 that states that at least 1 trained personnel (not necessarily a...

  19. Today....

    KKEGS replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Oh how this resonates with me. I remember starting my first year as a school nurse. The team that interviewed me which included 2 other school nurses in the district knew that I was brand new to...

  20. What would you buy?

    KKEGS replied to Hometeam's topic in School

    When this has happened in the past we have purchased a new wheelchair as ours at my middle school was falling apart. And we used some money at my elementary school to replenish our supply of socks,...

  21. Tube Feedings

    KKEGS replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    In MN I can delegate this task to an UAP and we have done that in the past in my district. We don't have any UAPs who do them this year as I find that more and more often paras and teachers are...

  22. New School Nurse, do you work per diem somewhere else?

    KKEGS replied to Syane's topic in School

    I work NICU per diem via a healthcare staffing agency. Usually 1 to 2 shifts a month. The agency pays more than I was making when I worked for the hospiutal and I am authorized to pick up at more...

  23. Current version of Scholastic News...

    KKEGS replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    My children made up a new song last fall sung to the tune of "If I only had a brain." It goes: "And my head I'll be scratchin' while my lice are busy hatchin' if I only had a brain." As a school nurse...

  24. Pros and Cons of traveling RN style

    KKEGS replied to Angiebaby01's topic in Travel

    Hi there. There is a whole separate forum for Travel Nursing. Just FYI.

  25. Counting Down

    KKEGS replied to WineRN's topic in School

    My fellow district nurses and I have been counting down since November. Seriously. It's been that kind of school