lifelearningrn BSN, RN

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    Anywhere in NY pay school nurses well?

    lifelearningrn replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    We get paid on the teacher's pay scale in Houston. It's not great, but not awful either, especially when you consider all the time
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    Vomiting policy

    lifelearningrn replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    My administration is huge on attendance, so vomiting without a fever or other symptoms is rarely enough for me to send a child home. We have so many that just eat too fast, or too much, they puke and...
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    Lice, I know, old news. But need opinions!

    lifelearningrn replied to Schoolnursesrock1's topic in School

    I've educated my administrator on the latest CDC and PHD recommendations and the reasons behind it. She was having none of it. It's the first suggestion I made when she asked me, "How can we help...
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    Lice, I know, old news. But need opinions!

    lifelearningrn replied to Schoolnursesrock1's topic in School

    Wow- I could have written this. We have THREE girls (K-5th grade) that have had lice their whole lives (this issue started when the 5th grader was in PK at this school). There are pages an pages of...
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    Enterprising students leave nurses scratching their heads…

    lifelearningrn replied to GmaPearl BSN RN's topic in School

    That is satire,
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    Vent about teachers (as much as I love them)

    lifelearningrn replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I know you're frustrated, I've had a few people try to tell me how to do my job too since I started. I just tell them what I see and that is that. With your #2 situation, I am thinking teacher was...
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    Eraser Games FYI

    lifelearningrn replied to Spidey's mom's topic in School

    Yep, we used to do this in elementary school in the 70s/early 80s. We also had to have a talking to after kids started burning themselves with cinnamon toothpicks (would get them good and wet and...
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    Insulin administration

    lifelearningrn replied to T-Bird78's topic in School

    Perhaps it's a district policy? In the real world, anyone can be trained to administer
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    Headlice/dandruff

    lifelearningrn replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    Nits are tiny and stuck to the head. Dandruff easily wipes off.. I go through the hair with gloves on (rather than the sticks).. I find it easier... usually where there are nits there are live
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    3rd Grader Pooping Pants to go Home

    lifelearningrn posted a topic in School

    Ug! This is my first year as a school nurse and it's been eye opening. At my school, just about every morning I see kids crying and begging mom to take them home. EVERY. MORNING. The first week, I...
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    First year as a school nurse....feeling disrespected as the only nurse in the building.

    lifelearningrn replied to Skips's topic in School

    Oh yes, this is common. You'll also love the politics of not sending home sick kids too early, so they can be marked present for the day (so the school can get it's funding for that student that day)....
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    international vaccine records...

    lifelearningrn replied to Flare's topic in School

    Our district has a policy that hard to decipher records must be translated and certified through the most local consulate for that
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    Do you send a Head lice reminder to staff?

    lifelearningrn replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    How do y'all keep from catching it yourselves? I'm sending kids home 2 days a week (more or less) from this pest and I am constantly itching at the
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    School Holidays/Days Off

    lifelearningrn replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    We don't get Jewish holidays, we get the normal federal holidays, the Weds before and Friday after Thanksgiving, two weeks at Christmas, a week in March and late May-early August for summer. We also...
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    School Nurse: Can you become one without "hospital" experience

    lifelearningrn replied to angelofmusicRN's topic in School

    I worked skilled nursing and hospice for a year before landing my school nurse position. The district was HUGE on having at least 1 year working as an RN, and they prefer acute care experience, but...
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    Guidance for Teachers (traffic control)

    lifelearningrn replied to amnesiac1c's topic in School

    I have two or three teachers that will send the kids for anything and everything. One student has been in my office almost daily. One day it's general "I don't feel good", next it's headache, next...
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    Teacher Wants to Medicate Pre-Schooler

    lifelearningrn posted a topic in School

    So my school has all day preschool, and some of these kid are BARELY 4 years old. A parent came to me yesterday upset because the teacher told her she needed to take her son (turned four barely a...
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    "Other Duties as Assigned"

    lifelearningrn posted a topic in School

    I'm curious what non-nursing duties are part of your daily
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    Do you notice trends with your student visits?

    lifelearningrn replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    One day I had "poked myself or friend poked me with a sharp pencil" day. Two eyes, a palm and a thigh. I was sure the kids huddled and planned that one out on the bus that
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    "Other Duties as Assigned"

    lifelearningrn replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    Replace recess duty with lunch duty and bus duty, and this could be my job description.
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    Parent/Nurse Boundar

    lifelearningrn replied to ob-rnc's topic in School

    The principle gave out your home number?? Wow!!! Sorry, but that is
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    Parent/Nurse Boundar

    lifelearningrn replied to ob-rnc's topic in School

    I would lock down my facebook profile where nobody could send a friend request, and then ignore any PM that I might get. They'll get the message (or hopefully). If they bring it up during school...
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    Teacher Wants to Medicate Pre-Schooler

    lifelearningrn replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    Thank you so much for taking the time to share your story with me. I am going to be reading a lot more about ADHD, for
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    Teacher Wants to Medicate Pre-Schooler

    lifelearningrn replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    Pre-K is necessary at my school as this is a severely under-served population and they need the head start. It is very much and education setting rather than a day care setting, the kids don't get a...
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    Teacher Wants to Medicate Pre-Schooler

    lifelearningrn replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    I find him to be a typical 3-4 year old boy! lol Active and wants to do his own