k1p1ssk BSN, RN

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    Hacks for Eczema, Bug Bites, Etc.

    k1p1ssk replied to pineappleupsidedowncake's topic in School

    https://www.bugbitething.com/ for true mosquito bites; I use one myself and it doesn't take the itch away immediately, but it does completely eliminate the itching and swelling within an hour. I...
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    Autistic students

    k1p1ssk replied to marsbar37's topic in School

    Distraction during assessment is key; If there is an activity/behavior/stim that is used as a reward with the student, use that to your advantage. I Have two students with severe autism in my...
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    Sick Student Policy

    k1p1ssk replied to AllieEmerson's topic in School

    I agree that one episode of vomiting with no other symptoms would not warrant testing or a mandatory 10 days @ home. However, I would require one full day off from school. I have stopped using...
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    Parents STILL Sending Sick Kids to School

    k1p1ssk replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    Whoa. I'm in the Western region and thankfully my county's numbers are wicked low and families seem to be taking it seriously. I fear that this is due to good weather and as we see the holidays...
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    Teachers retiring because of COVID

    k1p1ssk replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Our custodian requested early retirement due to an ill family member, but he was eligible for retirement in October anyway. His original plan was to stick out the school year, but COVID accelerated...
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    Stress- and decompress

    k1p1ssk replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    I was just going to ask if your employer has an EAP. Ours has specific counseling for pandemic-related worries. If that is not an option, I have found talking to the other nurses in my district (and...
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    Nursing Diagnosis

    k1p1ssk replied to val1232's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you meant to post this in the Nursing School sub? This sub is for school nurses. We can probably come up with a good nursing diagnosis, but 37 year olds in cardiac arrest are not really our...
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    SPED

    k1p1ssk replied to EnoughWithTheIce's topic in School

    This belongs in a cross-post to "C'Mon
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    SPED

    k1p1ssk replied to EnoughWithTheIce's topic in School

    Yep. And every student with autism who is having a rough day MUST be sick. Like there couldn't possibly be anything else in the world that is upsetting them. I have tried asking if there could be a...
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    Vague Absence Notes of illness

    k1p1ssk replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    This is so bad! Our district has basically said, if you are supposed to be in person and you take a sick day, you may log in to your remote classes, but you will still be marked absent. The only...
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    Frequent Flyers

    k1p1ssk replied to Lbarba84's topic in School

    That document is amazing and so well written! Thank you for
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    C'Mon Now!

    k1p1ssk replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Both of these happened this morning. Staff member: "I need you to look at my foot. Now. I slipped in the shower this morning and I think it's broken. Do you think its broken? I'm getting xrays...
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    CDC Has Changed the "Close Contact" Definition

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in School

    I saw this WaPo Article this AM (I hope you can all read it and that it isn't behind a paywall): CDC expands definition of who is a ‘close contact’ of an individual with covid-19 And yep,...
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    Frequent Flyers

    k1p1ssk replied to Lbarba84's topic in School

    There's always someone who floats in from another unit, sees us all sitting around the break room, and immediately judges us, thinking that's what we do all
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    Athletics = Madness

    k1p1ssk replied to guest464345's topic in School

    I, too, got yelled at by an irate (her own self-description, not mine) parent who had initially apologized to me for sending LD in before her test was back. She kept her home through day 9, and then...
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    Holiday Travel and Mandatory Quarantining?

    k1p1ssk replied to Queen of Icepacks's topic in School

    Yes, this is a real concern. We had proposed it to our super to maybe just go remote from Thanksgiving through the end of January (or even just 2 weeks into January), but I don't think that will fly...
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    Holiday Travel and Mandatory Quarantining?

    k1p1ssk replied to Queen of Icepacks's topic in School

    We are following our State's travel order. MA has issued a travel order that requires anyone travelling into MA from a red state (listed on the state website) to either have negative test results from...
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    Athletics = Madness

    k1p1ssk replied to guest464345's topic in School

    There have been two recent outbreaks in my tiny county and both are related to travel basketball where people have again, shirked MA rules - they do their practices outdoors but then attend...
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    Quarantine violation & preschool attendance

    k1p1ssk replied to noneYet's topic in School

    Nope! Just trying to navigate these muddy waters like everyone
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    Rapid testing in schools- any here in MA?

    k1p1ssk replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Did any other MA nurses see the memo from the state that came out on Friday? Here's the first paragraph: "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of...
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    NBCSN Prep

    k1p1ssk replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I purchased the review book in electronic form; It is specifically review for certification, built in an outline format with review questions, and is not a textbook. I think the Comprehensive Text is...
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    Quarantine violation & preschool attendance

    k1p1ssk replied to noneYet's topic in School

    Hi; There is a lot to unpack here... There are issues of privacy and whose right is it to know anything and the risks associated with oversharing. First, there is a very distinct difference...
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    CDC Has Changed the "Close Contact" Definition

    k1p1ssk replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    In our district, we had asked our PH nurses point blank if we, as a school, should use cumulative vs. consecutive and they told us consecutive, which is why that is what we had been doing. The...
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    How Are You Passing Time?

    k1p1ssk replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    When you do get "back to normal", buy a Yeti Coffee Tumbler. Well worth the investment. My husband got one for Christmas a couple years ago and while he's working from home, I steal it for personal...
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    How Are You Passing Time?

    k1p1ssk replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    I was in your shoes when we were still in "Remote" mode, with only about 60 special populations kids in my building and no paperwork. I now have another 50 or so kids daily and a fragile diabetic, so...