k1p1ssk BSN, RN

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    Evacuation of School Building

    k1p1ssk replied to GetBackToClassRN's topic in School

    I would build in trying to get all of those meds in the bag during at least one of the drills and carry it with you - you don't want to get caught trying to stuff everything in the bag and fumbling...
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    Evacuation of School Building

    k1p1ssk replied to GetBackToClassRN's topic in School

    I only have 1 diabetic and he keeps the majority of his supplies on him at all times in a small cross-body backpack (extra insulin, new pod, glucometer, baqsimi, glucose tabs). I do not bring any...
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    Narcolepsy in Child

    k1p1ssk replied to cowboysandangels's topic in School

    I think the above poster thought you were talking about a nursing student, not a child/adolescent... I have never had a student with narcolepsy but I knew someone in college who had cataplexy....
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    School Nurse Interview Questions?

    k1p1ssk replied to Beginning15's topic in School

    My interview was many questions about why I want to be a school nurse, and what I would do in various scenarios - usually something like "how would you prioritize students who are lined up outside...
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    OTC Meds Given Without Written Consent

    k1p1ssk replied to Reneec's topic in School

    This is all around insane to me - has there never been a nurse in the building before? I could maybe sorta understand it if they were new to having a medical professional working with them, but even...
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    Faking sick

    k1p1ssk replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    I think that it sounds like the administration & parents at that school wouldn't tolerate the "Suck it up, buttercup" style of school nursing and the OP would likely get written up for being...
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    Do Emotional Stressors Contribute to Abdominal Pain in the School Setting?

    k1p1ssk replied to ledzep97's topic in School

    I use these techniques on the daily and I have found that I see my frequent tummy ache students less and less as the year goes on. It of course takes time and multiple visits with these chats, but as...
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    Any tips for constant coughing?

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in School

    Anyone have any tips for stopping the constant, irritative coughs in littles? I'm talking about the kids who literally just have a tickle and cannot seem to clear it and so they cough so hard they...
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    Any tips for constant coughing?

    k1p1ssk replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    Yeah, we can't do the OTCs that aren't in our standing orders unless an MD gives me an student-specific order. The issue seems to have calmed now that flu & RSV aren't running rampant in our...
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    Things I should not have to say...

    k1p1ssk replied to BatcampRN's topic in School

    to an adult member of staff whose son vomited overnight and who's had over a quarter of her class out with a GI bug in the last 10 days: "If you are already having diarrhea and feel as though you are...
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    Things I should not have to say...

    k1p1ssk replied to BatcampRN's topic in School

    with the older kids, I've started to say "Well, your class is about to eat (snack/lunch) and your (stomach ache/headache) just started 10 minutes ago. What do you think I'm going to tell you?" They...
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    Happy Friday the 13th!!

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in School

    How many pukers have you sent home today? I've had 2 and wouldn't be surprised if a 3rd came down the road in this last hour of the day... Happy Friday the
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    Things I should not have to say...

    k1p1ssk replied to BatcampRN's topic in School

    Same with the stomach aches... And they always seem to come in right BEFORE
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    Things I should not have to say...

    k1p1ssk replied to BatcampRN's topic in School

    It hasn't been much of an issue this year until just today but.... "If it isn't bleeding, it doesn't need a
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    Things I should not have to say...

    k1p1ssk replied to BatcampRN's topic in School

    "Oh, you didn't tell your parents because it isn't bothering you enough to tell them? Well, then I don't think it is bothering you enough to miss class..." also "Ice doesn't help
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    New School Nurse as LVN

    k1p1ssk replied to CaliNurseJen's topic in School

    Welcome! School nursing is completely different from bedside, and while you may be able to pull some skills from your experience there, when the majority of your communication is with a "little", you...
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    Puberty talk

    k1p1ssk replied to heatherrmp's topic in School

    First off, about a month before it is scheduled to take place, I would send a letter home to all families to make them aware of it and that we need a call from the family if they want to opt their...
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    Thermometers

    k1p1ssk replied to RNwhohasgoats's topic in School

    I agree that the oral temps are difficult on the littles, and so I typically start with an IR temp. I trust the IR thermometers when they throw a normal temp, but as soon as it is reading in "fever...
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    Side Job

    k1p1ssk replied to NurseK12's topic in School

    I've considered trying to get into legal consulting, and there are courses floating around for that, but I worry that it will be more work than I can commit to... I have a second job at a...
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    Used and Abused

    k1p1ssk replied to cowboysandangels's topic in School

    Are you paid hourly or are you salaried? Do you have a contract? What is the language in the contract surrounding your responsibilities and hours? If you are salaried and the language in the contract...
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    Lunch Coverage

    k1p1ssk replied to icepackstat's topic in School

    Yeah, even though its in my contract that I should have 30min prep time and 30min for lunch, I have never been able to take a dedicated lunch period without being interrupted. Even when I've put out...
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    Repeated threat relayed by elementary student??

    k1p1ssk replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    Even if they are nothing but pleasant on the phone, who knows what the parent could be doing at home. Abuse is easy to hide. It is odd that the student is reporting that the parent will beat you up as...
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    Halloween

    k1p1ssk replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    Today is my favorite day for fakers (at the elementary level, anyway). The conversation is always "So you think you need to go home? Oh no, that means you'll miss trick-or-treating!" They all seem to...
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    Counseling Staff Members On Sick Leave

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in School

    I am in a tricky situation - I have a staff person who was recently diagnosed with a stage 3 cancer. She had a major surgery around 3 weeks before the start of school and just had her first round of...
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    Do you participate in Spirit Weeks?

    k1p1ssk replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    I'm at the elementary level so we don't really have spirit week, but when I subbed in the HS, I recall the nurses did a reserved version - lots of school spirit with sweatshirts and t-shirts, and...