k1p1ssk BSN, RN

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    Happy Winter break

    k1p1ssk replied to Glitternurse's topic in School

    Today is my last day of school before break. It was going to be a full day, but the snow we are supposed to get afforded us a half-day! Of course, it couldn't possibly be a last day without...
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    Response to Company's Constant Contact After Ghosting Me as a New Nurse

    k1p1ssk replied to sideshowstarlet's topic in General Nursing

    Sending the email was surely an exercise of catharsis. I think I would have done the same thing. There's a reason they say screaming into a pillow can help relieve stress - a strongly worded email...
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    Happy Winter break

    k1p1ssk replied to Glitternurse's topic in School

    We still have 2 full days left UUUGH But happy break,
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    Hand Foot Mouth

    k1p1ssk replied to sunnsand's topic in School

    My personal theory for why people get so worked up over it is because they have heard your fingernails fall off and that makes them freak out. And while I know that can happen, it's not very common....
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    No recess due to asthma

    k1p1ssk replied to SandIsMyGlitterRN's topic in School

    So true! School nurses follow doctor's orders, just like nurses in other settings, and it is a nurse's responsibility to clarify an order with the physician, NOT the patient or their
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    Hand Foot Mouth

    k1p1ssk replied to sunnsand's topic in School

    Our DPH does not consider HFMD an excludable illness, unless the child is febrile. However, my unwritten rule is that if the lesions are unable to be covered (I.e. on the hands or face) with...
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    No recess due to asthma

    k1p1ssk replied to SandIsMyGlitterRN's topic in School

    I wouldn't go by the parent's ask, I would follow the urgent care letter. I wouldn't call 30minutes an extended period of time, but maybe you compromise and tell the parent that based on your...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    k1p1ssk replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I ended up wearing pink after helping a kid take off his boots and soaking wet socks after recess today - somehow, hot pink marker ink had saturated his sweatpants and when they got wet from the snow,...
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    C'Mon Now!

    k1p1ssk replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    First day of December brought me 4 tummy aches before 9:30am, 2 kids wet coughing right in my face, and a never ending (well, 2.5 year old) email thread "circling back around" on why we won't make our...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    k1p1ssk replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I was definitely there - Mauve-y Pink Figs Jacket for the
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    What's something you never thought you'd have to deal with as a school nurse?

    k1p1ssk replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

    Aquaphor is similar to Vaseline, but it works really well for actually healing dry, cracked
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    Preparing for the unthinkable

    k1p1ssk replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    Yeah, there has been a lot of discussion about if we need to evacuate, what meds do we take. If the goal is to get out ASAP, we shouldn't be wasting time trying to throw meds in a bag, imo. I...
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    Preparing for the unthinkable

    k1p1ssk replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    Is your district/schools active shooter/threat plan to run? We have an emergency lockdown procedure in the event of an active shooter or other emergency threat. Everyone locks themselves in...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    k1p1ssk replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    If you're counting your undies, I'm counting the tip of my nose! It's rosy because its so dang cold in my office! The fleece is already on, but I think the space heater is coming on next
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    What's something you never thought you'd have to deal with as a school nurse?

    k1p1ssk replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

    I think I never expected so many visits from the adults in the building and therefore been expected to be an expert in every subspecialty - It seems that as soon as you give an adult a nurse to...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    k1p1ssk replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I actually truly remembered this morning! I muttered to myself "On Wednesdays, we wear pink" as I pulled out my blush-pink scrubs this
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    C'Mon Now!

    k1p1ssk replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I love that this thread may be coming back to life. My gem for this year thus far has been a 5th grade student (who is probably still a tanner stage I) who came to relay some "concerning...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    k1p1ssk replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Does purple count? I've got my home-state pride shirt on today that's
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    Electronic health forms ?

    k1p1ssk posted a topic in School

    Happy Fall 2025, y'all! 2 years ago, our district decided to stop doing hard-copy beginning of year forms for students, with the exception of the health forms. At the time, our administration was...
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    New School Nurse, Pregnant, and Feeling a Little Overwhelmed!

    k1p1ssk replied to nursinggirliesa's topic in School

    Without knowing how desperate the school you work for is, I honestly think if I were you, I'd just take day-of sick time, not tell anyone at work, and keep the honeymoon off of social media... I am...
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    Allergies again

    k1p1ssk replied to arlingtonnurse's topic in School

    We just re-wrote our Wellness Policy and made food for celebrations a thing of the past - no more birthday cupcakes, no more family food parties - for this exact reason - too much room for error. The...
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    Bladder Scanning

    k1p1ssk replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

    My cynical brain is thinking these kids asked chatgpt to come up with such
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    Bladder Scanning

    k1p1ssk replied to nurse__ab19's topic in School

    I wouldn't bladder scan without an order - I might consider calling the kid's PCP and seeing if they'd give me a 1x verbal order though! Might be a waste of time, but you never know... I think it's...
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    Transition to School Nursing

    k1p1ssk replied to erinsbigsister's topic in School

    I personally think that school nursing is great! I think you probably see a lot of complaints on FB because school nurses are often alone in their roles in their schools and so we don't have the...
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    School System ... Is this ethical?

    k1p1ssk replied to Lauren Hochheiser's topic in School

    Oh wow - I would never even consider delegating straight cathing, regardless of if I was legally allowed to or not for all the reasons you listed!! I know a good number of experienced pedi nurses who...