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  1. Parents not giving ADHD meds...how far should we go?

    luvapug replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I completely understand where you're coming from but there are just some parents that will never "get it" no matter how many times you send their child home-they'll just blame the school for making...

  2. Should I have my own malpractice insurance?

    luvapug posted a topic in School

    I work as a school nurse only part-time with no benefits. I don't pay into any teacher's union or anything like that either. I just got to thinking that as a nurse who is basically the only healthcare...

  3. Now it's nausea

    luvapug replied to manjaNurse's topic in School

    Get the principal to back you and sent a memo to all teachers that the school policy is to not send any students home unless running a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, pink eye, etc and that vague...

  4. Should I have my own malpractice insurance?

    luvapug replied to luvapug's topic in School

    That makes a lot of sense! Thanks for the reply. I think I'd rather have it than take my chances without esp in this day and

  5. Should I have my own malpractice insurance?

    luvapug replied to luvapug's topic in School

    Wow-that's very interesting! I just assumed if they sued you and you didn't have insurance they could take your house, cars, whatever. Thanks for the

  6. Should I have my own malpractice insurance?

    luvapug replied to luvapug's topic in School

    Thanks for your replies. I honestly never really thought a lot about it until I realized maybe I'm not very protected. I will definately check into it today! Thanks

  7. How to resign from a job..here is what you do!

    luvapug replied to BabyLady's topic in Nursing Career

    Great advice! Never burn bridges! I resigned from a hospital and swore I'd never go back but years later was seriously considering it and thankfully I left on good terms because they remembered me and...

  8. what do you wear on your job?

    luvapug replied to emille's topic in School

    Since I'm in an educational setting I wear business casual. We are allowed to wear whatever we want. Some of the nurses in our district do wear scrubs. I feel more comfortable being perceived as one...

  9. What's your exp like?

    luvapug replied to Humanatarian123's topic in School

    Are you a RN or LPN? RN -How long did it take to find a job as a school nurse? It found me-a friend of my mom's told me there were hiring when she saw us out in the mall one day and that I should...

  10. Help... not sure if nursing is for me

    luvapug replied to samanthadaisyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow-your post got my attention because that's exactly how I felt at that point in my life many years ago!!!! The only area I liked was post-partum too -how funny. The reason you are so scared and...

  11. What does your username mean?

    luvapug replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Every user name I was trying to come up with was taken so here I was trying to type on the computer and my pug, who thinks she has to sit on my lap 24/7 if I'm home, was in my way so I thought gotta...

  12. Christmas gifts for med kids

    luvapug posted a topic in School

    Some of the nurses in our district buy their regular med/diabetic kids a small gift at Christmas time-nothing fancy. Do you all do that? I've thought it would be a nice gesture but I'm not sure what...

  13. Christmas gifts for med kids

    luvapug replied to luvapug's topic in School

    Wow-I never thought about all those other issues. I think you're right-it's just best not to. I could see that getting out of hand or someone complaining. I was kind of suprised when the other nurses...

  14. Not feeling worthy!

    luvapug replied to catsmeow2's topic in School

    I once worked at a school like that-that didn't respect my degree or skills. It was tough. Is there any possibility you can switch to a different school? In the mean time I would suggest sending out a...

  15. Christmas countdown !!

    luvapug replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Wow-you guys are lucky! We don't get off until Christmas Eve this year!! But I'm not going to complain because it's wonderful the time we get off and I love

  16. How often does your school district hire new school nurses?

    luvapug posted a topic in School

    Just curious. I know when I first started school nursing I was told it was hard to get into because once nurses got in they usually retired from the position but with our district it seems we still...

  17. Do you enjoy being a school nurse?

    luvapug replied to walkingonsunshine's topic in School

    I enjoy it for the most part. Sure there are things that I could do without (lice, difficult parents and staff, isolation, whiny kids,etc) but the positive far outweighs the negative(helping kids, the...

  18. if you had to do it all over again, what profession would u choose?

    luvapug replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    A writer or travel

  19. Why didn't you call me?

    luvapug replied to Flare's topic in School

    Gotta love those parents! With certain students I will just send a note home that they were seen and I felt they were ok to go back to class so that way the mom can't say she wasn't notified but the...

  20. Just a rant

    luvapug replied to Calibean's topic in School

    I worked at a school like this once and it used to be like that in our school system, however I'm happy to say it's better now . Nothing will change, however, if you continue to show up even when you...

  21. Was the day off worth it?

    luvapug replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I notice that too and I hate it! It's not fair to have "two" Mondays in one week!! I think it throws everyone off. I wish all extra days off had to be on a Friday or Monday to keep them all in a

  22. Weird Requests

    luvapug replied to SchoolNurseBSN's topic in School

    I've been asked to count the lunch money, call all the students absent for the day to see why they were absent, babysit a group of kids that couldn't finish their work in class so they sent them to...

  23. So that's where all my gloves have been disappearing to!

    luvapug replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I know how frustrating this is but I don't think the staff has any idea on this type of thing without being made aware. I'm sure that custodian thought the gloves were paid for by the school and...

  24. How to cope with stress overload??

    luvapug replied to LACA's topic in School

    You need to take a "sick day" all for yourself. Have someone watch your baby and like someone else said pamper yourself all day long. Get a massage, you hair done, nap, read, take a long bath,...