fireball98

fireball98 has 3 years experience and specializes in School Nurse, Camp Nurse, ER.

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1. What do you wear to work?

   fireball98 replied to asp40's topic in School

   I wear scrubs. I used to be a substitute surse and some schools had scrubs and some street clothes. I never saw a nurse in buisness casual it was more relaxed than that. My school teachers just...

2. do I tell the other school's nurse?

   fireball98 replied to Sudsy's topic in School

   i think that you can't say anything to the other nurse due to confidentiality. if the other school was in your district then maybe you could share. i personally do not remove anything from a...

3. Who buys Supplies??!

   fireball98 replied to Sl1011's topic in School

   I have $300 a year budget for my grade school of 520 kids. I came in last year as the first RN the school has had. The school did not have a bp cuff, cpr mask and a lot of other essential items. I...

4. starting soon...

   fireball98 replied to boondocks's topic in School

   I am starting my 3rd school year. I think you need to make sure to jump right in on immunizations as quickly as possible. whaen that is done jump right into screenings or you will never finish....

5. i'm sure this gets asked alot but.....

   fireball98 replied to septvirgo03's topic in School

   I did not have to go through that where I am I was just given the one salary. Here they do not pay that much attention to the nurse!

6. Immunization issues!

   fireball98 replied to fireball98's topic in School

   thank you to everyone who replied to my posts. i am happy to say that with about 118 kids out of compliance when i started i am down to 3!!!!! i still have to review a bunch of charts that had the...

7. Immunization issues!

   fireball98 replied to fireball98's topic in School

   I will respond to the last two posts. It is my second year as a school nurse and almost my 3rd year being a nurse. I was in non traditional education as my first career and nursing is my second...

8. Immunization issues!

   fireball98 replied to fireball98's topic in School

   One day I was out of pants and I had 6 kids in my office for a combined 9 hours. That is a lot lost instruction time not to mention crowding up my office! I have to wait for parents but many have no...

9. Immunization issues!

   fireball98 replied to fireball98's topic in School

   25 inhalers, 6 daily meds, 2 epi pins, 1 diabetic, 3 to 11 kids who wet themselves daily, 1 who soils himself daily, 2 to 6 kids a day who are injured in some type of fight and about 2 to 4 who throw...

10. Immunization issues!

    fireball98 replied to fireball98's topic in School

    Thank you all for your advice. I stayed after work on tuesday and got a bunch of letters done. I have 14 children left who are missing shots to go through as well as their siblings. After those 14...

11. Immunization issues!

    fireball98 replied to fireball98's topic in School

    Thank you for replying. I am still trying to sort out the doctor letter stating "up to date". I had a student missing 4 shots and no listing for the 1st hep b shot. The doctor gave him the 4 shots...

12. Immunization issues!

    fireball98 posted a topic in School

    I started the school year late and came into a mess with the immunizations at my school. The school had a health aid last year. I arrived with about 50 kids with flags on their files marking missing...