ColleenJune

ColleenJune

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  1. "Cover" for a student?

    ColleenJune posted a topic in School

    A third grader came to my office today and asked me to tell her teacher that she was sick. She looked fine to me, so I asked her why. She said, "I went to the bathroom in my pants, and I don't want...

  2. "Cover" for a student?

    ColleenJune replied to ColleenJune's topic in School

    Thanks for the suggestions. I had not thought of this as a teaching opportunity, but children do need to learn that the nurse's office (and any medical facility) is a safe

  3. Last day?

    ColleenJune replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    May 26. 16 days and

  4. The "Best" Nurse Pass Notes

    ColleenJune replied to WineRN's topic in School

    And being a liver donor would not even be a

  5. The "Best" Nurse Pass Notes

    ColleenJune replied to WineRN's topic in School

    This is my all-time favorite. I got it from a third grade substitute a couple of months

  6. Speaking of Vaccines...

    ColleenJune replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We have three, in a school population of 420. That's consistent with our statewide

  7. This is not why I became a nurse

    ColleenJune replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    You missed my pet peeve: Changing wet clothes does not require a degree in Nursing. You teach young children. Have them keep a change in their cubby, and have them use it themselves if

  8. Best complaint you've heard?

    ColleenJune posted a topic in School

    I had a second-grade girl with a history of migraines come in today and complain that she was, "...hearing colors and seeing

  9. does your school have a crisis management plan?

    ColleenJune replied to Sudsy's topic in School

    We have one, but it is not posted online for security purposes. That makes sense, I guess, to avoid the "bad guys" from knowing what we are going to

  10. Hand Washing

    ColleenJune replied to ColleenJune's topic in School

    I like this idea! Maybe I'll have my Girl Scouts make these for

  11. Hand Washing

    ColleenJune posted a topic in School

    How do you encourage children to wash their hands? The kiddos at my school never seem to wash

  12. What did you find was the hardest to adjust being a school nurse?

    ColleenJune replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    I still struggle with the idea that bathroom accidents require the services of a medical professional. Hello, parents, do you take your children to the ER when they wet their pants at

  13. Halloween.....

    ColleenJune replied to SouthernSweetheart16's topic in School

    I have Halloween scrubs. They really aren't appropriate any other time of year, but I sure do enjoy wearing them

  14. What works for you as a door sign?

    ColleenJune replied to 100kids's topic in School

    The only thing that I've ever found to work is a lock. Even then, I gets knocks and door

  15. 7 days to go.... :)

    ColleenJune replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in School

    Half day on Tuesday, then done for the

  16. Let the COUNTDOWN begin!

    ColleenJune replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Twenty days!

  17. Toileting Accidents at school

    ColleenJune replied to angie06614's topic in School

    I don't change a student's clothes under any circumstances. If they are only wet and I have clothes in a size that will fit (I keep up through size 8-10 around; the fifth grader who wet her pants this...

  18. Who buys Supplies??!

    ColleenJune replied to Sl1011's topic in School

    In the past the school has supplied everything, but this year with budget cuts I have had to supply my own thermometer and bp cuff. I had them at home anyway, so it was no big deal. There was also no...

  19. What's on your walls?

    ColleenJune replied to amnesiac1c's topic in School

    I have an eye chart and a MyPlate poster. I am thinking of adding a few colorful health-related posters, but I haven't decided what

  20. What do you wear to work?

    ColleenJune replied to asp40's topic in School

    I work in an elementary school, so I wear colorful scrubs. I feel like the fact that they are scrubs helps identify me as a nurse, and the fact that they are colorful lessens the fear

  21. Who's in-charge in handling toilet accidents in your school?

    ColleenJune replied to Nurse_Ziba's topic in School

    I work in a K-5 elementary school, so not yet potty trained is seldom an issue. However, accidents are still common - last year I gave out 112 changes of clothes in a school of 400 students (I'm...

  22. How busy are you?

    ColleenJune posted a topic in School

    I was discussing my work load with the office staff at lunch yesterday and one of the admins asked how my work load compared with other school nurses. I don't really know, so I have a few questions...

  23. This always makes me CrAzY...

    ColleenJune replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Any time a child comes to the health center I am required to send the following note home with the student: Dear Parent/Guardian: This note is being sent home for your information. Your child,...

  24. How busy are you?

    ColleenJune replied to ColleenJune's topic in School

    Replying to my own questions, 1) K-5 2) 400 students 3) About 12-15 students per day 4) No, but the office staff sometimes helps. 5) Upset tummies, headaches, cuts and scrapes, and clothing

  25. snow days

    ColleenJune replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in School

    Today is our first weather day of the school year. Tomorrow is looking even worse, so I am guessing we will probably be out