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  1. Those days where you mumble "WTHeck" to yourself

    guest464345 replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    Of all the things that have surprised me about school nursing, this is #1 on the "cons" side of the list - nearly every adult in the building expects to have access to any OTC medication, any free...

  2. Biohazard Waste

    guest464345 replied to NurseMom1972's topic in School

    +1 for "simmah down"

  3. Is it Friday yet?? (a cautionary tale about locked nurse room doors)

    guest464345 replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    GAHHHHHHH this makes my blood boil! (And it brings to mind many, many, many situations I'd rather forget - situations in which I was called urgently on the radio by an adult with evidently no...

  4. Your favorite extracurriculars?

    guest464345 posted a topic in School

    No, I'm not talking about coaching or clubs. I'm talking about the completely unrelated-to-nursing tasks that you have embraced, or had thrust upon you, in your school nursing role! My favorites:...

  5. Your favorite extracurriculars?

    guest464345 replied to guest464345's topic in School

    GAHHHH yes!! The look of shock is what kills me. (and you know what, I will lie right to their faces but in fact I *do* have coffee creamer. I bought it for my own coffee, with my own money, and I...

  6. Nightmare Principals Man...

    guest464345 replied to SnowDark38's topic in School

    Ah yes, the scourge of "possible neck damage," tragically overlooked by lazy school nurses who just want to get their lunch! I had a kid like that who was brought to me by panicked staff because...

  7. "Can you do something about this?"

    guest464345 replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    In my experience, all of the things you mentioned are common. And in my opinion none of them are nursing matters, except maybe following up on the helmet. I work in a HS and allow naps during...

  8. Parent harassing me in clinic

    guest464345 replied to KiddoRN73's topic in School

    I called CPS last year for a teenaged kid (with an intellectual disability, functioning at maybe a 5-6 year old level) who came to school constantly dirty, wearing the same clothes for days on end,...

  9. Field Trips

    guest464345 replied to NurseCasie's topic in School

    Agree with all the above that the real solution, short- and long-term, is working with the student to learn to advocate for herself. Does the student have trouble with speaking up generally? Maybe...

  10. Is it Friday yet?? (a cautionary tale about locked nurse room doors)

    guest464345 replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    That is RIDICULOUS. That is beyond ridiculous. And the fact that it was for a snack during lunch......!!!. This is exactly the sort of thing that makes me consider returning to the clinic/hospital...

  11. OTC meds for Staff

    guest464345 replied to cid1's topic in School

    We don't stock for staff. Since we're such a small school and a lot of our OTCs will expire before I use them up, however, I say "These are medications for students but I often have some left over at...

  12. Vent Sesh

    guest464345 replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    @EnoughWithTheIce, I agree - you win/lose the week. I can't. I just

  13. Med/surg to ER or Management?

    guest464345 replied to CayRn12's topic in Nursing Career

    You will definitely experience being a newbie in the ED - it's quite different from the floor you work on now. You'll have the benefit of your good assessment and communication skills, and some...

  14. I’m in a toxic relationship with the ER

    guest464345 replied to Wbm33's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I went first to Public Health (3 years), and now I'm in my second year at a high

  15. Sick of nurses "referring" to our specialty

    guest464345 replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    I sort of understand the spirit of what people are saying when they suggest school nursing as "easier" - on the surface, it is easier. If you're using "easy" as a shortcut for "lower in acuity with a...

  16. Nursing Experience on Salary Scale

    guest464345 replied to kmazur15's topic in School

    They gave me year-for-year credit on all nursing experience, up to the maximum of 5 years (which is the same max for teachers coming from outside the

  17. Vent Sesh

    guest464345 replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    If that ever happens? Bad news, I'm dead. Good news, I went to heaven

  18. Vent Sesh

    guest464345 replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    Vent sesh 1/30/20 edition: A teacher banged on my door repeatedly, then came in and interrupted me with four kids in my office, insisting I come talk to him. I said that I couldn't leave the office...

  19. Do you regret leaving bedside nursing?

    guest464345 replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    Another nurse here who left the hospital for public health and then a school....no regrets! The five days/week is not always my favorite, but it's more than balanced out by four weeks off during the...

  20. Coronavirus concern for incoming student

    guest464345 replied to NurseAlice's topic in School

    I agree with the above comments. As a former epidemiology nurse, I would explain it to administration this way.....there was an enormous outbreak of measles in New York, a city of 8 million people,...

  21. Almost couldn't keep it together....

    guest464345 replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    oh my goodness that is an overload of cute! What a nice way to end our week

  22. Presentation for area Pediatric Offices

    guest464345 replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    I have been in another role where we had to arrange presentations at clinics...my experience was, it is *very* difficult to get yourself in front of provider eyeballs. There are a lot of people vying...

  23. How? Just, HOW?!

    guest464345 replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

    What is with these kids and the staplers?? NO WAY am I pulling out fully embedded staples, let alone when they've stapled fingers together. That's a parent job, or an afternoon treat for the urgent...

  24. Nurse Go Bag

    guest464345 replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    I fit all this into one smallish duffel: RESCUE MEDS Epi pensNarcanAlbuterol MDIGlucose gel (or glucagon if I have a kit for a student)BLEEDING Stop the Bleed kit with quickclot &...

  25. Help me choose a shift please! Time sensitive..

    guest464345 replied to starmickey03's topic in General Nursing

    Holy cow. I think we live in the same place, and I think I know the exact places you're talking to, weirdly....pm me if you like