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  1. Come down and take your meds!

    AdobeRN replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    Me too! If able to, I do try to set up administration times that will be easy for the kid, teacher etc to remember to come see me for the medication - before/after lunch or recess, before/after...

  2. Parents, parents, parents.

    AdobeRN replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School

    I have the principal or AP call - the few times I have had to this it was amazing how fast someone was here to pick them

  3. C'Mon Now!

    AdobeRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    So funny - no pharmacy with a bar in it where I was growing but we did have a store called Thrifty's - it was kindof like a low cost CVS or walgreens type of store that had a ice cream bar section at...

  4. Enjoy your Thanksgiving

    AdobeRN replied to Glitternurse's topic in School

    Happy Thanksgiving to all! Can't wait till the bell rings at 3pm! I wish I was doing something exciting this Thanksgiving but I am just hanging around the house next week - eating, shopping, eating,...

  5. Thanksgiving Feast

    AdobeRN replied to MWOOD,LPN's topic in School

    Yep - picture day, party days, performance days, Fun run day, field day, field trip days and my favorite is book fair WEEK - where they had all week to buy a book including one night when it is open...

  6. Diastat on field trips

    AdobeRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Our district policy is that if Diastat is used no matter who administers it - nurse or delegated teacher, it is an automatic call to EMS, if parent can arrive at scene quick enough they can make the...

  7. No Meds, No School

    AdobeRN replied to UrbanHealthRN's topic in School

    1. Make reasonable attempts to get the desired medication for school use, but if parent refuses/ignores etc there is not much we can do except have 911 on speed dial. My district does provide...

  8. what would you do - meds w/o labels

    AdobeRN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    I don't think any of the nurses would tell a student with a baggie of pills "no I can't accept that because it is not labeled, go put them in your backpack to take home".....or at least I would hope...

  9. what would you do - meds w/o labels

    AdobeRN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Nope - gets confiscated by myself or teacher, parent called and/or emailed, medication thrown in my "pick up" basket until an adult can pick it

  10. What is your opinion on calling in "sick"

    AdobeRN replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital it was rare for me to call in sick - my PTO time was precious and didn't want to use it because I was always trying to save it for my summer vacations. Just like a...

  11. what would you do - meds w/o labels

    AdobeRN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    I'm not wasting my time with that - haha. If I am not administering unlabeled meds I don't care what it is - they get labeled with students name, parent notified for pick up & thrown in my "to be...

  12. what would you do - meds w/o labels

    AdobeRN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    I am at elementary level so I don't have students bringing in unlabeled medication often. It is more of parents attempting to drop unlabeled medication in baggies off with front office with...

  13. C'Mon Now!

    AdobeRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I have forbidden contraband I keep hidden and bring out on cold days - a tiny little electrical space heater. Plug it in under my desk and keeps my feet/legs quite

  14. Record Year for Acanthosis

    AdobeRN replied to OldDude's topic in School

    I find the info falls onto deaf ears....I usually have around 5 kids per year that I refer out, with some of those the same kids I referred out in either 1st or 3rd grade with no record of follow up...

  15. Needy Staff day

    AdobeRN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I know she did - she brought me Starbucks this morning as a Thank you for helping her :) My parents also had a hands off approach when we hit 18 - I was living on my own, paying rent, working,...

  16. Blood Drive

    AdobeRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I have once - we had a health fair/fall festival for a PTA event - it was ok, turnout was low for the blood drive - I expected it to be since we are elementary level, but the principal at that time...

  17. Mom takes forever to pickup

    AdobeRN replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    I basically do the same. Fever, vomit, diarrhea, pink eye - we have a specific policy regarding these things - they stay in my office. All other issues just depend on the student and how they are...

  18. Needy Staff day

    AdobeRN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I had one of our first year teachers - young gal, 23y/o - this is her first real job, graduated in May of this year - first time living outside of her parents home in my office crying this morning...

  19. Splinters

    AdobeRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Clean the area and put a bandaid over it, either call or email

  20. horrible immunization compliance rate

    AdobeRN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Exactly....I think our district admin finally realized this when there started to be Measle/Mump outbreaks around Texas a few years ago. The DID NOT want to be on the news -

  21. horrible immunization compliance rate

    AdobeRN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    What is the district policy? What is your State law regarding immunizations and school? I am in Texas - my district is pretty strict about following the law regarding immunizations - kids are...

  22. C'Mon Now!

    AdobeRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Student came in not feeling well. Called parent - parent asked if I could make student some hot tea with lemon and honey "that always makes her feel better" - when I said no we couldn't do that and...

  23. School Nurse Newsletter

    AdobeRN replied to vvasq87's topic in School

    I no longer have to submit anything for our newsletter - Thank goodness! But when I had to contribute to the monthly campus newsletter I had about 3 dozen articles, bits of info etc that I recycled...

  24. Parent rights to school medical records?

    AdobeRN replied to naveiak's topic in School

    I don't understand what the problem would be? Parents/doctors need that info. I would follow whatever your district policy is - but this doesn't seem like it is a big deal. sounds like the...

  25. Job hunt before passing Nclex

    AdobeRN replied to belle980's topic in General Nursing

    what are the hospital policies in your area? I had a job a month before I graduated from nursing school - started to work as a "graduate nurse" the week after I graduated, took the NCLEX about 4...