AdobeRN

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  1. What State are you in and when is your next break?

    AdobeRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I wish Texas did Spring break later - its still kindof cool/cold to go to the beach during spring break the 2nd week of

  2. What State are you in and when is your next break?

    AdobeRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Texas; Feb 19; spring Break March

  3. Confidentiality

    AdobeRN replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    My front office will do this. They always call me - sometimes I tell them just to send parents on into my office and there are times I have them wait in the front office/foryer area until I have...

  4. We won $500!

    AdobeRN replied to MrsK_Nurse's topic in School

    What about a bike safety class? We have alot of kids that ride bikes to school - every couple of years I ask our PTA to provide a bike safety night as part of their meeting - win/win situation, gets...

  5. C'Mon Now!

    AdobeRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    So we are starting to see alot of Flu cases now and teachers are starting to freak out - I have seen about a dozen kids today for temperature checks because the kids are telling teachers they are hot...

  6. Subbing at my son's elementary and the district

    AdobeRN replied to Kbearden's topic in School

    I subbed before becoming full time. I would call the nurse at the campus I was scheduled to work and ask about how the clinic runs, frequent flyers, any diabetics, medical procedures - (cathing, tube...

  7. Bathroom accidents...

    AdobeRN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Nope - Majority of time kids clean themselves and/or I call a parent to come do

  8. Keeping resolutions, school nurse style

    AdobeRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    Free 21 day yoga class thru Wanderlust.com - decent yoga "lab" and a flow class - different body part everyday. I just started this a couple of days ago and do it in the evening. I picked up a...

  9. Keeping resolutions, school nurse style

    AdobeRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    Well this ^^^^^^ just made me laugh out

  10. Keeping resolutions, school nurse style

    AdobeRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    I'm good with the water but it's the snacking that gets the best of me - we almost always have some kind of nibbly piece of goodness in the office or lounge - my willpower is weak when it comes to...

  11. How to spot fakers and send them to class quickly?

    AdobeRN replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I am a meany - haha....No laying down unless it is an unusual circumstance or they are waiting to go home or returned call from parent. No books, ipads, coloring etc unless they are are again waiting...

  12. Medical mission trips

    AdobeRN replied to BCgradnurse's topic in General Nursing

    yes - shop around. I only needed Yellow fever for my trip but thru the travel medicine clinic in our area that vaccine was $275 - CVS, Walgreens had it for roughly $225 (if it was in stock). I ended...

  13. Medical mission trips

    AdobeRN replied to BCgradnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I happen to find my trip through a local organization/church that does yearly trips to the same area - I was not a member of the organization or church and they were happy to have me. It was also...

  14. Medical mission trips

    AdobeRN replied to BCgradnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We did the same - I used my "old" scrubs that were still in decent shape and left them for the clinic. We also brought our own sheets/towels - I went to walmart and purchased new ones and left them...

  15. Medical mission trips

    AdobeRN replied to BCgradnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I went on my first one last summer - went to Zambia - what an experience! I saw things that if the patients were here in the US they would not leave the doctors office/discharged from hospital...

  16. EMPLOYEE Health?

    AdobeRN replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    ugg - I'm glad we don't have to deal with this. Our district contracts an outside agency that comes to all campuses at the beginning of the year to administer flu shot and anything else that is...

  17. Would you pray with a student?

    AdobeRN replied to smudges.blips's topic in School

    Same

  18. Subpoena for Court

    AdobeRN replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School

    not for school nursing and hopefully never. My first nursing job was at a jail. I was called to court once - inmate was acting a fool ended up being pepper sprayed and put in 5 point restraints - my...

  19. Holy pay cut shock!

    AdobeRN replied to Scorchednurse's topic in School

    In my area we are fortunate - I am on the teacher pay scale. For working 187 days out of the year, no call, no holidays etc I feel I make a decent wage for what I do. I think it all comes down to...

  20. New Year, Same Stuff.

    AdobeRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    No kids today - they come back tomorrow. PD day here also but nothing was scheduled for the nurses - only instructed to "work in clinic" - so I am sitting in my office scrolling thru All Nurses right...

  21. Help Me Decide

    AdobeRN replied to Rizowe's topic in School

    This is probably the only thing I hate about working & living in the same neighborhood. Hate to say it but there are some families I do not want to run into while out and about - I have been...

  22. Munchausen on the increase?

    AdobeRN replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    Especially nowadays...where it seems like sometimes it takes an act of God to get insurance and/or doctors to get moving on

  23. Mom hand

    AdobeRN replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    My "mom" hands never work...I think I am the only one who can't tell if a kid has a fever by touching them. Kids always feel warm to my hands no matter what their temp

  24. C'Mon Now!

    AdobeRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    yah....and puke in the TOILET not the SINK! In my clinic bathroom the sink is 2 feet away from the toilet - the kids always run right to the sink!

  25. Influenza-like illness

    AdobeRN replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Same here - in my 8 years at this school it has only happened twice. Both times it was a few days before we left for Xmas break so nothing really came of it except a "deep clean" of the