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  1. Student rotations in the Health Office

    AdobeRN replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    The teachers at my school get a paid day off without using any of personal leave days - now I don't know if it is a district wide thing or just something my principal does to encourage the staff to...

  2. Sunscreen in School?

    AdobeRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Sunscreen is allowed - in Texas there is actually a blurb in the education laws about it being allowed in schools without a doctors note. Our policy is that kids can have it and apply themselves but...

  3. Not my problem!

    AdobeRN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I have a deescalation room that the kids that have to use it on call the "white room" - they don't like it in there. My bathroom is also used for those that can't be trusted in the regular bathroom -...

  4. Respecting Privacy, HIPAA & The School Newsletter

    AdobeRN replied to Nurse in MT's topic in School

    Is your admin asking you to write something for the newsletter about privacy? Personally I wouldn't even address it unless the questions are coming directly to you - then it would just be "sorry, but...

  5. Over reacting Principals

    AdobeRN replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    I am pretty much left alone but I do have my principal and AP support when I need it. I feel really fortunate - my principal is really a good one (at least to me - some teaching staff may not think...

  6. If you had to choose...

    AdobeRN replied to villageRN's topic in School

    Elementary!! My favorite age of kids to work with. High schoolers had too much drama for

  7. Shot Records

    AdobeRN replied to ArryOtter's topic in School

    Yep - No record/Exemption form = no school. I never contact doctor's offices - that is parents responsibility. What state are you in? Check your state requirements - I always mention our Texas "Law"...

  8. Please Leave A Message..

    AdobeRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Yeeeesssssss!!!!!!

  9. Organizing end of the year paperwork

    AdobeRN replied to it'snotatumor's topic in School

  10. Anybody else dealing with pertussis?

    AdobeRN replied to Kittery's topic in School

    Me too! I had the series 3 times - beginning of nursing school then when I started working at a hospital, they tested me and had me go thru the series 2 more times and never

  11. Organizing end of the year paperwork

    AdobeRN replied to it'snotatumor's topic in School

    Original Immunization records are kept in the student's cumm folder and follows them thru K-12 - we also enter them into Eschool - so no need for a copy in my office. Doctor's notes - data clerk...

  12. Last day?

    AdobeRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Last day.... Students 6/2 Teachers/Nurses 6/3 Can't

  13. Mini IV infusion at school?!

    AdobeRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    We always worked as a team starting IV's on the Pedi floor - so I rarely had to do them because there almost always was someone better at it than me

  14. Eyeglass Help Besides Lions Club?

    AdobeRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    If you are a member of NASN - you can request up 25 VSP vouchers for free exam, lenses and frames. Check with your county health department to see if they offer any type of program for low income...

  15. Delegation question

    AdobeRN replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    Are you able to train the teacher as an UDCA? Our teachers are trained as UDCA's for the purpose of field trips if parents are unable to attend - district cracking down budget wise on

  16. Fidget Spinners

    AdobeRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    They are annoying! Teachers are starting to be ban them - only allowing for those kids with diagnosis of ADD/ADHD and written into their 504/SPED plans. Our local mall now has a kiosk selling

  17. Math requirement for RNs?

    AdobeRN replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    Funny how we all learn so differently....in LVN school we were taught dimensional analysis, so confusing to me. During my first clinical rotation an older, experienced nurse showed me...

  18. Do you ever NOT give out ice packs?

    AdobeRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    The surrounding subdivisions/neighborhoods all have their own facebook page. 99% of the time complaints are posted on these pages - parents rarely have the nerve to post complaints on the actual PTA...

  19. Do you ever NOT give out ice packs?

    AdobeRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    yes, I too have basically given up fighting this - I almost always will give an ice pack for injuries at school but if kids come to me about things that happened over the weekend or last night at...

  20. Minor Questions

    AdobeRN replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    I clean spacers, Neb mask/mouthpieces & neb med cup after each use - if it is an older kid 4th/5th grade, I teach them how to do it and they are responsible for cleaning them. I only clean the...

  21. Would you have called?

    AdobeRN replied to bluebonnetrn's topic in School

    First visit with pain that started less than hour ago and ears appear WNL - Most likely I would not have called (really depends on the student). I would have told student give it another hour or so,...

  22. Glucometer preference?

    AdobeRN replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    I have the cheapest from one of the school nursing catalogs that I keep in my emergency bag - only had to use it once on one of my T1Ds when we were stuck outside for over an hour after the fire alarm...

  23. How many students have IHPs?

    AdobeRN replied to iggywench's topic in School

    We have a generic IHP's for common illness - Asthma, ADD, Severe allergies, Diabetes, Seizures, etc - I just tweek as needed, they are very minimal. I do not complete them on everyone with these...

  24. How many kids do you see in a day?

    AdobeRN replied to RNLisaC's topic in School

    Regarding coat/sweatshirt situation....I would be sending them to lost and found and tell them to find something they want to wear from there - not using my very limited

  25. Squeaky shooooeees... Help!

    AdobeRN replied to FuturePN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pair of squeeky DAnsko clogs, gift from when I graduated nursing school so I could not exchange them - I contacted the company and told them about it. They had me send my squeeky shoes in and...