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  1. Calling home about meds?

    AdobeRN replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    I make the call if the student states they did not take their morning medication. Like one of the others stated I say "Johnny is telling me he forgot his medicine this morning, anyone available to...

  2. Human Growth & Dev - Who teaches it?

    AdobeRN replied to bakert's topic in School

    I am so glad I am not asked to teach. I do the quick hygiene/puberty thing in the spring for 5th grade just because it is required - we keep it really simple and easy, my principal is not fond of it...

  3. Cough drops

    AdobeRN replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Thankfully we no longer have stock medication (tylenol, motrin, cough drops, etc). Parents are required to provide all medication. But before the policy changed we had cough drops to hand out - I...

  4. supplemental income

    AdobeRN replied to crazynursebsn's topic in School

    I do Home Health - pick up a couple of weekend days a month. in the summer our district holds an open enrollment for new district families - we can pick up extra hours during that time - easy money...

  5. Magnet status

    AdobeRN replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I worked at before I left had Magnet status. I have my ADN and the pressure was on to further my education - this was one of the reasons I left. I finished nursing school in my 40's,...

  6. Returning pants

    AdobeRN replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    I rarely get clothing back and was tired of spending money out of my pocket or my budget money for underwear & gym shorts. This year I have decided to call parents when there are bathroom...

  7. Insulin administration

    AdobeRN replied to T-Bird78's topic in School

    In Texas we can designate an "Unlicensed Diabetic Care Assisant". They go thru a brief training and I check them off on their skills - after that they are allowed to assist with the diabetics if...

  8. Kindergartners taking off clothes at school

    AdobeRN replied to clockwood's topic in School

    I have the problem this year of kids (kinder) not able to wipe after using the restroom - teacher sends them in and they walk out into the hallway with pants around ankles asking to be wiped. I have...

  9. Ahhhh! A drop of blood!!

    AdobeRN replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Same here - I don't pull teeth. I have them rinse with cool water and they are sent back to class with instructions to return if it falls out and they will get a treasure

  10. Excused or Unexcused absence

    AdobeRN replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    Same here. It gets alittle crazy when the kids start racking up the absences/tardies/leave earlies - in our district these are weighted as the same "occurance" and will get sent to truancy court...

  11. Falsified Immunization Record

    AdobeRN replied to OldDude's topic in School

    We have run across 1 - and that was because another parent ratted out the one that falsified the records. The child had a late birthday that was right after the cutoff date (Sept 1st) - the parent...

  12. School Holidays/Days Off

    AdobeRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    In Texas - we get Labor Day, week of Thanksgiving, 2 weeks at Christmas, MLK Day, a week in March for Spring Break & Memorial Day. We have 2 "Bad Weather Make Up" Days - one day scheduled in...

  13. Is there anything I can do with a BSN besides being a nurse?

    AdobeRN replied to whydidipicknursing?'s topic in General Nursing

    I hated nursing school and found out real quick during clinicals that working with adult patients was not my thing. I stuck to it and found my spot in the nursing world. Absolutely love my job as a...

  14. If you had a reset button, would you choose nursing again?

    AdobeRN replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! The only thing I would change would be that I would have had my act together right out of high school, finished college at a much younger age and maybe even gone further with nursing to be a...

  15. Peanut allergies how does your school handle them?

    AdobeRN replied to 100kids's topic in School

    Sounds like you are doing everything in your power to keep allergy kids safe - I'm curious at what else this parent expects. Handwashing - no the teachers do not make them wash hands before eating...

  16. Lockdown!

    AdobeRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    We have only experienced a bad weather lockdown with a possible tornado headed our way and that was bad enough - I can only imagine what it was like with a possible threat around the

  17. Peanut allergies how does your school handle them?

    AdobeRN replied to 100kids's topic in School

    We are not peanut/treenut free either. I do request the teacher have a nut free room if they have a student that is required to sit at the nut free table during lunch other than that I let the...

  18. Will I get into nursing school?

    AdobeRN replied to ashleyarink's topic in General Nursing

    Improve the GPA. My grades were not that great & did not get into any program the first year I applied. Second year came around and I applied for a LVN program along with the RN program - got...

  19. Should I give up scrubs?

    AdobeRN replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    I wear scrubs but I buy the more tailored looking ones, they look professional. I do not wear the fun print designs or wild colors that are out there - I stick to navy blue, black, grey etc. I wear...

  20. Parent/Nurse Boundar

    AdobeRN replied to ob-rnc's topic in School

    Agree with the other posters! Set all social media to private. I can relate to this - I live in the same neighborhood as my school and I run into families all the time - especially in the summer...

  21. Should I have checked?

    AdobeRN replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    Agree with the others - you did the right thing. I don't check - I call parents of all kids that report bleeding, pain with urination, "private area hurts" etc. I did have a KInder student fall onto...

  22. IV Medication at School

    AdobeRN replied to childcare1's topic in School

    I had one student with a PICC line for 4 weeks due to a bone infection. I did not do anything with it. A home health nurse came to school daily for about 45 minutes to administer the IV antibiotics....

  23. Help! Need advice on college healthcare school immunization requirements

    AdobeRN replied to throwawayota's topic in General Nursing

    Another option would be to check to see if your state offers any kind of Exemption and see if the school will accept that documentation - What do they do if you can not get the vaccine, religious...

  24. Hearing/Vision Screenings

    AdobeRN replied to newnurse92's topic in School

    I do the same as 3Peas. Our district does have a "Screen Team" but sometimes it is more trouble to use them, tend to get a ton of rescreens so I would just rather do them myself. I start 2nd week of...

  25. Countdown Time

    AdobeRN replied to SassyTachyRN's topic in School

    2 more days for me...Friday can not get here fast enough. Busy weekend with end of school year block party Friday night, attending two graduations on Saturday, celebration dinner for one of the...