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  1. How long was your training for school nursing?

    AdobeRN replied to RNashley86's topic in School

    No training for me - I started as a sub, my first sub job I came into the clinic for an hour - basically the nurse showed me how the computer program worked. When I was hired FT - the admin just...

  2. Volunteering

    AdobeRN replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    We are only asked to volunteer for one of our big fundraisers in the spring - we have a spring dance/carnival - We sign up for a 30 minute slot to man a carnival booth/food booth. The principal spins...

  3. Sleeping in the infirmary

    AdobeRN replied to LAP's topic in School

    I am in Elementary K-5 - I do not allow sleeping in my office - if they are that tired I call home, most of the time parents will speak with student and student gets sent back to class. If they...

  4. Head lice

    AdobeRN replied to RNKT's topic in School

    Yep - this is basically what I tell parents when I am asked what the school is doing about an "infestation". Our classroom letter that gets sent home also suggests to parent to check their child's...

  5. Head lice

    AdobeRN replied to RNKT's topic in School

    I only send the letter if a parent notifies me that their own kid has it/has been treated or if I find lice on a student. I don't go by rumors or by parents asking me to check other peoples kids in...

  6. What was your first job as a new graduate?

    AdobeRN replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Started out as an LVN - worked at a Correctional Facility for 6 months right out of LVN school. First job as an RN - in a hospital, Pediatric Med-Surg. Now I work as an Elementary school nurse - Best...

  7. Vaccine Exemption letters...

    AdobeRN replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    While I am all for immunizations and in my perfect world everyone would be immunized, but I am not going to get into it nor chase down parents about their reasoning for Affidavits. Just get me the...

  8. Head lice

    AdobeRN replied to RNKT's topic in School

    My favorite also - I give this to my teachers and parents that are dealing with lice for the first

  9. Head lice

    AdobeRN replied to RNKT's topic in School

    I copied this from Tx Dept of Health website. No law on exclusion, treatment etc just a law that states we need to notify the class. As of September 1, 2017, Texas Education Code, Chapter 38,...

  10. Head lice

    AdobeRN replied to RNKT's topic in School

    I am in Texas and someone had a bunch of time on their hands to actually get a law passed that for each case that a parent notifies me or if I find a case in a class we have to send a classroom letter...

  11. what is your process for sharing medical records to parents

    AdobeRN replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    No forms - parents are allowed to have a

  12. Student Returning To School After Seizure

    AdobeRN replied to Melmel75's topic in School

    We don't have a policy for returning. with the few I have had like this I just let the teachers know and give them some basic first aid instructions and I let parents know if it happens at school it...

  13. Help! Parents don’t submit paperwork!!

    AdobeRN replied to NurseDew's topic in School

    I don't chase these types of parents down anymore. In our district every year parents are required to fill out a medical history form online - if they put in their kid has allergies, asthma etc it...

  14. Tree Nut allergy

    AdobeRN replied to NewschoolRN's topic in School

    Yep - never understood

  15. Petty and not proud of it

    AdobeRN replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    3rd week of school and some of these teachers are driving me nuts. Right now there is a big push to get SST's done on those kids that failed/did poorly on STAAR test last year - my part in the...

  16. Self Carriers

    AdobeRN replied to SmallTownNurseSWL's topic in School

    Our policy is for doctor & parent to sign a form stating it is ok for student carry inhaler and/or

  17. Immunization compliance and exclusion

    AdobeRN replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    I am in Texas - it takes a team to enforce. You may need to get your principal/admin involved. In the past our principals were not to happy enforcing the exclusion - the message had to come from...

  18. How to make a PDN job appealing?

    AdobeRN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    This has happened to me a couple of times - once the parents paid an uber to drive me back to the house to get my car, I have their teenage son drove me back to the house, my husband came to pick me...

  19. How to make a PDN job appealing?

    AdobeRN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    I don't have a problem with this. I just chart that my patient is doing xxx with family; or xxx care done by parent. I only had one case where the mom did EVERYTHING medical and expected me to clean,...

  20. How to make a PDN job appealing?

    AdobeRN replied to nursenmom3's topic in Private Duty

    When I was going thru RN program I worked PDN on a PRN basis as an LVN. I did chose my cases based on who was in the home and the vibe I got. Hate to say it but there are some weirdos out there. I...

  21. Peak flow meters

    AdobeRN replied to RNTadaaaa's topic in School

    I have used it once for about 3 weeks on a kid - request from parent for physician info. Mom supplied the the peak flow meter and the paperwork for it. Other than that I follow the action plan...

  22. "Did someone call me?"

    AdobeRN replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    yes! drives me nuts - I always leave a message. I love it when I tell them I didn't call then the parent asks "well do you know who did?"

  23. Parents be like...

    AdobeRN replied to Margaret K. Stephen's topic in School

    Parent: Classroom must be Peanut/Treenut free, my kid will die looking at nuts. First day: Nah, he doesn't need to sit at the cafe Peanut/Treenut free table - he is so excited to sit with his...

  24. This is Where the Cowboy Rides Away

    AdobeRN replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Congratulations! We will miss all of your great advice. Enjoy your

  25. Sam's Law

    AdobeRN replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Our district uses Safe Schools for most of our trainings - maybe check there to see if they have some on