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    Any tips for constant coughing?

    I have had some kids be dxd with asthma when referred for a chronic cough. Contact the parents and see if they can have the child
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    New School Nurse as LVN

    Respectfully, I think the learning curve is going to be much bigger than you might imagine. We do not know, what we do not know. Please keep your mind open and learn from your colleagues who have some...
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    Death of students

    My heart and prayers go out to the town of Iron County School District in Cedar City, Utah, where 5 students in a family were killed in their. No motive or information has been released. Thinking...
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    Happy New Year

    LOL I just saw that, had a friend send a Christmas card with wishes for a Happy
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    Things I should not have to say...

    I have no idea what you mean when when you arrive and stare at me...and do not offer complaint or words or mumbles or give any indication that you are sick, injured, dying
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    Happy New Year

    Back
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    Used and Abused

    ^^^^ALL.OF.THIS!
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    Nurses Fired For Viral TikTok Video

    My "ick" is nurses who taint our
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    Stock Epipen's

    Check with you state association, they may have an MOU with one of the chains. We have ConvenientMD in New England. ALso there may be a parent MD who is willing. Good
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    Agency Nurses And 1:1 Students

    Thank
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    Agency Nurses And 1:1 Students

    Looking for feedback...if you have 1:1 nurse for a student, contracted by your district, from an outside agency, WHO is writing the initial plan of care for the student? Obtaining orders for feeds,...
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    Agency Nurses And 1:1 Students

    I did and I hope you did as well. Thanks...the lines seem to be murky and it seems that the agency's thoughts are we only provide the body, that the school hired us for. Yet, as stated, we have no...
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    Refusing to Sign Off On Others Assessments

    The issue w is the timely notification of the family, the funeral home etc. It doesn't take but a few minutes to pronounce, assuming it was anticipated (as many/most are in LTC). I check heart and...
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    Is This Common in LTC?

    The meters, in my facility , have a control test daily on nights. I assume that is standard
  15. Have you connected with a Domestic Violence shelter? I encourage you to get some support to get out. And as far as the BON, they have your licence on hold, there is nothing to lose by being open and...
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    Should Have Called 911

    Can you have any follow up discussion with them? I woulds pursue that to get their take on it. And, I would involve their
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    Lunch Coverage

    I just eat at my desk, way less stressful that being paged on my radio in another area of the
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    Water Beads

    Urghhh!!!!
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    Repeated threat relayed by elementary student??

    I am so sorry to hear that. Those wounds run long and deep. ((big
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    Repeated threat relayed by elementary student??

    In the end, it is not ours to investigate but to report. Let the proper authorities do the decision
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    Improving Nursing Care for the Transgender Community

    Great read! Proud to note the New England School Nurses had a very informative session for our Spring conference this past year on this. Great speaker who came armed with a ton of information for...
  22. Having taken (and passed!) the National School Nurse Certification Exam in 2020 (last big exam was my state boards in 1983)...I could, with a review course, as my specialty has been kids since
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    New school nurse

    Welcome! One of us! This is the best threads on the board. Lots of great support here. I would encourage you to join your state association and NASN-the National Association for SChool Nurses. Tones...
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    Clinic Grants

    PTA? our local fire station has funded a closet (personal items-shampoo, soap
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    I had on a pick