Nurse ABC

Nurse ABC

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  1. Administering meds to other staff?

    Nurse ABC replied to smartnurse1982's topic in School

    I agree with schooldistrictnurse. These are adults capable of meeting their own needs. The staff can act like such drama queens/kings. They get mad they can't have something they want when they want...

  2. Why do parents get mad when you send their kids home???

    Nurse ABC replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

    I can relate to so much of this! So glad it's just not me. I had a teacher come to me and said a parent called her and yelled at her because her son caught an illness at school, wanted to know who...

  3. Very Interesting Idea!

    Nurse ABC replied to SeattleNurse2b's topic in School

    We don't have school nurse teachers in our state. I would enjoy that though. I don't have lots of extra time to teach as a school nurse-too many other responsibilities. Not much "rush" as a school...

  4. Chronic "accidents"

    Nurse ABC replied to scrubsrn24's topic in School

    I find that I get dumped on quite a bit for this. Our kg aides will take care of the issue if the child has clean clothes at school. If not they send them to me to find some or call the parent. I...

  5. Ever feel lonely?

    Nurse ABC replied to SeattleNurse2b's topic in School

    I'm very content not being around any dr's or techs. Dr's always telling you what to do right now and always having to tell techs what you need done and hope they don't get irritated-don't miss that...

  6. Countdown....

    Nurse ABC replied to fetch's topic in School

    26 school days for us! I'm so jealous of the shorter ones-I'm SO

  7. Parents that are nurses

    Nurse ABC replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in School

    We don't email either. We have so many low-income that don't have access. I would love to be able to use that! Anyway, I've had a few nurse parents. Some have treated me really bad. I think they are...

  8. Do you ever miss the hospital?

    Nurse ABC replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

    I always miss the hospital when I leave!! There are just parts of it I really enjoy-talking to patients and their families (when there was time which was rare), working with other nurses as a team and...

  9. Nurse Substitute

    Nurse ABC replied to RABBY's topic in School

    In our district we have 30+ schools and I don't know how many subs but it's never enough. When I subbed, I could go online and days i knew there was a day I didn't want to work I could check...

  10. Conflicted about job, help!

    Nurse ABC replied to Curious1alwys's topic in School

    If I were you I'd go for it. Keep your other job prn if possible so if you decide it's not for you, after the school year you can go back to it full-time if needed. It's not for everyone. I do miss my...

  11. Lunch

    Nurse ABC replied to rejula's topic in School

    This is such a dilema for me as well! At one school I can put a sign up and lock my door but kids still try to get in and then I'll hear teachers reading my sign out loud and tell the kid to go to the...

  12. How busy is your office?

    Nurse ABC replied to scrubsrn24's topic in School

    I see 15-20 a day but usually less. Most of those are frequent flyers. I have one daily med and a few diabetic checks. Same at both schools-one has 265 and one 370. I make the teachers fill out a pass...

  13. Changing to a non-nursing career?

    Nurse ABC replied to Eleven011's topic in Retired Nurses

    I would avoid being a surgery tech unless being screamed at by surgeons doesn't bother you! When surgeons get stressed the techs are the first ones they start to take it out on. You need a strong...

  14. First week as a school nurse- advice needed

    Nurse ABC replied to GrapeRN's topic in School

    I had a student once with a head injury who became very sleepy, acted out of it, and slow to answer so I called his mom right away and told her what happened. She got mad at me for interrupting her on...

  15. Respect....or the lack thereof...(RANT ALERT!)

    Nurse ABC replied to Ilovegiraffes's topic in School

    Oh I've had the same things happen. Just makes you want to beat your head into a wall! I have this teacher that constantly sends kids to interrupt my lunch over stuff that can wait and he knows I'm...

  16. Head injury question

    Nurse ABC posted a topic in Emergency

    What is typical protocol for a kid brought to the ER for signs/symptoms of a concussion? I'm a school nurse and my son hit his head hard on the ground getting tackled in a football game. (I'm not...

  17. Head injury question

    Nurse ABC replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for all the good info and articles! That has helped clear things up a lot! I appreciate it and have learned some new things which is always good. It's also good to know I wasn't being silly for...

  18. Head injury question

    Nurse ABC replied to Nurse ABC's topic in Emergency

    Ok good to know! Thank you! I definately don't want him or any kids exposed to more radiation that necessary. I've just always heard if they have symptoms get them to hospital right away. Now I'm...

  19. First week as a school nurse- advice needed

    Nurse ABC replied to GrapeRN's topic in School

    You didn't do anything wrong. Welcome to school nursing. No job is perfect and this just happens to be one of the negatives of school nursing. Some parents will find anyone to blame and often it falls...

  20. Respect....or the lack thereof...(RANT ALERT!)

    Nurse ABC replied to Ilovegiraffes's topic in School

    Oh my gosh I feel your pain. I also have two doors to my office the teachers and principal use as a shortcut too!! They will literally pass through and say "sorry" or "you don't mind, do you?" without...

  21. Do You Like Being A School Nurse?

    Nurse ABC replied to Jules0612's topic in School

    I have been a school nurse for 12 years. I've been a nurse since '92 so I've come and gone from school nursing over the years. I've worked full-time, part-time, and subbed as a school nurse. If all my...

  22. Would you take this job?

    Nurse ABC replied to Lucky724's topic in Nursing Career

    I had a similar job except my commute was 40 min and they started making me work extra shifts. I didn't mind the drive but 12 hr days are usually 12 1/2 if you don't get paid for your lunch which most...

  23. Wetting accidents

    Nurse ABC replied to Tamara421's topic in School

    Those that don't have to deal with it are so lucky. They send them to me because it's a hygeine issue plus it's a central location for extra clothes. We have a couple who I swear are just not potty...

  24. Is this going around at the school?

    Nurse ABC replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

    Yes most definately! Lol! Those are the ones whose parents just live "right down the street" yet somehow manage to take an

  25. 504 meetings?

    Nurse ABC replied to shsnurse's topic in School

    No we have our own team that has a leader who is in charge of all of them. They basically just consult me if there's a medical issue to sit in on a few of them. You should not have to case manage and...