Have you all ever had a student refuse and fight you with giving them their epi-pen?
That was my kind of day yesterday. By far the most stressful most intense day as a school nurse in my...
The e-mail system might sound nice, but will you really have time to check your e-mails frequently?
Also, I would be very sure I feel confident in knowing that the Teachers would know to call OR...
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Yes, I have almost 500 hours of PTO. I hardly ever called in to work in the 7 years I have been in my district.
I use to work in a clinic. I absolutely loved it. I stopped working in one...
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I think I honestly need a new job. It’s starting to be too much. I’m expected to do far too much stuff. I did not sign up to be the Secretary, letting parents into the school, taking late kids to...
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She does need someone to be close by outside the bathroom. She will wander off if she is alone, and that becomes a definite safety issue. She is non verbal, but I feel there has to be a way to...
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There is a Teacher and Teacher Assistant. No Para. Why? This apparently was not a problem last year because in PreK/K classrooms all the classes have a bathroom.Today was only Day 6 of school. I...
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Thank you. I’m thinking she should have an IEP/504, but I didn’t see one. I have never been invited to any of her meetings. We have a brand new counselor that is trying to figure everything out. I...
My principal yesterday told me that they want me to start taking a 1st grade autistic student to the bathroom every hour on the hour. How the heck am I suppose to do that, run nurse office, do contact...
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Oh, I am totally not losing sleep over my EX and my EX MIL. Someone asked if my EX or any of my Daughter’s grandparents was able to help out, and I was just explaining why they can’t....
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I really wasn't trying to switch schools, but it just happened that way.
1st school was a High School 9th-12th grade- I spent 2 years there. I ONLY left there because the school was shut down...
Anyone else work with children as young as preschool? I work in a school with children as young as 3 years old through 6th grade. I use to work in a High School. I LOVE High school, but in the best...
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Any ideas/suggestions on how one can work on that? Also, I made a medication error on my type 1 diabetic that shook me to my core. It was my first mistake ever in my entire 18 years as a RN. I am so...
I have been a school nurse since August 2014. I have worked with ALL age groups High School, K-8, PK-6. I have been in 5 different schools.
My current school PK-6th has been the most stable...