peaceful2100 BSN, RN

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 tracing which is becoming more of a regular thing...

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 almost 8 years as a school nurse. I hav...

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 interest of my Daughter I had to switch to a school ...

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 send students that truly couldn’t wait.

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 because I was going through a lot. I resigned and too...

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 class, and we get a LOT of late kids. Also, I’m expect...

That is exactly what I have wondered.

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 communicate with her about going to the bathroom.

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 don’t think they are going to hire one now because this...

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 didn’t get a chance today to figure it out. It was in...

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. Yeah, maybe the stress of looking for a new job is too m...

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 because of the Admins which truly truly makes a differe...

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 entirely. I really overall loved that school. Yes, th...

Yes, definitely much more diligent than ever before.

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 grateful she was OK, and both her and her Mother ga...

How do you handle diabetic elementary students who stay after school? First time ever encountering this situation. The after school director is very nervous about this student. I told him I am willing to stay after each day she stays and...

Help! My school is returning to in person next week. I have a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic who is 3rd grader. I worked in high school mostly. When I was in elementary before I never had a young diabetic. I know to follow school orders, a...

Interesting I had thought about home health, but feel since I have not worked in a hospital since 2005 I would not qualify. The only other thing I think about is safety and going into unknown environments.

She is on insulin pump.

Yeah, apparently they do not understand the importance of hiring a nurse for after school program especially since I am in a state where tasks can be delegated to unlicensed personnel. I am really at a lost here. It makes me feel incredibly uncomfort...

Nurses in my district don’t have contracts which is pretty interesting to me. I toss back and forth with whether I am coming back or not. I love school nursing for the schedule which is important to me as a Mother of a 4th grader, and helpi...

Some states do allow Glucagon to be delegated even to unlicensed personnel and I am in one of those states. I certainly feel this is a very slippery slope. This is yet another reason I am thinking of leaving school nursing. Things...

I’m in a state where glucagon can be delegated. I felt/still feel very uncomfortable, but feel what choice do I have in this. This is one reason I am seriously thinking of getting out of school nursing. This is a very slippery slo...

I wish the one at my school would. I am incredibly doubtful they would. Staying until she at least get her snack and I can dose her would put me right at my 8 hours for the day. Friday I stayed later because it was her first day stayin...

First week went really well. She is only there 2 days a week for now. As the kids are Hybrid. Group A comes 2 days and Group B come 2 days. I am impressed with how much she knows and how well she is handling this. She is very picky, but Mo...