jnemartin BSN, RN

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1. Anyone else seeing sneezing with Delta?

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   Cases I previously would have sworn were just allergies are now regularly testing positive with complaints of sneezing, sore throat, no fever.

2. parent sent Vax record... and NUDE LOL

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   OMG thank god it was just one person. nothing much to see, but I DID NOT zoom in

3. parent sent Vax record... and NUDE LOL

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   I asked this parent to send me her kid's vax record and she sent me a link to the kid's patient portal, which of course I couldn't open. So I'm already thinking she's kinda ditzy. So I ask her to...

4. A strange surprise...

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   I work in a MS/HS and graduation and all the end-of-year ceremonies are coming up. Honestly, I don't know how all of them work, but I know that usually students invite identify a special teacher/staff...

5. If your school asked you, would you admin COVID vax on campus

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   for staff or students? my staff is vaxxed. they want this for the

6. If your school asked you, would you admin COVID vax on campus

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   What my administration is discussing is applying to be a vaccination site. So the state/county would give us an allotment of vaccine (and possibly syringes?) and we figure out the rest. Well.... I...

7. If your school asked you, would you admin COVID vax on campus

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   My admin is throwing this around - trying to become a vax site for our school community. Ultimately, I know it will never happen because things are too disorganized, but my initial response was...

8. Contracts for Next SY

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   that's crazy. that was my question, too. We only had 178 technically "academic" days this year, so I understand making sure we achieve the 180 days... but they added 10 days onto the calendar. Plus...

9. AZ Governor orders all schools open by March 15, or after Spring Break

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   According to the superintendent of schools, they were not consulted or notified of this prior to the announcement. There is not (nor ever has been) any official plan or guidelines on how to open...

10. Contracts for Next SY

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    Update: I negotiated a 3% raise and a $2k COVID bonus (I asked for $6k, since this is what teachers get for taking on a new class - so $2k was rather disappointing). I did sign the contract, but...

11. Contracts for Next SY

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    I just received my contract for next year. No raise. And they want me to come in a week earlier and stay a week later, and want me to stay an extra half hour each day. I am going to lose my...

12. Christmas Gift Commiseration Thread

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    yeah, this is more what I was hoping for. I feel like $50 "bonus" is literally the least they could do for me, considering how much more and higher-profile work I've taken on (we're fully in person...

13. Christmas Gift Commiseration Thread

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    that's awesome! I have found in my 3 years of SNing, that I usually get one or two gifts, and always from families whose kids I NEVER see. I think the parents (well, let's be real - the moms) take the...

14. Christmas Gift Commiseration Thread

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    I mean, when I worked in the hospital I never got anything, so....

15. Christmas Gift Commiseration Thread

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    I felt a bit like Clark Griswold when I opened my holiday gift from my administration... it was a gift card to Amazon (OK, better than nothing, although I did tell my husband if it was anything less...