jnemartin

jnemartin BSN, RN

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  1. Dealing with Our First COVID Quarantine - Siblings!

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    "too long didn't read" version (TLDR)

  2. Dealing with Our First COVID Quarantine - Siblings!

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Some are afraid, some are just Mean Girls. ? I made a little contact tracing activity to help them understand how this works and I'm presenting it in some of the advisories, other teachers may do it...

  3. Just me, or everyone...?

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    I do this very annoying thing where I put in all the Hep B as Hep A, because it's the first drop down box and it's easier for me to speed through it and change it to Hep B before submitting. And then...

  4. Just me, or everyone...?

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    Whenever a kid has a immunization on or near my birthday, that makes me happy for some reason. Funny because when I audited by hand (no SNAP or other software) I never thought about the...

  5. Anaphylaxis: Epinephrine First, Period.

    jnemartin replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    Zyrtec and allegra do take a period of time to become effective - that's why I don't administer them during school hours at all, unless a parent forgot to give in in the AM and they bring me one tab...

  6. Anaphylaxis: Epinephrine First, Period.

    jnemartin replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    I went to a SN conference before the pandemic and an allergist was one of the main speakers. He said EPI should be given... "basically as soon as you ask yourself if you need to get the EPI." Sounds...

  7. Problems with other nurse

    jnemartin replied to guest83140's topic in School

    Her PTO has nothing to do with you, and your time off and how that's handled has nothing to do with her. Tell her to take it up with her boss or HR. I would not discuss it with her at

  8. Regular health office visits!

    jnemartin replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    Yesterday: teacher felt dizzy, asked me to check BP (normal, probably d/t stress and dehydration). Little girl came in wearing a knee brace from home, state pain is 10/10, gave one tab ibu per...

  9. Regular health office visits!

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    OMG~!

  10. We start on Monday - full in person

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    Pray for

  11. Long term disability for maternity leave ?

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    I had a baby last school year and typically, you will use short term disability (6 weeks usually) which then rolls into the FMLA to complete 12 total weeks. STD will pay for those first 6 weeks...

  12. A "real nurse" or school nurse

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    After nearly 2 years of school nursing, today I finally got asked the age old question (from a 6th grader): "So… are you, like, a real nurse, or just a school nurse" LOL. To balance things out,...

  13. If your school is closed re COVID19, what is your role

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    I’ve been thinking about what our role will be if DHS does call for school closure. I was thinking we could create a screening tool that would identify higher-risk families and then call those...

  14. If your school is closed re COVID19, what is your role

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    our gov closed schools until march 27 and our school just announced we'll be "distance learning" until at least April 3. this week is supposed to be my Spring break, but I feel like I've been working...

  15. A Question About Standing Orders

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    For those that have OTC meds available to students, do you have standing orders and parent consent

  16. A Question About Standing Orders

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    thank you for the replies! I am also at a private school with no govt funds or other attached schools, so sometimes I feel a bit out in the wind. We have OTC parent consents only right now, and based...

  17. Stolen supplies

    jnemartin replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    So.... I've been taking my (very few) adult sized masks home with me each night because I do not trust people not to steal them. As of now, the school is well-stocked with bleach wipes and hand...

  18. Positivity Posts

    jnemartin replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    On Monday, a teacher thanked me for being here to help the kids through this horrible cold/flu/COVID19 season and help admin be more understanding of staff out

  19. A "real nurse" or school nurse

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    It doesn't hurt my feelings that the student asked this - they're middle schoolers, they are kinda out of it. Now... if a parent asked me if I were a "real nurse" I would be very irritated. I just...

  20. If your school is closed re COVID19, what is your role

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    I heard him discuss that at the press conference, but it was unclear that the documents were already available. thanks for

  21. If your school is closed re COVID19, what is your role

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    this is a wonderful resource! thank

  22. Gabriel Fernandez Docu-Series on Netflix

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    It was painful to watch, but once I started I had to know what happened and I ended up binging the series this weekend. Anyone else see it? My thought throughout the whole thing was "Where is the...

  23. Gabriel Fernandez Docu-Series on Netflix

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    @adventure_rn I had forgotten about that scene with the trauma nurse that interviewed him. I know this is not the point of your comment at all, but as I watched it, I was wondering how she was able to...

  24. Is it Friday yet?? (a cautionary tale about locked nurse room doors)

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Another Update: I spoke with HR and she said I'm allowed to pump in my room and that the lady who keeps coming in will need to call for me to phone triage. This seems all to reasonable, so we'll...

  25. Is it Friday yet?? (a cautionary tale about locked nurse room doors)

    jnemartin posted a topic in School

    So... the front desk receptionist just unlocked my locked door (with the sign up that says Nurse Office Closed), and brought a student in... while I was pumping (breast pump) at my desk. The best...