jnemartin

jnemartin BSN, RN

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  1. just a little vent...

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    the two front desk ladies were both staring at me like I was nuts. And today the principal mentioned that she told the front desk ladies to feel free to pull me out of any meeting for a child issue...

  2. just a little vent...

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    thank you. sometimes I wonder if it's me or them that is crazy

  3. Early Flu?

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Arizona

  4. Early Flu?

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    I did a quick internet search and nothing is popping up about early flu incidences for this season, but this is definitely a higher occurrence rate (in my population) than last

  5. Campus clinical procedures

    jnemartin replied to Nurse Tilly's topic in School

    sent! sent! I wish I could post my ppt here, but the site is telling me it doesn't support ppt attachments. I am happy to email it to anyone who'd like to take a look! It is NOT comprehensive and...

  6. "Did someone call me?"

    jnemartin replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    Last year was my first year as a SN and I learned within the first week of school to ALWAYS LEAVE A VM haha! I am not a phone person and much prefer email, but in this role there is no escaping it and...

  7. New School Nurse Feeling Overwhelmed...

    jnemartin replied to StormyRN95's topic in School

    Hi there! I read your update post, but could not comment on it since it was closed d/t containing a legal question. In regards to your financial worries, I wanted to suggest that if you can't quit the...

  8. "Did someone call me?"

    jnemartin replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    YES! I get this all the time. Often the front desk just forwards the call to me and I have no idea who called the parent. That's super frustrating because I can't forward calls from my office so I...

  9. When to call and not call parents?

    jnemartin replied to MrsNurse08's topic in School

    *I should also mention that I work at an affluent private school, and a lot of parents are doctors... as you all know, some docs are very passive about their kids' nurse visits (because it's usually...

  10. Campus clinical procedures

    jnemartin replied to Nurse Tilly's topic in School

    Sure, just send me your email and I'll send you the presentation I gave for the teachers' orientation

  11. When to call and not call parents?

    jnemartin replied to MrsNurse08's topic in School

    For those that have offered guidelines on when they call parents, I mostly agree - anything head/face related, soft tissue injuries that may result in a bruise, bone injuries, etc. I do call for kids...

  12. The phrase I am already sick of...

    jnemartin posted a topic in School

    It's day 4 of school and I've already had several students tell me "we're not doing anything in class." This is usually said after they tell me the unnecessary reason for their visit (requesting...

  13. The phrase I am already sick of...

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    that rule is already in place. the teachers don't ask or the students lie. they are middle and HS, so the teachers are not filling out a form like with younger kids. I notify the teachers when it...

  14. The phrase I am already sick of...

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    they all have passes. they lie to the teachers or don't tell them why they are

  15. Catch up vaccinations for students new to the US

    jnemartin replied to RNTadaaaa's topic in School

    My school has a very high international population, including about 25 boarding students and 25 international students who stay with host families. Sometimes (often) the immunization records they...

  16. Campus clinical procedures

    jnemartin replied to Nurse Tilly's topic in School

    sent!

  17. Campus clinical procedures

    jnemartin replied to Nurse Tilly's topic in School

    sure! send me your email and I'll send it to you. I have MS/HS so you might need to add a few things specific to the younger

  18. Campus clinical procedures

    jnemartin replied to Nurse Tilly's topic in School

    Sent! Best of luck and email me with any

  19. Campus clinical procedures

    jnemartin replied to Nurse Tilly's topic in School

    And I had them briefly practice using an EPI pen after watching the instructional video

  20. Campus clinical procedures

    jnemartin replied to Nurse Tilly's topic in School

    i forgot - also, the teachers have a first aid kit in every classroom which basically just holds bandaids, but I went over those with them (because I was pretty sick of geting 10+ visits daily for...

  21. Campus clinical procedures

    jnemartin replied to Nurse Tilly's topic in School

    If you private message me your email, I can send you the PPT presentation I gave for all staff before school started - my office hours, what is in the RN office (which meds available, where are EPI...

  22. Student Helpers

    jnemartin replied to ClashyRN's topic in School

    One thing I wish I had help with was going around to each classroom and refilling the bandaids in first aid kits, and making sure all the emergency evacuation plans are posted by the doors. No HIPAA...

  23. Is this fun or creepy?

    jnemartin posted a topic in School

    Sometimes my nurse-brain has trouble thinking like a normal person. So, tell me... is this cute and fun for middle/high schoolers, or weird: I am pregnant and was thinking of posting a thing on my...

  24. Is this fun or creepy?

    jnemartin replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Eh, I'll skip it then. I didn't really think about some of these points because my student population is a highly competitive academic boarding school... very different than a public school setting...

  25. First Day Back (no kids) - Emails and such

    jnemartin posted a topic in School

    I have been low-key stressed about the mess I'd walk in to returning from a not-so-relaxing summer but shockingly, I only have 44 emails and 2 VM! SUCCESS! Now on to audit my incoming 6th graders...