Morganalefey

Hi Everyone! I"m new to HH nursing, it's been approximately 2mos. So far, I love it! The autonomy, the flexibility, the patients, the money....not so much the OAIS, lol. Anyway, does someone have a bag they recommend that I can order online? My agency gave me a bag....One of the zippers was broke. They gave me a 2nd bag, and the other day, the strap broke while I was standing on someone's porch! Obviously, they are buying cheap bags. I'm willing to pay for a decent one. I looked on Amazon and the reviews on there are hit or miss....suggestions??

ahahahahah! That's cute!

Maybe this isn't the right attitude, but when I get a sleepy kid, I call the parent and make it their problem. I work in a school that is PreK-4th grade. In my opinion, they aren't being productive when they are falling asleep in class. They aren't getting anything out of it, and they are a distraction to the other kids. MOST of the time when I get a sleeper, it's a little one who is genuinely ill. Just this past week, I had a kid falling asleep in class. When I ask him why he's so tired, he tells me it's b/c he stayed up late watching scary movies and then was too scared to sleep. I called his mom to pick him up. She was mad. At him, and probably at me. But you know, she shouldn't have let an 8y/o watch those kinds of movies! Especially on a school night. That's just common sense. ON that note, I'm jealous of your lice policy. Our policy is no-nits, and I hate it!!!! I've had probably 6-8 kids w/lice already this school year (and those are only the ones I know about!)

Mostly what Flare said. They don't really notice me much until they need me. BUT, they do include me in stuff and bring me treats, etc (mostly, sometimes I get forgotten). But I really kinda like that no one is up my butt hounding me all day like they are in the hospital.

What specifically is it you are confused about? I see my students, I document, I cya, and that is my priority. The immunizations, etc, are 2nd hat to that. I will get that done, when I get that done. We have over 500 kids in my school, and while the paperwork can be overwhelming, it's do-able. I do it before they come in, I do it b/w students (when I can) and do what I can after school. Breathe. It will all get done.

We have a no-nit policy as well. I checked 104 kids today, d/t a sibling set having them. I found ONE kid. Ugh. Anyway, I only check if there is suspicion of lice. The one I found, when mom came to pick her up, stood in the office CRYING and picking the lice out with a kleenex. EW.

You have a Master's and you're going to be a school nurse?! Yikes. I don't want to be rude, but you are going to be making peanuts for your education!!! Anyway, I work PRN in the hospital along w/my school nurse job, BUT I had the hospital job first and dropped from an FTE to PRN when I got the school nurse job. I'm not sure that hospitals would count school nursing for the precious first year. They are just SO DIFFERENT. You are using very different assessment skills, and typically, everyone under your care is more or less healthy. Good luck!

haha! I wish!! Nope. I work 2 days a week at my PRN hospital job, and spend the rest of the summer with my littles. They go to school in the same district I work in, so we have the same days off :)

How on earth did you do that?! I have at least 20 kindy kids who I don't have records on, and that doesn't include the list of new students who AREN'T kindy that I don't have immunizations on! I sent my "nice letter" out on 8/22. Stuff is coming in a slow trickle!

Not bleeding. Not out. Just loose. WHY do teachers send them to me for this?!?! I will NOT pull out teeth. Ick! What am I supposed to do about this?!?! Vent over. Hope everyone's back to school is going smoothly!

You are very right!!! He has been behind me in ALL of this, for the record. He called her and told her she could not babysit anymore and why. She hasn't seen my kids since she did what she did over a month ago. I don't know if/when she will see them again. She is very angry at me (she blames me for any decision we make that she doesn't like), so when Turkey day, my little guys bday and Christmas all roll around, I don't know that she will be willing to be around me long enough to see them, and she sure as h*ll won't be around them w/o me! UGH. Family drama. I hate it. I hate her. I've never actually hated anyone in my life, but I hate her.

I wish I could cut her out completely. But, that is my husband's mother, and he still loves her, despite the disgusting things she has done. She will only see them when there are LOTS of people around to monitor what words come out of her nasty mouth.

Just a lil' update on this :) I did apply to a home health position, I have not heard anything about it yet. I'm back full time at the school now (school went back in session 8/13). Annnddd....yesterday, I get an email that any employee of my school (and some other places) get a 20% discount when you use the company that provides the before and after school care! That's like getting a free day! So, they will go every day before school, my bff will get them off the bus on WED, and my dad will get them off the bus another 2-3days/wk, so the remaining day or 2 they will go to after school care and then I will pick them up. I was so excited to get that email, I called right away and signed us up! Unfortunately, issues with my mother in law have worsened, and she will only see my kids on holidays/bday's from now until the end of time! I cannot believe that disgusting human produced my wonderful husband! (sorry. side tracked. Rant over)

Vaseline and Qtips here too. I can't believe they shell out for chapstick!

I make $720/week before taxes. $150/week = $600/month. That's a lot of $$$! Especially since I only need about 2hrs/day. I'm thinking about going into home health. I could start my day after the kids were at school. Then I could pay for after school care. I'd make more, and pay less. Plus I could probably pull off working 4 days instead of 5, which is pretty darn appealing.