Keepstanding ASN, RN

Curious..... Are your students allowed to wear hoods in the building ?

Do you see an increase in angry, disruptive and explosive behavior ? I am seeing it across all ages/grades at my schools. Angry outbursts, throwing chairs, turning over tables and trashing classrooms. I am appalled at this behavior. What’s worse ...

THIS ! Amen and Amen !!

Defend: To Resist attack. Protect. Safeguard. Justify. Vindicate. Explain. Why are school nurses in a constant state of Defending what and why we do something ? We are charged with this position where we are the lone medical “expert” in the...

just curious ??? how many visits to the clinic does a student need to have before you consider them a "frequent flyer" ?? would you consider 20 visits during the school year a lot. usually for occasional stomach ache, head ache, sore throat.....

Could any of you School Nurses share what your protocol is for students with SUSPECTED chicken pox ? Do you exclude the student with the questionable pox/papule/rash and do you ask the parent to get them checked because they MAY be contagious?? T...

I've seen this over and over and over again !! We are medical and they are educational. We are outnumbered and our opinions matter very little. I gave up a long time ago. You will never please them. They will "throw you under the bus" almost alw...

FABULOUS JOB !! So proud of you !! YOU ROCK !

I would say you did your job with EXCELLENCE !!! Never feel bad about protecting a child who has incurred a head injury. Always err on the side of safety. Well done my new nurse friend !!

You Rock !!

SCHOOL NURSE STRONG !! I have no doubt that each and every one of my school nurse friends love and go far beyond their job description for "our" students. We are a strong group and we support each other. So try as you will.......we will not be uns...

We (society) are raising a lot of " soon to be adults " who have NO coping skills. Yes, even a five year old can have coping skills !! How will they stand the pressure of a coach telling them they need to toughen up ? Or a Teacher admonishing them ...

Greetings! Wishing you all a Fabulous new school year ! Question: How do you get along with the teachers in your school ? Do you feel respected ? Do you feel like a valued staff member ? Thanks !

OldDude......your words brought tears of joy when I read it ! Beautiful !! Simply Beautiful í ½í¸!

Hello Fellow School Nurses ! Just curious if you use your school computer for reading and posting things on AN during working hours ? If so, has anyone called you down on this ? What was the outcome ?

Well Done my Friend !You make us all very proud !

Don't do it !! Call the parent if they are incapable of properly cleaning themselves. I've had parents yell at me for giving their child clean spare clothing that I keep for those times when I can't reach a parent. Snowflake didn't like what I gave...

To My School Nurse Support System, I need your feedback and suggestions. Thank you in advance for always giving me your input on things that trouble me with my job ! Have you noticed and upsurge in students of elementary ages having incontinence iss...

Welcome to the Family í ½í± !! We are a friendly group with lots of valuable insight regarding everything "School Nursing " ! We all love our job's and truly care about the health and safety of our kids (students). But we do use humor and some m...

Hola ! My boss has asked that I choose a goal/focus for this year. I would like some ideas as I am clueless right now ! Any suggestions will be appreciated!

Hello Fellow School Nurses ! If you're familiar with our school nurse forum, you might remember Mr. Nurse. Along with OldDude, he provided lots of useful information to us over the years. Has anyone heard from him ?

Good to know you and your family are doing okay OldDude! You are kind of like our Big Brother here and we need you to keep us in shape ! Continued prayers for everyone in Texas í ½í¹í ¼í¿» .

Absolutely OldDude ! Sending prayers to all who will be affected and for you and your family.

Absolutely my Friend ! You care for kids too ! Welcome back ! Has anybody heard from Mr. Nurse 👨*⚕️? I know our other favorite Old Dude is here 👍 !

Can anybody help me out ?? I need some ideas for making my clinic a happy and welcoming place for my students. Please share any tips that you might have on what I can be working on. TY :)