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1. Parent/Nurse Boundar

   ob-rnc replied to ob-rnc's topic in School

   These were my thoughts as well. It turns out, unfortunately, that my school administrator admitted to giving the parent my home phone number (which is not listed in the white pages yet). And basically...

2. Parent/Nurse Boundar

   ob-rnc posted a topic in School

   Need some advice on parent boundaries.... I work in a rural district where everyone knows each other for the most part. Plus my own kids attend the same district. The problem I sometimes have is...

3. all i really want is...

   ob-rnc replied to Flare's topic in School

   Yes! Along these same lines--I would like for parents to care for their 1,2,or3 children because I have 1,000 students to care for. Like you said--bring in shot records, birth certificates, give me at...

4. You can't fix stupid!

   ob-rnc replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

   Must be that time of year--fixed a boot heel last week for a student too. And I will add--I gave this same student a new pair of tennis shoes one week before grr! And she's in jr high. Old enough to...

5. This is a weird question I guess

   ob-rnc replied to RNlove17's topic in School

   Sometimes kids make it hard on themselves, by doing the "boy who cried wolf" thing. This makes the school nurse's job very difficult. One example (out of 100's): I had a middle school student come...

6. Dealing with teachers

   ob-rnc replied to SassyTachyRN's topic in School

   I feel for you! Sometimes I think teachers think because you are the newbie, they can boss you around and tell you what to do as if they are "orienting" you to your position. Hang in there and stand...

7. New School Nurse: Forgot a medication yesterday

   ob-rnc replied to Finally2008's topic in School

   First off, don't beat yourself up about this, you're human and you're only one person. I'm sure his/her parents have missed an occasional dose of meds as well.:) Also, if the medication was for...

8. Letter I Will Never Ever Send (But Felt Great to Write)

   ob-rnc replied to fetch's topic in School

   So True! Mine would be, Dear Angry Parent, For the 3rd year in a row, if your asthmatic child needs an inhaler at school, you must get a doctor to fill out a medication request form for school....

9. Victory!

   ob-rnc replied to stephaniehowe's topic in School

   Good for you! I still have a handful out I always hate this time of year. Always seems it comes down to excluding them before parents take it seriously. Especially the 7th graders who need Tdaps....

10. California Supreme Court ruled against us.

    ob-rnc replied to Spidey's mom's topic in School

    I'm not sure how strong teacher unions are in CA, but my guess is they have a pretty strong voice. With that being said, I am fairly certain that there won't be many teachers rushing to volunteer!...

11. Student Body Odor

    ob-rnc replied to hsnurse1's topic in School

    Oh the odors! That is probably the most difficult subject to learn to navigate through in any area of nursing. Earlier this year there were several complaints from kids in one grade at our high...

12. No, I'm Not a Beauty Shop!

    ob-rnc replied to mysixlittleones's topic in School

    Remember, it was the straw that broke the camel's back....not the whole bale. It is okay to go above and beyond, but it is also okay to draw boundary lines. The earring may have just been the final...

13. After-hours school nursing...

    ob-rnc posted a topic in School

    Okay, so today was pretty busy and I ended up staying a little late to finish up as I am sure most of us end up doing 4 out of 5 days a week. Today I had one of those Agh! moments...15 minutes after...

14. Simply Frustrated

    ob-rnc replied to misty_dawn's topic in School

    Had a similar situation last year with a male student. He was having several bowel accidents each week. He would not even tell the teachers when he did, he would just continue on playing at recess,...

15. Tired of kids coming to the nurse...

    ob-rnc replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    I was told by a student the other day that her teacher refused to give out bandaids for fear of being held liable if the paper cut, pencil scratch...etc...became infected....of course that particular...