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I have all my daily meds & procedures listed in a spreadsheet. I print a copy each day and highlight the names as they come to see me. A quick glance and I can see who has forgotten to come see me and I will call for them. Makes it easy and simple for me. And my "back-up" medication trained staff also knows my system, so they can jump in and take care care of my meds while I tend to emergencies.

I am a BSN, RN and was a floor nurse on a cardiac unit prior to school nursing. I absolutely love my job now. I, too, have school age children and the schedule is perfect for my family. You can never get the time back to spend with your family, that is why I chose the dramatic pay cut just to have time with my family. Plus, the stress has decreased significantly for me. I work in an elementary school and working with the innocence of these kids is refreshing. I certainly don't miss the drug-seekers, impossible doctors, or the cattiness of other nurses in the hospital. I was lucky to get hired into a school with wonderful, helpful staff. Good luck!

I look for tonsil edema and how close to the uvula the tonsils are. I have to agree with an above posters about the absence of fever. Recently, I have had many students with confirmed strep that were afebrile.