JenTheSchoolRN BSN, RN

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    HIPAA or FERPA - Privacy Issues at School

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OldDude's topic in School

    I, too, an in MA and hit rock/hard place. I debated what to do. I was lucky in the fact that every child with an allergy had a check in the box that stated I could share medical information with...
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    Testing Snacks

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to RNCourt's topic in School

    I can't police snacks during testing. We give them out as well, and they are usually donated. The only rule is that they must be peanut and nut free as we are a peanut/nut free school. Since I work...
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    What cracked me up today

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    This didn't crack me up as much as make : Student: I think I may be infertile. Me: Why? Student: Because I've been having sex for the past year all the time with my boyfriend and we never use...
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    Co-workers begging for donated PTO

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Working in a school, in order to be paid during maternity leave, you have to have long term disability. That is where it falls, believe it or not! Pay is only 2/3 regular pay, but it is a regular...
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    Ever feel lonely?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SeattleNurse2b's topic in School

    Sure, I get lonely. But it is a different lonely, because I am actually rarely "alone." I see students all the time, but I'll admit that I miss adult conversation. I LOVE the autonomy of my actual...
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    Happy School Nurses day

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    No one around here knows it is school nurses day (or that it exists), but it is also staff appreciation week in my school as well. Happy School Nurses
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    Why do parents get mad when you send their kids home???

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

    Or sometimes for me, the opposite: "my child has already missed xx days. One more and they will be held back this year." Okay, most of those absences had to do with you taking your child out of...
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    Countdown....

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to fetch's topic in School

    Mine is August 18, not too much after. My charter school's year is actually longer than the public school (they schedule 190 school days, then we have 5-6 professional days as well). But I hear you!...
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    Countdown....

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to fetch's topic in School

    33 days (including today). But two of them are half-days. Jealous of those of you with a shorter
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    asthma compliance/management

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Graciehope's topic in School

    This is the same question I have. If is consistent with exercise, perhaps you could look at a proactive approach and give the inhaler before recess. I do this with several of my asthmatics,...
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    Why do parents get mad when you send their kids home???

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

    LRQ always makes me think in the school setting! I had a student with described severe LRQ pain last week. No rebound pain, no fever, just constant sharp pain that increased over the course of the...
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    Teachers and odors

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to griffabilly's topic in School

    I work with high school kids. I handle situations like this in a case-by-case basis and do stock deodorant in my office. Have you asked about what brand of deodorant she uses? For me, the most...
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    What NOT to do for scabies

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to fetch's topic in School

    Wow. Um, wow. What I want to know if why the administration immediately listened to the student thinking "of course this teacher must have spread it", instead of asking more questions or, you know,...
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    New Lice Policies

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to uthscsa2011's topic in School

    ^What fetch said above. For me, being in charter school that is its own "district," we look at state policies, but can be stricter in some places. For lice, I send home active cases with...
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    Running the Spring Marathon

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to fetch's topic in School

    See, in MA, we just had our spring break last week (during which I volunteered for the actual Boston Marathon - long, long day & busy tent!). The weeks leading up to break were brutal. Horrible....
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    CPR Renewal

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I head to a local hospital and do my BLS re-cert. I will be doing it this summer; my school either pays for it in advance or I get reimbursed. Either way, only cost $30, so I don't stress out too...
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    Where are they?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to ceebeejay's topic in School

    As folks have mentioned, school district sites are go places to look for postings. However, you may want to check out SchoolSpring.com. Educational job postings, you can filter out to school nursing...
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    HELP Pink Eye Question

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to uthscsa2011's topic in School

    I was just thinking about this topic! Given it is allergy season, I have many kids with itchy, red eyes. And every time a teacher hears a student say "my eye itches" or sees a slightly irritated...
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    What is your degree in other than nursing?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to nija315's topic in General Students

    BS,
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    Paper or computer cumulative health records?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to 100kids's topic in School

    I use both myself. I have a hard copy health information form that gets filled out every year. Much of that information is entered into my EHR (SNAP), but I have to have a hard copy for any sub or...
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    Wanting your child to have anxiety???

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    Some parents can be such enablers. I have seen this way too many times that I thought I'd ever see in my 1 year of school nursing experience. Of course, I come to nursing after working in college...
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    Parent FYI Calls

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to schoolnurse64's topic in School

    I only help re-wrap ace bandages that students come in with - usually with a doctor's note. But I work with grades 7-12, so ace bandages are seen a lot during certain sports seasons :). I send home...
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    HIPAA, FERPA and how do you inform teachers about the health concerns in their class?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to cmomrn's topic in School

    We have an internal file server. I work at a small charter without a cafeteria; students eat in classrooms and any teacher could be covering a classroom for lunch. Therefore, I have a list of food...
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    I have the time (to pee)

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep. I remember sitting around a lunch table with two of my nursing school friends the semester before graduation. We each had a sandwich in hand and the topic was poop, being discussed as casually...
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    Food insecurity in your schools?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to GemTwist's topic in School

    This is why some school districts (Boston, for example) are switching to free lunches (and breakfast) for all children - not just the ones that qualify. It eliminates the stigma and ensures all...