JenTheSchoolRN BSN, RN

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    Do you get recognized at Christmas with a special card or gift...?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    Well, my last day before Christmas here, and I get recognized with the rest of the teachers/staff with a lovely card and giftcard (and invited to the staff holiday party off-site with karaoke - fun...
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    Falsify credentials

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to cptkathy's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Why? Lots of nursing schools even offer a BLS course on campus at a lower cost. Going from your user name, you and I are in the same area and BLS certification can be completed for $30 in the...
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    Vent! Teachers,parents and students ready for break!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to raidermom's topic in School

    Two days! You - and the rest of us - can make it! I like to say that almost everyone at school, both teachers and students, are suffering from the same condition: almostchristmasbreakitis. As I was...
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    Screening High School Students

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in School

    I am certainly not one of the more experienced nurses around here, but I did just finished screening 7th and 9th. I did have another nurse to help, but it can be done on your own as we only had one...
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    One more round of "What Would You Do?"

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in School

    This. I have waited 4+ hours for a few of my students to be picked up. Average wait time is probably 45 minutes to an hour. So for a detached body part? I'd call
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    New school nurse - making changes for next semester

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseEllie13's topic in School

    I wish I had an icemaker! I have a tiny fridge/freezer in my office and work with middle school and high school; no space or budget for an ice maker (though I have been looking). I've been trying to...
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    504s ? for spidey's mom

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to morte's topic in School

    Usually the development of a 504 Plan involves needing/getting the child's individual health care plan and a letter is needed from child's PCP about the disability, related issues, and any medication...
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    School Nurses: Who Works a Second Job?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to uthscsa2011's topic in School

    @schooldistrictnurse & @fetch: I actually just managed the tech crew of the yearly musical at the school I work at. I love it and the school was excited to have me help :). I still am very...
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    One more round of "What Would You Do?"

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in School

    I agree with most of the folks here, I'd be calling 9-1-1, then calling the parent to see if they can get to school to meet the ambulance or head straight to the
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    Medical conditions shared

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Spidey's mom's topic in School

    Adding to my thoughts above, I will state that at my school, we have general action plans for allergic reaction, asthma, and seizures. Simple, straight forward instructions on one sheet of paper are...
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    School Nurses: Who Works a Second Job?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to uthscsa2011's topic in School

    Currently, nope. I work 7:30-4:30, which doesn't leave much room for anything else - I am so wiped after a school day! Luckily, my husband and I can manage just fine right now. Last summer (and...
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    Medical conditions shared

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Spidey's mom's topic in School

    I have two permission statements on the health form I send home to parents every year. One is permission to share their child's health with staff on a need-to-know basis and the other is permission...
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    Monday return visit vent

    JenTheSchoolRN posted a topic in School

    Don't you love it when you have assessed a student to have a cold-related cough, during which he coughs once at the beginning of the visit and not again the entire time he is in your office? And he...
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    What do you do when you can't get ahold of parents?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to 100kids's topic in School

    Had this happen with a poor kid with a fever of 102. Her throat was raw, but I could reach no one. Tried three different numbers. Student takes a carpool home, so tried the number of the carpooling...
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    Wetting accidents

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Tamara421's topic in School

    I don't work with that age group currently, but when I subbed and worked with the younger ones, we called home for a change of clothes. (The kindergarten classrooms had their own restrooms to try and...
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    Feeling like I'm not treated as a professional?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to RNlove17's topic in School

    Counselor relationships are important. They may catch things on their end and refer to you and vice versa. They also tend to be the people that know some children best, including if an emotional...
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    Sex Ed for 5th graders

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to debbiedippiedo's topic in School

    My school uses the Planned Parenthood curricula (see Implementing Sex Education). However, at the 5th/6th level, we stick to the puberty teaching. PP can be controversial in some areas, of course,...
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    it happened!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to RNlove17's topic in School

    OP, I completely understand your frustration! Good communication between the school nurse and counseling department is key! I am so fortunate to have a counselor and student support department that...
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    What do you think about this? Giving narcan to addicts, their friends and family.

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Mulan's topic in Patient Medications

    Massachusetts is doing this as well; in nursing school last summer, I had a wonderful parent of a now recovering (clean 8 years, but always recovering; she runs learn2cope.org) heroin addict talk...
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    Please Share! New school nurse looking for tips, hints, and other helpful info!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to jodys-girl's topic in School

    For warm compresses, I also used those cheap disposable sponges: wet 'em, wring 'em out, place in baggie, micro for about 30 sec (in my microwave, temps may vary). The same thing work for ice pack -...
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    You can't fix stupid!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    I am becoming an expert at clipping orthodontic wires. It never occurred to me when I started this job that my office should have wire cutters. I have fixed eyeglasses with tape before I got the...
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    You can't fix stupid!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    ::hugs:: Tough day, indeed! Ah, I inwardly sigh when a student enters my office and says "I wasn't feeling well and mom/dad sent me to school and told me to call if I wasn't feeling better." I also...
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    School Nurse Forms

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to etuttrnbsn's topic in School

    Sent it you
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    How Do people find School Nurse positions?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to copeRN's topic in School

    I found my current position at Find teaching jobs, school jobs, education jobs at SchoolSpring.com!. You can sign up for an account and then set up a filter to look only for school nursing positions...
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    Nurses that don't work holidays?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to kegardne's topic in General Students

    I work as a school nurse. No holidays, no weekends, summer off. Trade-off? Money, of course, and a lot of it. But I love my job and have made it