JenTheSchoolRN BSN, RN

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    Anoxic Brain Injury - Nurse Accused of Not Treating Asthma

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Katillac's topic in School

    It can vary by state, I'm guessing. My state, not so much in the school setting. 30 minutes without oxygen? I'm surprise, to be honest, that the child is actually still alive, be it in vegetative...
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    Incident Reports

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to DaisyRN2's topic in School

    Me neither. I will add a note about the physical exam to an existing incident report, but not file one if I witnessed nothing. At my school, we have a standard form and person that witnessed fills it...
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    High School Sports Physicals

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    We just cracked own on this. I have a Google spreadsheet tracking every kid and me and the AD and a higher admin are cracking down. I only have to track physicals; AD tracks rest of paperwork and...
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    what is your process for sharing medical records to parents

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    Parent can have them. I release medical records directly to students/parents during the senior exit interview, which is right before graduation. I do this so students can take any info they need with...
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    Anoxic Brain Injury - Nurse Accused of Not Treating Asthma

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Katillac's topic in School

    Interesting. 124 is totally normal. I will admit - I would not send a student I'd just given a neb treatment to to gym class. That student would sit the class out and do work in my office if possible...
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    Anoxic Brain Injury - Nurse Accused of Not Treating Asthma

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Katillac's topic in School

    Some excellent points. Apologies, as many folks come into our space not truly understanding that school nursing is really a very unique field of nursing. I'm not separating nursing, just protective of...
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    EMR--what do you use?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    I used SchoolBrains, but not sure if that is specific to my state. It is really a school administrative system with an EMR added into it. The EMR was terrible at first, but the company is learning and...
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    504 plan

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Kerber's topic in School

    Diagnosis of ADHD means student is eligible for a 504 plan - it is a health impairment. Remember 504 plan is accommodations - IEP is modifications. What are the student's needs? Counseling? Extended...
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    Parents be like...

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Margaret K. Stephen's topic in School

    Ha - I have one child whose mom is a school nurse. I had to legit call Mom one day for kid at like 2:30 (our day ends at 3) and Mom at first was like "I told her to never visit the school nurse during...
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    Medication administration permission

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    So I have a form. But I'm not also picky. If a doctor's office has their own form that has necessary info for order on it and signed off by doc, I will also get parent sign off and I'm good. But I'm...
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    Awkward conversation tips! HELP!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    So I'm guessing the teacher doesn't want to have the conversation? I'd just call home and tell the parents/guardians that a teacher brought to my attention that their child has been touching near...
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    Pregnancy

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseMom1972's topic in School

    Excellent point. My school luckily has a small private pump room for staff members that was have also let a student that was nursing
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    Awkward conversation tips! HELP!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    Masturbation isn't a dirty word - but this is coming from a school nurse that also teaches sex education to MS and HS students ;). (Of course at this age, student likely has no clue what masturbation...
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    Anoxic Brain Injury - Nurse Accused of Not Treating Asthma

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Katillac's topic in School

    A LPN or medical assistant cannot actually legally "assess" a student; meaning while they can administer treatments, looking at vitals (or lung sounds, etc) and then determining treatment is out of...
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    Student Returning To School After Seizure

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Melmel75's topic in School

    Any diagnosis at this stage? Any instructions from ED re: plan until student can be further evaluated? (i.e. medication, call 911, etc) I'll start there and see when student's follow is. I have a...
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    Pregnancy

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseMom1972's topic in School

    Well, that is a story!! Lucky for me, firefighters are around the corner and respond within 2-3 minutes of my 911 call. Honestly they have more experience than I do in birthing babies lol. But an...
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    Allergies

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    Any chance you can send home the health form and a release form to talk to child's health care provider in the family's preferred language? I send all my forms home in English and Spanish, but do have...
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    Anoxic Brain Injury - Nurse Accused of Not Treating Asthma

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Katillac's topic in School

    Interesting about Epi. For the first time this year, I have a student with both asthma and food allergies, so they also have an Epi pen. AND Epi pen is part of their asthma action plan for red zone...
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    How do you handle screenings?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NursicoRN23's topic in School

    Similar set up - I'm in a charter and also have 500 kiddos in grades 7-12. I work with PE and Art teachers. I have a great relationship with those teachers (co-teach health with the PE teachers) and...
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    Anoxic Brain Injury - Nurse Accused of Not Treating Asthma

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Katillac's topic in School

    Yep, this. School nursing is so much different than any other area of nursing because often you are a single practitioner; and every single person you work with doesn't understand your job (and...
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    High Absentee Rate in your district?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    My school is finally giving me the admin back-up to crack down on missing paperwork (vaccines, physical). But, for students with a chronic illness that will equal more than 14 days out, we do two...
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    Anoxic Brain Injury - Nurse Accused of Not Treating Asthma

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Katillac's topic in School

    One side of the story, as I have many questions. Did student have inhaler at school? How did she present at nurse's office? Asthma is scary; kids compensation until suddenly they don't. At my school,...
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    Chest Pain in HS

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    I'm seeing more of this in athletes with a vaping history. But also stress. And dehydration. Or both stress and dehydration. And my school is next to a Dunkin Donut and 7 Eleven. HS student live off...
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    Narcan- Do you stock it?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    The fire station 2 blocks away from me carries it and they are the first to hit when I call 911. My office is in the basement and kinda of secluded. I don't have the team right now to provide the...
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    C'Mon Now!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Ha! I actually talk to my seniors about the difference between a PPO and a HMO during my senior health 101 class (since nearly every college plan if purchased through your school is a PPO vs a...