JenTheSchoolRN BSN, RN

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    Pregnancy

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseMom1972's topic in School

    Check with your state about charting with pregnancy. In my state I cannot chart anything about the pregnancy in the student's health file because it is also the school file and FERPA vs HIPAA. I can...
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    Medication Storage

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to cmh1118's topic in School

    Epi pens and inhaler in a shoe hanger I got from Ikea. Daily meds/other PRNS I have a coded locked medication bin that I also store in a locked filing cabinet drawer. I don't mess with ADHD meds, lol....
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    Clothing Storage

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Keeperofbandages's topic in School

    I am keeper of the donated extra uniforms, as we wear uniforms at my school. I have two metal closets in the hallway outside my office. One closet is shirt and sweaters, the other pants. Shirts,...
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    Medication Consent

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    My school has OTC orders signed off on by our doc. Includes acetaminophen, ibuprofen, antacid (tums), cough drops, hydrocortisone cream, benadryl (but used for allergic rxn only). We also have...
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    First T1D returning to school

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I shared this flyer with staff about
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    Self Carriers

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SmallTownNurseSWL's topic in School

    Yes. I have it as a checked box on my health form. On the asthma form I have I also list it again and state that if it is determined that student cannot use inhaler properly with supervision, that...
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    Diabetes Question

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

    Did student eat a very consistent carb count each day? I'm just intrigued by this for overall tight glucose
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    CMA oversight

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    Do you have students with diabetes? I ask because perimeters after written in my state for school include school nurse judgement upon assessment to adjust insulin dosing up to 20%. This is not...
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    Diabetes Question

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

    Nope, orders are from a leading children's medical institution in my area. It just feels odd to me. I've worked with several diabetic students and collaborated with their doctors/NPs/nurses and never...
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    Diabetes Question

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

    Yep, I've got orders. Sliding scale for short acting insulin with Lantus coverage at night. I'm reaching out to doctor's office to confirm. One of students does have an IEP with some strong...
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    Why is it a struggle right before summer break?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to cowboysandangels's topic in School

    Investment, I think for me. You see these kids through so many things and it is hard not to take a piece of it with you - the emotional drain is real for me, even 6 years in. Also I work at a charter...
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    boundaries with coworkers' medical info

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Yep, yep, yep. Now if a staff member comes down to check in about a medical issue that is impacting their ability to work and/or be at school (they have disclosed it, not anyone else telling me), I'm...
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    8 interviews and no offer

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Vana21's topic in School

    Yes to subbing! That is what helped me get a full time school nursing gig. And what actually convinced me school nursing was for me. Also, agree to summer camps! Another good way to get some short...
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    Emergency Contact Forms-Looking for ideas!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    Mine is double sided. I use as my run sheet for EMS as well. I copy it and write any other details they need to know on the top (vitals, etc). (Of course, tracking down an updated one each year is...
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    Getting out just in time!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    To be fair, I don't actually write those notes - suggestion for this thread when admin said to call home for every single thing. Would you like me to call you every time I see your child for a...
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    Getting out just in time!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Are these parents planning on going to college with their children? (And, believe me, I know the answer might be yes for
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    NASN Conference?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I'm hoping to do this next year when it is in Vegas
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    Getting out just in time!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    This is the
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    Getting out just in time!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    This is going to get old fast. Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. There isn't enough nope, really. Can't they settle for a "Your Child was seen in the nurse's office today" half sheet in a backpack at...
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    Women's Right to Choose

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

    This entire thread makes me very glad and proud I teach comprehensive sex education to MS and HS children (I'm a school nurse.) Education is so, so important. Access to health care and contraception...
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    This is Where the Cowboy Rides Away

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Congrats! I, too, missed that memo. Don't forget to come by and say hi, please. We will all miss you terribly, of course, but enjoy every second of retirement
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    C'Mon Now!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Your students just call you "miss" as well? I thought it was just at my school
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    Fun end of year complaints

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I just cut one of the plastic pull ties off the thumb of a HS student. Another student and he were joking around and pulled it very tight. Thumb was already very red. My wire cutters squeezed in...
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    How many Male School Nurses are out there!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to jchesty_rn's topic in School

    Oh, so do I. But when you have four kids at once in your tiny office like I do, looking at a girl and asking them this question means I don't actually get the answer I need and it is 10 minutes later...
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    How many Male School Nurses are out there!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to jchesty_rn's topic in School

    Yep. Which is why I ask girls if a stomachache is a regular stomachache or girl stomachache. Gets down to facts quickly and in a more comfortable language if that is their