JenTheSchoolRN BSN, RN

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    "Heating Pads"

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to CanIcallmymom's topic in School

    This is the exact ice maker I have as well and I LOVE it. I got it for less than $100. And I love that it is red, lol. I just use plastic baggies for the ice. I order those through MacGill when I...
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    C'Mon Now!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I'm still laughing... Just had a 7th grader come into my office. Asking for an alcohol wipe and large bandaid for scrape on knee. Another student also comes in, so give student both as I triage second...
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    Swollen fingers

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SmallTownNurseSWL's topic in School

    Thing is for a broken finger (or toe) there isn't much they will do unless it is a terrible break right on growth plate. Did they cast the hand for this student or just splint it? Fingers are tricky...
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    "Heating Pads"

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to CanIcallmymom's topic in School

    I let girls with cramps use them, but never in my office. They take them to class and return them at lunch or after school. As a gal who had very severe menstrual cramps in MS/HS (and I powered...
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    Speaking of summer...

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    I'll be working a two week theater camp for Elementary/MS kids, but not as a nurse. I use my technical theater skills instead for two weeks. Other than that, I'm relaxing! I have a trip to Disney and...
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    When nurse is needed outside of the clinic

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    My favorite is when I get a call that someone is vomiting. Usually I let a moment of silence fall between me and the person delivering the news, then I say "Okay, great. When they are done, they can...
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    It's P-day

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    I love teaching sex ed. But those that know me about this board likely think I'm odd for loving it. I teach 7th, 8th, and 10th grades, puberty and beyond, including a condom demo (external and...
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    C'Mon Now!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I'd actually be less mad if student texted because UGH UGH but all on the student. When teacher decided to send student to main office, I was just MAD. This actually doesn't happen too often to me,...
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    C'Mon Now!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    HS student with cramps. Okay, cool. She got OTC meds from me. Same student <20 minutes later. "My teacher sent me down to lay down because I'm sick." Mind you, this student doesn't have history of...
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    AM meds at school

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseMMJ's topic in School

    Oh, I have students that do the same. And because of this, Mondays and especially Mondays after break aren't the best of days for a few. Meds are only one piece of ADHD management, I know and preach...
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    AM meds at school

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseMMJ's topic in School

    Great point, ruby_jane. I'll never say no as long as I have an order, which is why I think a back-up dose is a nice bridge to shared responsibility for parents/guardians and the school. If they don't...
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    AM meds at school

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseMMJ's topic in School

    Then, really, morning dosing at school isn't feasible. I wonder grades look like for classes student takes in that first hour vs later. Can lost instruction time be minimized by medication being given...
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    AM meds at school

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseMMJ's topic in School

    Most ADHD meds need 30 minutes to be effective. Depending on when student arrives at school and when 1st class starts, giving it at school actually might not be the way for it to be most effective....
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    S.C. 5th Grader Dies After a Fight at School

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    To be fair, as a school nurse, there isn't much I feel like I can physically do on my own. I don't often witness it first hand and I have to reach up to those above to report it and help follow...
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    Where is your office located within the school?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I'm in the basement - the dungeon as I call it. I am the only office there, across from the art room. I'd like to say it is quiet, but art class is never
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    S.C. 5th Grader Dies After a Fight at School

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    This story is so heartbreaking. I also cannot imagine being that school nurse that made that 911 call. My school has had fighting issues at a coffee place close by to the school. It is close enough...
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    Essential Oil Diffusers

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    I like this run down: https://franklininstituteofwellness.com/essential-oils-classroom/ It points that consent from EVERY SINGLE parent may need to be obtained prior to use of them in the classrooms....
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    Mass Nurses: MCAS - Hell or Heaven???

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    Oh, MCAS. I have grades 7-12, including the needed to pass HS MCAS in grades 9 and 10. EVERY year I have a student that gets a concussion just before MCAS. Concussion, by the way, is the ONLY excuse...
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    Hygiene Issues/Parent notification

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseDew's topic in School

    THIS as well. I only do this IF I have a relationship with the student. These conversations only go well if it is in private and started by a person the child trusts. When it is a student we find no...
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    Hygiene Issues/Parent notification

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseDew's topic in School

    THIS. In HS, the #1 hygiene issue I have found is dirty clothing. And if it is related an issue being able to shower and/or wash clothes, that I can help with. I also have deodorant. And yes to smelly...
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    Does anyone else get emotionally exhausted from this job?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    YES. When I don't have plans after work I am asleep on my couch by 7 PM. I have nothing left. But, I have learned to say "no" more in my 6th year - mainly to extra things I get asked to do. Emotional...
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    What the hot fudge is going on here?!?!?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    UGH. I actually just talked to my 8th graders in health class this week about Shingles. They were blown away. Why would you expose someone to this when you don't have
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    What's the oddest thing you've done for a student?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    I sewed a hole in a pair of pants yesterday. Poor HS student split pants near crotch area on the seam and since my pants closet relies on donations, I don't have any pairs for girls above a size 8. As...
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    Complaint of the Day

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    When students come my way for extra uniform - usually because they are not in proper uniform (yep, how I ended up with this, not sure) - I've had some look at a pair of khaki pants with such disgust...
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    Family sues school district for death

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Emergent's topic in School

    I don't call every time every student uses it, no, but it can really depend on the situation and asthma action plan. If student had note from doctor about acute asthma symptoms, yes, I'd be calling....