JenTheSchoolRN BSN, RN

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    Staff Hysteria

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Ashizzle's topic in School

    This. How much class instruction time is this teacher missing due to this issue? Is it affecting her student's ability to learn? Now, it is not our jobs to answer these questions, but these are...
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    Documentation

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to PediNurseNYC's topic in School

    There are two nurses that work at my school, and we work in two different building. Do you have EMR? If you do or can get one, you can create two different log-ins and each chart what you do. I don't...
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    Does it get better?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Txschoolrn's topic in School

    OldDude put it well. I only 500 kids (7th-12th) and I am busy and each day is unpredictable. I just learned I need to adjust to that ride. But, the adjustment was better after the first year. I got...
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    Abstinence Programs

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Heck, my comprehensive sex education curriculum does not include any lessons mentioning abortions. I will talk about it as an legal option some people choose to end a pregnancy if asked (fact), but...
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    Abstinence Programs

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Sex education is controversial in many places, unfortunately. I'm lucky to live in a state and work in a school that supports comprehensive sex education. Which talks about abstinence as the...
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    PRN medications

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I've had a student eat first if they have consumed nothing (so many HS kids don't eat breakfast) because ibuprofen on an empty stomach can not be fun. Sometimes when I do this and tell a student "eat...
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    Migraine Action Plan

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to theredhen's topic in School

    This. Ibuprofen, darkness, rest. Yep, I've seen those and can do those with a little bit of paperwork. But do you even have a doctor's note with a diagnosis of migraines or just Mom's
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    Next steps in nursing career after BSN

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Meerkats's topic in School

    Getting your feet wet as a sub is a great way to see if school nursing is for you. I did this and fell in love. But I was an odd duck in nursing school - I hated hospital work and entered nursing as a...
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    Just a question on diabetic kid

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MrsNurse08's topic in School

    Same here. Orders I have let me and parent adjust insulin dosage within a certain parameter as well as hold dosing if needed by school nurse. Puberty is ride for BG and it gives me room to adjust for...
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    What are you seeing in your office?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    The usual at the season change, with on exception: bacterial conjunctivitis. I rarely see this in my older student population (7th-12th) and yet I've seen over a dozen cases of it this year. I even...
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    Staff Hysteria

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Ashizzle's topic in School

    This x100. Also, this is becoming a safety issue and that should be handled by administration, not you. We can sympathize with a person managing a chronic illness, but if that illness means that...
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    Restroom Visits

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SchoolNurse2017's topic in School

    This. Also diarrhea is hard to miss when it is bad. I can usually smell it and/or hear it when it occurs or when student comes back my way. Vomit also has a "scent." My office restroom is only about...
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    Horrible day! Need reassuring!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to scuba nurse's topic in School

    Oh no, you were on point! I would not have tried to give that kid meds when he wouldn't even take water (not to mention that getting a 5 year old to take medication can be trial without that hurdle to...
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    I did something wrong. Help!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I call my local public health department when I get letters like this. They will advise me on all the steps I need to take, letters to sent out. Like someone else mentioned above, I have a list of...
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    Horrible day! Need reassuring!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to scuba nurse's topic in School

    Scuba, I do have a standing order for acetaminophen, but to be honest, with a temp of almost 104, I'm calling the parent for a pick-up and I won't usually give acetaminophen if parent is in route and...
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    Long term Sub Nurse

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to catlovernurse_x's topic in School

    You are the sub, so I'd say no. I started as a long time sub in school nursing for a nurse out on medical leave. I covered the visits, meds, and was taught how to input paperwork if it was turned in....
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    Throwing up policy

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SchoolNurse2017's topic in School

    Yep. My office checks with me if a parent shows up to pick up a sick student. If I've seen that student, I give the office a heads-up, so they are calling me because they suspect a student called home...
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    Munchausen on the increase?

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

    Ugh. Kids can be
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    Need Advice Plz Help!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MrsNurse08's topic in School

    A rule of thumb for me has to do with whether or not an illness is reportable to my local health department. Only Invasive Group A streptococci is (and it is
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    Need Advice Plz Help!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MrsNurse08's topic in School

    Me either. Strep happens and some students are more prone to it then
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    Munchausen on the increase?

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

    I wish, but like I said, we have no cafeteria and lunch is eaten everywhere. No where is a safe zone, so we try. I do hope I can convince a revisit of it once our cafeteria is complete. (And we...
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    Another Bad Day

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Wow. I'm sorry - that loss is just hard. So ::hug:: I've called 911 3 times already this school year. Most years I might have 1-3 calls for the entire year. Not the same, of course. More
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    Munchausen on the increase?

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

    Oh, I've discussed this with the student and parent. Student was unaware her allergy had progressed to that degree and we came up with a plan for it that can be applied to school and the real world....
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    Munchausen on the increase?

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

    This is a bit extreme, but I'll bite and play devil's advocate for a minute. (Don't shoot me!) I work at a peanut free school. We don't have a cafeteria and students eat in homerooms, so we went...
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    Type 2 DM that parents refuse to treat

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to River Song, RN's topic in School

    Ugh, I must admit that tacking on the health diagnosis with no paperwork or conversation with the doctor seems super odd to me. I will not personally do this to a 504 unless I can get a letter at...