JenTheSchoolRN BSN, RN

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    Sent kid home with a fever of 103 yesterday

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Headache may be more concerning, especially if it were migraine level and non abating for several hours with OTC treatment. That being said, ER for headache that lasted a couple of hours with no OTC...
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    Sent kid home with a fever of 103 yesterday

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    So much YES. And replace "doctor" with "emergency room" in some cases. ::head
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    Best end of year complaint

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I'm curious about the fact that this mother seems to think school have
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    Boosting Immune system

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    I have a pretty good immune system and haven't had a sick day at my previous job in years. First full year as a school nurse and I got walking pneumonia in the winter. But nothing since. First year is...
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    Health teaching

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    I teach health for grades 7-12. I have a rotating schedule. Basically I teach health as a seminar in grades 9-12 and try to squeeze in it using study hall periods - usually one class a week for...
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    Sent kid home with a fever of 103 yesterday

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I also send home at 100. To be honest, that kid might be fine to be in school the next day and that isn't a battle I fight. I do tell parents for this type of situation if their child is still running...
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    Would you be content if you worked your current job/specialty for the rest of your career?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Another school nurse and I can't imagine working any other area of nursing. I love it. I work with middle and high school students and it is trying, taxing, and can be emotionally draining some days,...
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    Student rotations in the Health Office

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    A couple of schools I've done it for have given me the ability to take a free college class if I want to. So some compensation, but never exchange of
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    Sunscreen in School?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I have it, but it only comes out for two days at the end of the year. Those two days are our last field day, a full day spent at a local park in the blinding sun with little shade, and another day...
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    Bullies

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to dream'n's topic in School

    Getting an inpatient peds psych bed can also be hard, unfortunately. There aren't enough of
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    Heartbreaking. What would you have done?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    Flare, agreed if it were me, I'd be advising parents to get student checked out ASAP. Especially if there was a loss of consciousness and evidence of facial trauma. An ER visit may have helped pick up...
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    Yearbook sayings

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to halohg's topic in School

    I am the yearbook adviser, but we don't have an advice section in our yearbook :). But for our 8th grade graduation, they take pictures of all the 8th grade teachers and staff holding a piece of paper...
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    Bullies

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to dream'n's topic in School

    The school nurse was called to the "fainting" scene and thought it was just that? Sorry, something is missing here. I am a school nurse and this seems so very odd. And yes, kids are impulsive. They...
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    C'Mon Now!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Guys, I got emergency called out of my health class for a student having an allergic reaction.... ...to pollen. Teacher and admin heard allergic reaction, told me allergic reaction and I'm running...
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    504 for osteogenesis imperfecta

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    So does mine. And that diagnosis needs to have the possibility of impacting learning, like a low blood glucose or needs for frequent restroom breaks during class and
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    Good Kids

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Guys, today one of my diabetic students brought me in a card for nurse's week and a $20 gift card to the local coffee shop she knows I love. Her mom is a nurse, but I suspect this was all her doing...
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    Not my problem!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    And middle school kids as well. They destroy that area. Plus, I have the pooping toilet. I'm getting a copy of "Everyone Poops" and putting it next the toilet next year (and I'm only half kidding...
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    C'Mon Now!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    THIS. Really. Common sense, people. I love when kids tell me they went to the doctor and were told they had a fracture. No note, no stabilization of injured area of any kind. But what is worse is when...
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    Minor Questions

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    I used to use SNAP. Oh, how I loved it. Now I use something called Schoolbrains, specific to my state. It intergrates very well with the rest of our systems (attendance, grading, SPED, etc) but as an...
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    Got the job!!!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    YAY!
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    Over reacting Principals

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    That's totally what I meant... And why are you pre-drawing insulin prior to checking a student's
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    Over reacting Principals

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    My words exactly. Why on earth would you pre-draw insulin and then put it right next to pre-drawn flu
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    If you had to choose...

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to villageRN's topic in School

    Yes, they do. A gesture from a HS kid is treasured because I know that thank you - in any form - is genuine and not forced. They are very special to
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    Adele parody video for "SCHOOL NURSE DAY"

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to tining's topic in School

    That was
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    If you had to choose...

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to villageRN's topic in School

    And of course, there's middle school. I've worked all three and middle school has the most visits, by far, in my experience. And I will take the older ones over the younger ones every day of the week....