JenTheSchoolRN BSN, RN

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    If a child is removed from the home, do you get informed?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I guess I'm lucky. Both of my principals here loop me into these things and even if they forget, my office managers let me
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    What was your very first Nursing Job?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    School nursing as a sub
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    What to wear?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Duncan6's topic in School

    I wear scrub bottoms and usually a loose t-shirt with a cardigan with pockets on top. A mix of nurse and business casual. I have learned the comfortable bottoms are a much for me. Sometime I switch it...
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    Nurse Pass

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I care and check and can discipline. No pass, back to class. I'm thinking of making a poster... And ugh, vaping. I'm running into pot being openly smoked in MS bathrooms. Kids are saying it is "legal...
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    Nurse Pass

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I do not see students without a pass unless they are scheduled visits (meds/glucose checks, etc). But I deal with the older kids and they often try and see me without telling a soul where they are....
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    One of those days......

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

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    What do you do with your "Stomachache" kids?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Yep. Why I don't stock it. I actually buy and stock peppermints - the old fashioned ones with peppermint oil in it. Helps a lot of upset stomachs! But I also work with the older kids; 10 minutes rest...
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    Sub vent

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Duncan6's topic in School

    Politics can be fun, but honestly, apply! I guarantee you will be considered as your sub time is built in training for them. I subbed in a public district where certification was needed for full-times...
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    Ridiculous things. This is a new one one me.

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Cattz's topic in School

    Yep. I have a handful of morning meds - more than afternoon meds, actually. One student never sleeps at home so therefore school is only constant for this student and the only place the student can...
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    Teaching Breast Exam to High Schoolers.

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to janetpa's topic in School

    I think it is also important to teach students what may be abnormal and that is actually OK to talk about it. So many students are not comfortable talking about "down there," even if they are...
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    How often do you use your stethoscope?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    Depends on the complaint - I typically use mine a hand full of times a week. During the winter, I use it a lot more because it is often when see flare-ups from students with asthma. The staff at my...
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    Letter for IEP Evaluation for First Grader with Seizure Disorder

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    OldDude said it well! This sounds like a 504, not an IEP (unless his seizure disorder/new medication means he needs classroom and work modification vs. accommodations like shorter tests - there is a...
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    C'Mon Now!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    This. I don't get the potty accidents, but if I want to leave my office to go to the copier for 3 minutes (it is up one short flight of stairs), I reach the bottom of the stairs to run into a student...
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    What health curriculum's do you use?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to AshleyRN17's topic in School

    I have two recommendations, but I will tell you both are comprehensive sex ed, not abstinence only. HealthSmart - Home - HealthSmart (We use this for 5th grade at my school, during which we introduce...
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    Teaching topics

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Kittery's topic in School

    For Middle Schoolers, I teach sex ed and puberty, but not sure where your school stands on teaching those
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    Do you ever say "no" to an inhaler request?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Are you referring to the gym teacher with the pulse ox? Pulse Ox can be within normal range during an asthma attack, true. But lung sounds are not. I have heard wheezes with a stethoscope and a pulse...
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I expect laughter when I teach, but to a point. I have what I call the "5 second rule." Student can laugh for 5 seconds - if they need longer, they can put their head down on the desk to compose...
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I will say this - when I took over my health program the teacher before had "skipped" the part about the external female anatomy because "parents don't want me to talk about that" and "that isn't the...
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Threads like this make me even more glad I teach sex education in grades 7, 8, and 10 at my school (I am a school nurse, as my icon shows). I was reviewing anatomy with my 10th grade class this week...
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    What still needs to get done before the holidays?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Well, luckily for us, we don't get a large Christmas tree since we travel to see family all next week. They do both love the blinds on our windows a *little* too much... but, their favorite toy thus...
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    Who uses the restroom in your office?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School

    Similar. My bathroom is high traffic as I have more than I expected shy high school poopers. The staff who have offices on my floor also ask to use it and I say okay - at their own risk. But then I...
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    New here

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to NurseMrn's topic in School

    50 visits is a lot when you only have 250 kids (I see about that many with ~500 kids), but I suspect once you find your ground, those visits will lessen a lot. If no parent could pick up and the kid...
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    What still needs to get done before the holidays?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I still have to do all my Christmas shopping (I know, I know). But I've been distracted. My hubbie and I are adopting 4 month old kitten sisters today - Christmas comes early for us both
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    Feels like -20 here today

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    No delay here in the Boston area. But I did have one kid in my office first thing. Kid had no gloves, no hat at home and has a 30 minute walk to public transportation to get to school. I warmed his...
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    ADHD Student on Rampage

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Amethya's topic in School

    This. However, if Mom is not on board, it can be so very hard to get anything signed even after a behavioral specialist comes in and supports accommodations for this student. I have worked with a few...