JenTheSchoolRN BSN, RN

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    NPs in the school district

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I worked in large public district in my area that had a health center and NPs ran the show there; but operated 100% separately from the nurse's office. No NP for me in my current
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    Girls with Cramps

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to grammy1's topic in School

    They are more common than I thought before entering school nursing. I have a few girls that suffer from them, including a couple of middle school aged students that required surgery for them . The...
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    504s and Food Allergies/Asthma

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to denstar's topic in School

    I do not have a 504 plan for every student with a food allergy (there would be so many 504s...so many...). I have an allergy action plan, which is posted in every classroom. To accommodate the growing...
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    Girls with Cramps

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to grammy1's topic in School

    Hehe. I have girls that come in and tell me every time that they have the worst cramps ever, are going to die, and need to go home before we even try anything (and no history of severe cramps). I...
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    Staying home day after fever?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to nyy2's topic in School

    I hate the 24 hour rule - I also use a 12 hour rule and for a temp above 101 (without medication). If they truly had a temp that high within the last 12 hours, usually I can tell the moment they step...
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    911 Debrief

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    Fair point,
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    911 Debrief

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    But EMS has a direct line to a hospital, with back-up to communicate symptoms to in order to help make any determinations. They have a wealth of medical equipment that school nurses can only dream of....
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    Girls with Cramps

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to grammy1's topic in School

    Does he want you to send home a large portion of the female population and increase missed instruction time? I wonder if some data on menstrual cramp visits might help, adding in that lost instruction...
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    Post Halloween

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to 1mrsbs's topic in School

    I went to Catholic school growing up. November 1 is Holy day and we always had it off. It was
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    I feel nauseated, what should I do?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I have only "sent" teachers home when I get the teacher in my office that is so very obviously ill and doesn't want to leave for [insert xyz reason]. Usually I nicely tell them to stop spreading their...
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    Post Halloween

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to 1mrsbs's topic in School

    I've seen 30 students (and two vomiters) and it isn't even
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    Resp Assessment before inhaler???

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to villageRN's topic in School

    Same. I have a few frequent flier HS students with more severe asthma that have inhalers in my office and they enter, give me what I call "the asthma wave" and head straight to my wall of...
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    911 Debrief

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    Ditto on making the right call. I had a very similar situation happen with a student with a history of moderate-to-severe asthma and suspected anxiety (parent and I had been talking, student denied...
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    diabetes type 1

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to peaceful nurse's topic in School

    I've had a student at 32 in school, talking to me, appearing to be just fine. Student looked at the number at said "Huh. That's why reading class seemed slow today." I've also seen 500+ plus with no...
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    School and hospital?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I don't have another nursing job. But I also do the yearbook at my school, which pays me an extra stipend. I do paid theater work during the summer when I take a break from
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    What to expect for salary

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Lmomma's topic in School

    If it is a public school in MA, this should be available. But yeah, generally I'd expect it to be lower than your current job, though as a whole MA pays its school nurses better than other states do....
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    diabetes type 1

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to peaceful nurse's topic in School

    The diabetic students I've worked with are in throes of puberty and they can be all over the place. I communicate with parents and sometimes providers to see how we can work together to get into a...
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    No Water at Lunch?!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to shark_nurse14's topic in School

    We also only have milk as the beverage option. Student are allowed to bring water bottles to school to use throughout the day (re-usable encouraged), but I see several students with headaches in the...
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    Abstinence Programs

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Sorry, I can't comment on that particular program, but looking at it, the structure is very familiar to the sex education curriculum I used to teach 7th and 8th grade. (I've used Planned Parenthood's...
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    Quitting while on maternity leave

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    I knew a colleague that quit while at the end of her maternity leave. She had to pay back everything, including insurance premiums the employer covered during her leave. (It was covered under...
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    Doctor's note for "Chew Toy"

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to clockwood's topic in School

    As folks have said up thread, this is something that should become part of the student's IEP and/or 504 plan. The goal for its use and weaning could be a goal on the IEP, but would be determined and...
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    Ouch!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to kummerspeck's topic in School

    Never an injury like that, but I did have to take a staff member to the ED for what turned out to be a cardiac event. We have paper cutters at my school - time savers! I haven't seen an injury with...
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    What does your school do for Halloween?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Awww! We also have a Halloween dance for our 5th and 6th graders. It is both the cutest and most awkward thing to witness
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    What does your school do for Halloween?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We have a tag day in the HS - meaning students can wear a costume instead of their uniform. But it is costume theme by homeroom. Each homeroom has a theme and each student must dress as part of it if...
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    Things that make me grumpy

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    Not to mention that obviously a stomachache means she has whooping