JenTheSchoolRN BSN, RN

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    Over 10% out sick. :(

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Heck, I'm from NJ with all my family still there.
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    Lunchtime Fodder for Teachers

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I've said this before - sometimes there is little difference between the HS student in my office and their teacher, aside from a college degree. Cliques do not end in high school. That being said,...
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    Over 10% out sick. :(

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    I am off for a week starting at 3 PM today! Yay!! We have 10% of kids out today as well...but not all illness. Many starting their April break
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    EMTs Ever Look at You Like You're Dumb?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Avill's topic in School

    I have a one page health form (back/front) that I have parents fill out at the beginning of the year. It becomes my go-to sheet for EMS as it includes: child's name, parents, contact numbers,...
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    Immunizations Public Record?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    True that. I have hit so many kiddos with no info or incomplete info. Or health care providers that have linked sorta of - meaning they haven't clicked the button to actually share the info with...
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    Showing our appreciation for Our school nurses

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to f1j1nurse's topic in School

    Oh, it totally works! But you need to use it BEFORE you go. Talking to kids about that is the hardest thing. We actually use as the theater I volunteer at in the dressing room bathroom
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    My new bulletin board

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    47 (!) days for me. Thank goodness for April break next
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    Friday!

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I ended my week with a call to DCF. I need a
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    The struggle from a student who's mom is the school nurse :)

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School

    Vulva. VUL-VA. Like the car, but not. But seriously, the 7th graders get used to me saying lady parts; they still crack up at vulva every
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    junior high student thinks she is pregs

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to crazynursebsn's topic in School

    The stats are low - only about 6% of kids under 13 are sexually active. But what I found interesting was another stat a friend of mine who works with at-risk youth shared with me: In a 9th grade...
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    junior high student thinks she is pregs

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to crazynursebsn's topic in School

    I have seen 6th and 7th grade students that are sexually active. (Well, maybe "seen" is the wrong word.) I really, really hope she was just near a boy that ejaculated into a pool and because she saw...
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    junior high student thinks she is pregs

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to crazynursebsn's topic in School

    Direct is the best way, agreed. And if the answer reveals a risk - not much can be done unless you know or you don't. OP, I know you said you can't buy her a test, but if "somehow" she were to buy...
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    junior high student thinks she is pregs

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to crazynursebsn's topic in School

    I was going to say the same thing. I know what I would do in MA - I have a teen clinic I can refer the student to where she can get pregnancy and STI testing free and does not need parental consent....
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    The struggle from a student who's mom is the school nurse :)

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School

    I don't let my kiddos use slang, so I use words like lady parts, vulva, member, scrotum loud and proud! Many teachers ask me how I can do it with a straight face while 7th graders are giggling....
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    Student's hygiene?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    THIS. I have seen some smelly little kiddos and the other kids do not care about that smell at all. It is the older kids that I've seen always care and always notice. I've been dealing with that...
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    Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I don't have a window, but when I am in my office in a meeting (for which I have hung up a sign about only knock if emergency and what IS an emergency is listed), I get a knock at the door. It goes...
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    The struggle from a student who's mom is the school nurse :)

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School

    It could be worse - you could be teaching about to use a condom. Thankfully (for them, I might enjoy it a little) I currently have no children to make squirm as I explain what lubricant is to the...
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    Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Heck, I think sometimes school staff also has this
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    Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I never give an ice pack without looking at the area of injury. When some kids realize this means they need to take their socks and shoes off, they are over it and back to class they
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    Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I wish I could, but I have no ice maker in my office - just a tiny fridge with a tiny freezer that can hold very, very little. I use sponges and homemade ice packs made out of baggies and dish soap...
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    Diabetic BS question

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to GdBSN's topic in School

    It isn't any different on the MS & HS level. I have seen kids that go up 30 and some kids go up 100. Puberty can play a large large in BG management and, yep, every kid is different during...
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    Rescue inhalers and off-site swim class

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    Can't you package inhalers/meds to hand to the bus driver, then the PE teacher meets bus driver at bus to go on and grab the package of
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    What's your best School Nurse advice ?

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Remember these magic words: lost instruction time. You will use them many times to prove a point with a teacher and/or admin. And they will help you every single time. After you have used an Epi-pen...
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    Gave my first epi-pen yesterday...

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Yep. And first time epi and the kid was downright scared, even when kid returned to school today. I can't blame the kid. I talked with my very supportive principals to revisit the policy and how...
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    Gave my first epi-pen yesterday...

    JenTheSchoolRN replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Yes, indeed! But why don't these LD's have their own Epi-pens? Ugh, parents! ("But they have never had a serious reaction...") And I do not have standing Epi right now. Should next month after the...