SassyTachyRN

SassyTachyRN

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  1. How many of you precept nursing students?

    SassyTachyRN replied to SassyTachyRN's topic in School

    Mine stay for 6 hours/day for 8-9 weeks. It gets very drawn out and I have a usually slower clinic, although it has it's moments, no diabetics/tube feelings/caths, so sometimes I feel like I don't...

  2. The Snow Day Thread!

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    We got a day off here in Indiana too. -4 with -25 wind chills at 7am. However, I didn't get a day to myself!

  3. Do you refer kids with glasses

    SassyTachyRN replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    Hmmm... I refer those with glasses that don't pass. I figure their prescription needs evaluated. This year I had a lot of parents/md notes tell me their kids were being adjusted slowly with glasses...

  4. Which nursing specialty has the most autonomy/independence? Apart from nursing practioner

    SassyTachyRN replied to Zyrv's topic in Nurses Rock

    School nursing. I'm the only healthcare professional covering multiple buildings, tons of autonomy and decision making skills on my

  5. What's your dress code at work?

    SassyTachyRN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    School nursing: wear scrubs or casual clothes (aka "teacher clothes"). Fridays are jeans days. I usually wear scrubs all week and jeans on Friday with a lab coat. I get a yearly "uniform allowance."...

  6. Measles. Vaccines.

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I have 2 medical exemptions and 21 religious objections among 800

  7. How many of you actually enjoy your job?!

    SassyTachyRN replied to kwerno00's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a hospital med surg/oncology floor my first few years of nursing. Most days I hated my job. That environment/area of nursing was not for me. I've been in school nursing the last few years...

  8. Concern for Type I diabetic

    SassyTachyRN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Sadly, I have found that with most type 1's, the best care they get is at school from

  9. MPH,BSN, RN. UT TEXAS & UTMB Galveston

    SassyTachyRN replied to enkwanta's topic in School

    Hello! Welcome to the school nursing

  10. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Don't feel guilty!! You can't take care of anyone until you take care of yourself first!! Get

  11. Concern for Type I diabetic

    SassyTachyRN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I should also add that the consent to release information is built into our diabetic packet that the parents and doctor

  12. The Snow Day Thread!

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    That is crazy! Can't even imagine! Stay safe! We've had 17 inches of snow here in the last 4

  13. The Snow Day Thread!

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    We are on snow day #5 today here in Indiana (only had 3 built in make up days in the calendar). Second one this week. Had Monday off, delay Tuesday and got 4 more inches of snow last evening with sub...

  14. Concern for Type I diabetic

    SassyTachyRN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    We have one endo here. She expects calls for extreme highs or high ketones and any trends in highs/lows that we see. She will either ask the parent to bring in the meter to have data downloaded or...

  15. clinical interview questions

    SassyTachyRN replied to Lucy776's topic in School

    Meds are paper charted, all kids with inhalers/diastat/epi pens have nursing care plans which are done on paper and revised every so often (they are places with the physician care plan), and actual...

  16. The Snow Day Thread!

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I'm in Indiana and we had a 2-hr delay and my drive in was just like yours AWFUL. The news reported 43 accidents in town by 10 am. Every road is packed snow and ice. More snow next few days. Will be...

  17. clinical interview questions

    SassyTachyRN replied to Lucy776's topic in School

    I guess it will depend on your job responsibilities then. I'm a RN and have 2 schools, 800 kids. I work 8 hr days and the kids attend school 6.5 of those 8. I come in an hour before they arrive and...

  18. clinical interview questions

    SassyTachyRN replied to Lucy776's topic in School

    I am salary. August, September and sometimes even into October require more hours than 40. Usually the first 6 weeks of school I'm working 50-60 hrs, working on sorting health histories, making parent...

  19. The Snow Day Thread!

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Got a foot of snow today, cancelled for Monday! Blah! We are out of make up days so now we are adding on to the end of the school

  20. How many nurses in your school??

    SassyTachyRN replied to studentnurse9806's topic in School

    Most of the schools in our district are 1 nurse to 2 schools. Only the larger schools (the largest middle schools and all the high schools) have their own nurse. We have no health aides. No schools...

  21. Most urgent situations

    SassyTachyRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    In my situations so far, I have just sent out on ems and not went along. My epi pen situation mom made it in time to follow the ems otherwise the principal was going to go. I guess I feel like I can't...

  22. First job: substitute school nurse!

    SassyTachyRN replied to PCnurse88's topic in School

    I had 2.5 years hospital floor nursing experience before I was a sub, then I became a full time school nurse. I do think most want some experience. How much, I'm not exactly sure. I would call those...

  23. The Snow Day Thread!

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Northeast Indiana.. Off again today due to freezing rain.. This is our 4th cancelled day this month... Another snow storm coming

  24. Holidays ????

    SassyTachyRN replied to GGirll22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have them all off. 😉 school

  25. The Snow Day Thread!

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    We got 9 inches last year and closed for a week. 30 inches and we'd be out for a month