SassyTachyRN

SassyTachyRN

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  1. Mini IV infusion at school?!

    SassyTachyRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Same here. We had an IV team that started IV's. I never started

  2. Calling 911

    SassyTachyRN replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    Our old, like really old, policies stated that the principal had to be informed before calling 911. Most secretaries are still super stuck on that old policy. So when I'm barking orders for someone to...

  3. Calling 911

    SassyTachyRN replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    My first year, I called I think 11 times. I had a kid with uncontrolled seizures who I called on 9 times for seizures over 5 mins, no emergency meds in clinic or care plan from doc. The other two......

  4. Does your district allow narcotics in the clinic?

    SassyTachyRN replied to SassyTachyRN's topic in School

    I just saw the newest recommendations yesterday posted on the AAP site. Mom did hand me the bottle and it was Tylenol with codeine and this kiddo is 8 years old. I am not sure if the ortho prescribed...

  5. Do you ever NOT give out ice packs?

    SassyTachyRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    They actually have to have a mark, swelling, or bruising to get an ice pack from me. That's the purpose of ice, right? Otherwise, I tell them they'll be just fine! If they're hot, they can get a drink...

  6. How many students have IHPs?

    SassyTachyRN replied to iggywench's topic in School

    I do IHP's for all my seizure kids and CF kids. I do them for all my kids with epi. I will do them for any kid who might have had epi one year but doesn't now, or maybe a kid that went anaphylactic on...

  7. Glucometer preference?

    SassyTachyRN replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    We keep a meter in every school, in case the kids malfunctions or if they're older they forget theirs. However, our local docs always write for a meter at home and then they give the family a meter...

  8. Does your district allow narcotics in the clinic?

    SassyTachyRN replied to SassyTachyRN's topic in School

    My medication cabinet only LOOKS secure. Sure it has locks on the front, but it's just a wood cabinet you could buy from any store and then had locks installed. The back is just a piece of cardboard...

  9. C'Mon Now!

    SassyTachyRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Thanks for the

  10. Stress Level

    SassyTachyRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Same here in regards to IEP's. The SpEd teacher writes the medical portion when they do the IEP by asking the medical questions via interview with the parent. I usually learn things about the kid by...

  11. C'Mon Now!

    SassyTachyRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Teachers here think I'm an eyeglass repair shop. Drives me nuts. Do you know how long it takes my fat fingers to place a microscopic screw into glasses? And most glasses these days take self aligning...

  12. I need a revolving door...

    SassyTachyRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Both of my doors are in the main office and I am expected to keep the doors open. I hate it because everyone knows the kids' business. If I do a lice check or call CPS or a kid wants to talk privately...

  13. Anyone leave over money/salary issue?

    SassyTachyRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I was initially a sub in my own kids' district. They offered me a full time position. It was hourly, LESS than $16/hr, 7.5 hrs a day. It came out to a tad over 20k for the school year. I had to turn...

  14. 4 days- The countdown has started!

    SassyTachyRN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Yikes! Our summer school is almost over by

  15. 4 days- The countdown has started!

    SassyTachyRN replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    We came back from SB today. It's a four day week, yay! Today has been crazy. All the kids are tired, I think. 33 more

  16. I can't win for losing

    SassyTachyRN replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    I've made reports and the parent has called complaining to my principal that they were told by DCS that the school nurse reported them and they were told that by DCS. It has happened to me more than...

  17. Inhalers

    SassyTachyRN replied to heavenwith7's topic in School

  18. Ring removal

    SassyTachyRN replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Awesome! We don't have ring cutters. The two I've had, I've had to call the Fire Dept. to come cut off. Both of them the fingers were turning purple and I had tried

  19. How many kids do you see in a day?

    SassyTachyRN replied to RNLisaC's topic in School

    560 in my biggest school and when I'm here a full day I see about 30-40. I have 225 in my small school and I'm there a half day a few times a week and I see around 10 on average (some days just a...

  20. First Emergency Scare

    SassyTachyRN replied to basketball13's topic in School

    I get vasovagal syncope anytime I have bad stomach cramps or diarrhea, that kind of thing. One time I passed out while on the toilet and my husband ran in, pants around my ankles, after he heard the...

  21. Have you been given a raise every year?

    SassyTachyRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We have a 12 step nursing scale. Every year you move up a "step." Our district also gives out % raises, sometimes, on top of your step raise, based on contract

  22. What is this? Dermatological question.

    SassyTachyRN replied to Dattebayo's topic in School

    Herpes Simplex type

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

    SassyTachyRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I am sometimes notified. Even if I DO make the CPS report, I feel like they always call the school case manager to give case follow up info instead of me. Which is usually ok, because she usually...

  24. Who uses the restroom in your office?

    SassyTachyRN replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School

    r Big school- Sometimes staff- they will ask me first- did someone get sick in here or have diarrhea? If the answer is no, they'll use it. I will use it, if it's first thing in the AM before the kids...

  25. How much time for break?

    SassyTachyRN replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    Staff work day/reserve make up day on the 21st... back Jan.