SassyTachyRN

SassyTachyRN

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  1. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    We have a mix of the stomach bug and some fever thing that causes a massive headache but no other s/s. Been sending home 5-7 kids a day all week with either

  2. No pass? Too bad

    SassyTachyRN replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    Same

  3. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    If they're not vomiting today, they have stomach aches, or are hovering temps in the 99's, which we all know freaks teachers

  4. Early childhood major or nursing

    SassyTachyRN replied to hazel_dreamss's topic in General Nursing

    I think it varies by person, honestly. I don't make as much money as my friends who work ICU overnights or weekends. But I also never work weekends, evenings, holidays. I am salaried, so I get summers...

  5. Early childhood major or nursing

    SassyTachyRN replied to hazel_dreamss's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a school nurse... Best of both

  6. Help me out here.........

    SassyTachyRN replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School

    YES! I have a neb for a third grader. WHY? And then I get inhalers for Pre-k students who then come down SOB and have never seen an inhaler EVER.

  7. Hygiene advice

    SassyTachyRN replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    Same here too ALL of the above! Esp. the bed

  8. How much time do you get for Thanksgiving break?

    SassyTachyRN replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    Yeah, we have 180 with no staff inservices. I am contracted

  9. How much time do you get for Thanksgiving break?

    SassyTachyRN replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    Wow. We started 8/11/15 and don't get out until 5/25/16. We don't get much off during the year

  10. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    YEAH, indoor recess today! School nurse dream come

  11. How much time do you get for Thanksgiving break?

    SassyTachyRN replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    Just Thurs and Fri, but both

  12. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    12 more school days until Thanksgiving break... 12 more... I think I can... I think I

  13. When schools don't have nurses....

    SassyTachyRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in School

    This is VERY true. Or I have times when I should have been called and they didn't call, and I read later that little Susie was having breathing difficulties and had no inhaler in the clinic, etc. Then...

  14. When schools don't have nurses....

    SassyTachyRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in School

    In my state, all teachers have to be CPR/First aid certified in order to renew or receive their teaching licenses, so in essence they are all trained to respond to emergencies. A few of my schools...

  15. Diastat delegation

    SassyTachyRN replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    We delegate that. The best people for us to train have been special Ed assistants as it is part of their job descriptions to assist students with medical procedures as trained by the nurse. We have to...

  16. 2 Nurse stations

    SassyTachyRN replied to guest83140's topic in School

    I wonder how many kids would go see nurse 1 during one period and go see nurse 2 during another period? Won't take long for kids to figure that out and take full advantage of it. Double the...

  17. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I had one that used to come in and say, "MEDICINE!" I said, "Excuse me?!?!? You need to ask nicely and say please!" Now he comes in and says, "MEDICINE, PLEASE!" It's a start, I suppose... he's only...

  18. Vent about teachers (as much as I love them)

    SassyTachyRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    At least you ruled out meningitis,

  19. shut off at 76..

    SassyTachyRN replied to lizD0617's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed with 76, 4 years

  20. What are doctors thinking?

    SassyTachyRN replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    I had a child last year who was taking klonopin last year for hyperactivity... She was falling asleep in school constantly. Finally got her down to a half dose this year and I am administering at...

  21. Awesome Parents!

    SassyTachyRN replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    I mailed home allergy action plans at the end of May and I had 4 returned to me before school started with epi pens and Benadryl, yeah for awesome parents! Now if only they were all like

  22. should i take this school nurse job?

    SassyTachyRN replied to demaret's topic in School

    What I want to know is... How do you get your staff to only send 15-30 kids for a 3k population school? One of my schools has 575 and on the days I'm there I see anywhere from 40-60 on average. I'm...

  23. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    SassyTachyRN replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    I am having the same exact

  24. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    SassyTachyRN replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    I would write back, "no sleep at all, sorry. Coming back to

  25. The Vomit Thread

    SassyTachyRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    My husband loves the movie, but I'll admit, I've never seen it. Now I have to