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    TGIF

    fetch replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    I've had more kids today than Weds and Thurs combined. I should have known it would be a crazy day when I woke up with my alarms (yes, plural) not getting me up. Five! Days!
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    sick (pardon the pun) of teachers

    fetch replied to mycsm's topic in School

    If you want to start a thread about all the awesome things school nurses do, go ahead! We'll join in. But to say something like that on this thread is posting off topic and against the site's TOS....
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    sick (pardon the pun) of teachers

    fetch replied to mycsm's topic in School

    What? A venting thread is negative? NO
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    Otoscopes

    fetch replied to aetienn6's topic in School

    I inherited the Riester Otoscope from the previous nurse - could never figure that thing out! Passed it back along to the district and ordered a Piccolight - very easy to use, light weight, has gotten...
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    sick (pardon the pun) of teachers

    fetch replied to mycsm's topic in School

    To your first point: none of the complaints in this thread have been about CYA boo boos. Gum, shoelaces, symptoms that have already been checked and determined to be okay -- none of that falls under...
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    sick (pardon the pun) of teachers

    fetch replied to mycsm's topic in School

    SIX DAYS
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    starting pay

    fetch replied to wayemika's topic in Florida Nursing

    Being in school nursing has messed up my expectations so much . . . I thought this was $21K annually but you meant $21.00/hr
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    "Gift" Ideas

    fetch replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    I don't even let them use Q-tips, *I* use the Q-tips and hand it to them! It's worked so
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    Say what...?

    fetch replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Does that mean we can use a foot-pedal suturing
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    "I hit my ear"

    fetch posted a topic in School

    I must have had 5 or 6 of these complaints so far this year. "I hit my ear on a pole on the playground" or "I hit my ear on the door." Do you mean you hit your head? "No it's just my ear." Usually...
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    Eczema on hands?

    fetch replied to SassyTachyRN's topic in School

    Usually they aren't shy about saying "LOOK WHAT I CAN DO" and peeling the glue off, though. With the time of year, dry chapped hands are very common. I have unscented Eucerin as well as Vaseline in...
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    "Gift" Ideas

    fetch replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    Stickers! (says the elementary nurse
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    What cracked me up today

    fetch replied to Flare's topic in School

    This morning I got a fax from a doctor's office with orders to give medication at school. Start date, 11/16, and end date 11/23. REALLY glad you faxed that over,
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    Difficult teachers

    fetch replied to tranquillight's topic in School

    Yes, it's very annoying and time-consuming, but luckily it's really only one or two teachers. And since I brought it to the principal's attention, the secretary isn't helping them out any
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    Elementary Burn Out

    fetch replied to guest83140's topic in School

    I have a comparable sized elementary school, also PreK-5, and 36 has been my highest single day this year. If that's your daily, you need to intervene with the teachers and PRONTO. That is
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    Difficult teachers

    fetch replied to tranquillight's topic in School

    I said that last year . . . and one of the teachers promptly decided that meant she could call home and tell parents "your child is very sick and needs to go home right away." Excuse me?!?! AND the...
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    Object inside the ear

    fetch replied to Elixer's topic in School

    That's so funny to me, because I would NEVER use a Qtip to remove wax in my clinic! I don't even have the regular Qtips available - I have wooden sticks with a bit of cotton. If a child has wax, I...
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    all i really want is...

    fetch replied to Flare's topic in School

    I would like everyone to stop looking at me like I have an extra head when I say that just because a forehead feels warm to touch, the child really doesn't have a fever unless the thermometer says...
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    Pre-School Exclusion Policy

    fetch replied to aetienn6's topic in School

    I will admit, there are times when I send a PreK home even though I wouldn't send home a 5th grader for the same things. But a PreK also has the potential to be a huge distraction to other students...
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    Stock Epinephrine

    fetch replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    "Stock epinephrine" in this case should be referring to EpiPens. As far as I know, there are ZERO states that have stock bottles. But most are moving toward having stock epinephrine in the form of two...
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    Object inside the ear

    fetch replied to Elixer's topic in School

    What damage is the principal afraid of? Most kids put beans, seeds, nuts, etc in their orifices -- round objects that cause discomfort but hardly do damage unless left for an extended period of time....
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    Head Lice!

    fetch replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    This year a lot of parents are pulling their own students out for lice the parents found - when they tell the school, I check the classroom (and almost never find anything). If a teacher requests, I...
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    Stock Epinephrine

    fetch replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    Between 20-25% of Epi used in schools is for a previously undiagnosed allergy, and school age kids and teens are at the highest risk of fatality in anaphylaxis.. The reality is, we HAVE to start...
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    Relocation to a family friendly livable city with warm climate

    fetch replied to wasup's topic in General Nursing

    I'm giggling at whoever suggested Virginia - I mean, it's no Canada, but the weather here has been so cold and wet and miserable the past month or so that I've been daydreaming about moving to Florida...
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    Teachers and staff medical info and emergency contact number

    fetch replied to Elixer's topic in School

    Staff members fill out emergency cards similar to the student ones - but they are mostly "if I am unconscious and you have to call 911 then give them this card" type of thing. I give them a cursory...