mc3 ASN, RN

Amen sister!

Gotta agree with Mr. Nurse x2. We have a peanut free table in our cafeteria also. They get to pick a friend to sit with them - of course that friend does not have PB&J. Nobody to my knowledge has ever felt left out or ostracized. The kids fe...

Old Dude - Hurrah, a fellow Skyward user! Do you use the section for Nurse Office Visits, where you put the reason for visit, findings, etc? We don't, and the thought is it's impractical because you cannot easily remove the info once its there and ...

Hmm, I think I'd call it atrophied testicles...

OK, then, do this. For each child that comes up, use an average of 5 minutes per phone call (look up the number, make the call usually leaving messages, talking to parent when they call back). Multiply by the number of visits per day, i.e. 30 visit...

Duct Tape!!

I had a 4th grade girl come down the other day to tell me she started her "puberty" today. She assured me she had pads and things but just wanted me to know about her "puberty" 😊Was going to tell her teacher too.... Another little boy told me he...

I am being moved in the fall from my beloved elementary school to either middle school or high school. I do have some say which it will be. Which, in your minds, would be a better choice? Pros and cons would be very helpful for me. I have no exp...

One big problem I already see is that MS and HS now just text their parents to come pick them up if sick. There are no HS or MS nurses, this is new for them. There's going to be a big unhappy shock when students and parents won't be allowed to do t...

The problem is, I love my littles!

I think of it this way.....If I see 40 kids/today and 30 were minor booboos and I called on each, that would be 30 calls at a minimum. 30 calls x 3 minutes/call = 90 minutes or 1.5 hrs, just making phone calls! Never mind, the parents that have 2 o...

Yes!! ^

yes, that's what I plan to do. Why do that do they child if it isn't needed. She does not have any medical history indicating need for this that I can see. Just curious.....

I'm here! At a new school in a new town and LOVING it!!!

My legs are wobbly after jump rope..

OMG I love this!!!! So true!!!! 8 more days...8 more days...8 more days...

I have run into this situation frequently this year. One parent in particular is troublesome about this. When I call home for a feverish or sick child or if the child has lice, the parent just says "I can't pick them up. I don't have a car". She...

"Like" one-thousand times over!!! mc3

I love it! Kind of along the same lines as "Nurse", not "Nurse mc3" or even "mc3", just "Nurse". I've considered calling our secretary "Secretary" instead of "Sue", or "Principal" instead of "Ms. SoandSo", or "Data Clerk" instead of "Mary". Might...

There is an "unofficial" FB page on my school, started by parents. One Dad posted that I wasn't doing my job, because all the kids in school had lice....Evidently it is up to me to thoroughly screen 950+ kids daily..... Nice, huh?

A few years ago, my husband happened to mention to his aunt (who lives in a different state) that I had some students who borrowed clothing/warm jackets at times. We live in the South, but do occasionally have some cold mornings! Our district was l...

I would get the school SW and/or guidance counselor involved. Our SW will drive by the parent's home on occasion to see if they're home, and tell them their child is sick at school. I've also called the non-emergency 911 number for the police to do...

I've had a few chronic lice students. I can ask our school SW and District RN to pay a home visit. Lots of times, the parent isn't treating correctly or not following up. The RN can help identify problems and suggest solutions. The SW oftentimes ...

This is a pet peeve of mine! The one in my office is the only one available for visitors to use. I don't like it when I have people traipsing in and out, especially when I have children in the clinic. Never mind potential privacy issues and FERPA....

Same to you all!í ¼í¾„