ana010 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
Kid played a "full 40 minutes" in soccer Friday night. Back ache at 8am Monday morning. Me: Do your parents know? Kid: Yes Me: What did you do about it this weekend? Kid: Nothing. hmmmm....what is...
Have worked for this district for 5 years. In that 5 years I have called an ambulance more times than I can remember for one certain teacher. Diagnosed with a seizure disorder, migraine headaches,...
Had a 10th grader yesterday ask to lie down because the pinky finger he broke 3 weeks ago was bumped in the hallway. Um, no, and I am with someone and you just barged, in go to class. He returned 15...
It's a good thing my office is not near AP. The SpEd teacher tells me she loves my very loud laugh. High school kids like to tease me for it. It's more of a
Have had at least 2 kids with this type of order. XL didn't work well on their little skinny selves. Made them not eat and have other symptoms. When you are underweight already, you need every...
I leave if I want an uninterrupted break. Usually I eat with teachers during first lunch, as all the students I see at that lunch come at the end, so I cut my lunch short by a minute or 2 and meet...
I remember 2 classroom head lice checks, a hearing and vision screen, scoliosis screen, and the one time she showed up on the playground to escort the 1 diabetic kid to her office. I had no clue where...
Previously worked middle school. When the girl returned to your office, I would have explained by hiding out in the bathroom she was truant. I would have given her the opportunity to return to...
Fifth year as school nurse. First 4 at Jr High, and believe me, the door slamming at that age was off the charts. I chose to pick my battles. If it made them feel better to slam the door because I...
You should have pulled her a new pair from that magical closet we supposedly have in our office. The one with every size clothing and shoes, plus has things people actually want to wear in
I am full time on one campus. My train of thought got off. The nurse on my previous campus is new, so most of the days were for required training with the state. Having no subs is so
I am in a district that is in 2 separate cities (rural). There are 2 schools in one city with sub nurses. There are 4 schools in the other city without sub nurses (various reasons). When one nurse...
ana010 replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School
This makes me appreciate my staff all the more. They may disagree, but it is respectfully. Relationship building will help, but those descriptions sound like RUDE
This post hits on so many things that irritate me. I assume Mom is the primary caregiver in the homes of my students because I am. It's sexist, but it's the way it is. Why do I not have my husband...
ana010 replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in School
This is my third year as a school nurse. My first year, I had a lot of complaints for requiring paperwork that has been policy for years and other campuses in our district require. I started this...