NanaPoo

NanaPoo

School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg

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  1. Feeling burnt out

    NanaPoo replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    That's what this teacher thinks...I had to clarify with her last week that she isn't to send sleepy children to me as "tired" isn't a medical

  2. Feeling burnt out

    NanaPoo replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    LOL...I'm dying at the "well, I can break it for you if you like" comment. I'm dying. I currently have a pregnant teacher who is driving me bonkers although, let's be honest, she has historically...

  3. No Water at Lunch?!

    NanaPoo replied to shark_nurse14's topic in School

    To the parent complaining about your 6th grade son who stares at his phone too much: spend 5 minutes with him flipping a water bottle and you'll wish he'd go back to his phone staring at Lord knows...

  4. Feeling burnt out

    NanaPoo replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I don't know...working 5 days a week has required me to do my errands and housecleaning on weekends or evenings. I also do a lot of "single parenting" because hubby travels constantly. I do 99% of...

  5. Feeling burnt out

    NanaPoo replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    If your big on compassion & empathy, you might look back on earlier posts that prompted this thread & discussions about struggling marriages, single parenting, job stress, major upheaval at...

  6. What does your school do for Halloween?

    NanaPoo replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We're a private Christian school. We pretend Halloween doesn't

  7. Feeling burnt out

    NanaPoo replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I had a 5th grader come in today crying because he ate spicy chips then touched his eyes. Seriously, kids. I told him he was already treating himself by

  8. 911 Debrief

    NanaPoo replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    Ok, thank you for these replies because I'm sitting here scratching my head trying to figure out where one obtains this "whif of

  9. Feeling burnt out

    NanaPoo replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Oh.my.gosh...I've wondered if anyone else is in the same boat as me. With the change in leadership we've had it's given me such an attitude change at work (for the worse). Add on top of that serious...

  10. 911 Debrief

    NanaPoo replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    You absolutely did the right thing, IMO. She had a hx of asthma and no rescue inhaler on hand and the closest one roughly 20 minutes away. Even though her sats were ok, her audible wheeze, pale skin,...

  11. C'Mon Now!

    NanaPoo replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Major Frequent Flyer Kid (like 3 times a day) comes in today saying, "when I stick a tissue up my nose it comes out with blood on it." My response? "Honestly, dude. Your teacher sent you here for...

  12. School Bullying/Harassment Policy

    NanaPoo posted a topic in School

    Does your school have an official bullying/harassment policy that you have posted in your handbook or county website that you could share...especially if you are particularly happy with it? My school...

  13. School Bullying/Harassment Policy

    NanaPoo replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    Thank you, Becky. You don't know how those simple words just helped me! I am hanging by a thread here. Holding out hope that someone exists that was as fantastic as my previous principal..I literally...

  14. Ice packs

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

    My clinic is across the hall from the lunchroom & its enormous ice machine. I fill up a beer cooler each morning & that usually gets me through a full school day. But I like the gel pack idea!...

  15. Things that make me grumpy

    NanaPoo replied to Flare's topic in School

    It has been crazy busy but today I decided I HAD to take 2 seconds to pee, even if that meant kids would be 6 deep in line when I returned. So I rushed to the K5 bathroom (shudder), quickly seated...

  16. Most off the wall complaint

    NanaPoo replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I had a new first grader who had a tummy ache who said with a flat affect, "I think I ate a poison pop-tart." I said, "Maybe you shouldn't eat any more poison pop-tarts, then." He said, "well, aren't...

  17. Guess where I found a tiny piece of cardboard?!?

    NanaPoo replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    ANNNND..it's my own fault for eating my salad while reading this thread. When I was in nursing school I worked at a family practice and my doc found a live roach in a kid's ear who was having...

  18. Dealing with those teachers that just rub you the wrong way

    NanaPoo replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Urgh. I have a teacher with about 5 years of experience. She treats me like a new nurse since I've been here 3 years...nevermind that I was a nurse 15 years prior to showing up here. She questions...

  19. Guess where I found a tiny piece of cardboard?!?

    NanaPoo replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Our receptionist broke off a Q-tip in her ear a few weeks ago. Then asked her 12 year old son to get it out...he managed to lodge it in deeper. Thankfully I was able to get it out on my first attempt....

  20. Trying to wrap my brain around this one...

    NanaPoo replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    I had a psych pt on med-surg with water intoxication many years ago. He required more than just strict I/O's. We had to first remove the faucet & shower handles to keep him from drinking water...

  21. Things that make me grumpy

    NanaPoo replied to Flare's topic in School

    Kids who come in and flop down on my cot when they're not even sick. Nosey kids (and faculty) who see a kid in the clinic and say, "why are you here? What's wrong with you?" Aargh. Teachers who send...

  22. Turn The Lights ON!

    NanaPoo replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Ha! My daughter's math teacher does essential oils and keeps the lights off. And when the kids get loud he doesn't tell them to be quiet. Instead he puts his hands in the shape of a triangle in front...

  23. I can't believe I have a "c'mon" already today!

    NanaPoo replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    In dealing with parents, I find that I instinctively do some deep breathing and counting backwards before calling a parent or when I see one coming down the hall that I know will be confrontational....

  24. New to this school nurse thing but...

    NanaPoo replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    Yep, a teacher brought me a kid with dog poop on his shoes and a football covered in dog poop last year.

  25. Bathroom Accidents/Change of Clothes

    NanaPoo replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    No call, just a standard email. Ain't nobody got time for