Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    Poopy Pants in PreK

    Flare replied to amnesiac1c's topic in School

    it is sad, but it's the litigious society we live in. To compound things, I often don't have clothing left - especially for small boys (i have a daughter -so most of my lend out clothing was hers) I...
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    Do you keep clothes in your office?

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    i have to say though - i read this article and the first thing that crossed my mind was, "i'll bet they at least get them back" Education World: Unbelievable School Decisions: Kids Don Prison...
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    Do you keep clothes in your office?

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    i keep some clothes here. mostly hand me downs from my own daughter's closet and a few of the teachers and a few things left in the gym lockers at the end of the year. The result is that i currently...
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    Student Allergy Shots

    Flare replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    absolutely not. i would not stake my license simply for the convenience factor for the
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    all i really want is...

    Flare replied to Flare's topic in School

    no it's actually more about parents thinknig that their child is the ONLY child in the world. At the end of the day... and maybe it's just because i'm in a mood lately... i'm starting to think that...
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    all i really want is...

    Flare replied to Flare's topic in School

    Yes to all of these!! oh and how i agree with the thermometer thing! i had a parent rip me apart this morning because i told her darling to come back in 20 so i could scarf down my lunch instead of...
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    Medication Refills

    Flare replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    everything for me is electronic. so i just make it a point to count in front of the parent and then enter it into the program right away. Most of the time the parents have no idea how may pills they...
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    student with terminally-ill parent

    Flare replied to Sudsy's topic in School

    I would team up with your guidance department too. This is a big undertaking for the nurse to have to face alone and the guidance dept may have recources at their fingertips (sometimes social workers...
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    Yik Yak...its an app :(

    Flare replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    i downloaded it to check it out. not really anything other than just random banter - nothing mentioning any students or any names in particular. what i did notice though is that i tried to look at...
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    Staff tb shots

    Flare replied to lvnforschool's topic in School

    i would think that you would need a higher medical authority in the office than an LVN to start giving to the community. It was dicussed in my school about doing them and i said it was fine - i could...
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    treating faculty/staff

    Flare replied to BSNRNHS's topic in School

    i've never given regular shots to staff, but did once give a staff member their epoiten injection when their regular nurse wasn't able to make it due to an emergency. this was a highly irregular...
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    Inhaler before Recess & PE?

    Flare replied to uthscsa2011's topic in School

    Agree with OldDude... not giving again that close in time unless that child is showing some compelling
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    Going Directly Into School Nursing?

    Flare replied to Butterfly_Effect's topic in School

    ideally, since the nature of school nursing is that you are utterly alone in the office it is best to have a few years of experience to help you handle the curve balls and mixed bag of lord only knows...
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    Most Frustrating Thing ?

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    That's hysterical!! I'm gonna use that one!! In fact i see that one all. the.
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    Taking orders

    Flare replied to Vtachy1's topic in School

    i have formal orders from the same diabetic center (oddly enough) for all my diabetics that outline how many carbs they are to be given if they present with low blood sugar - it's not just a verbal...
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    Performance appraisals...are they fair?

    Flare replied to Windchaser22's topic in School

    mine actually is pretty comprehensive to what i do. office management, organization, communication, handling emergency situations and so forth... What i am having a hard time wrapping my head around...
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    Parents send med in pre filled syringe

    Flare replied to maryen's topic in School

    i agree - and besides - barring the not knowing what the heck could be in there factor...isn't sending a prefilled syringe messy? I would be afraid that something would depress the plunger enroute to...
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    Cell Phones

    Flare replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    why are you chasing down a cell phone? isn't there ancillary personnel to do this task / get the student's other personal effects from their
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    Anyone Else Feel This Way?

    Flare replied to uthscsa2011's topic in School

    people underestimate how mentally draining school nursing can be. I am beat by the end of my day, but i also do make time for my family and my own interests - i'm on the fire department in town which...
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    New sn 2 weeks in...

    Flare replied to CampNurse10's topic in School

    i would utilize healthmaster's report printing capabilities if they are that ansty in the pansty about having that many hard copy reports. I use hm too - i personally only chart once. The only thing...
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    Did I do the right thing?

    Flare replied to rainydaysRN's topic in School

    don't dwell on this one. mom was right there and you told her to take the kid to A doctor. If the mom chose the take her to the pediatrician instead of the ER then got mad at you because you didn't...
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    Student sleeping daily on bus

    Flare replied to GatezRN's topic in School

    i think you guys nailed it. some kids just tend to fall asleep in a moving vehicle. Busses make more white noise and add the full day of kindergarten when the child probably isn't used to having a...
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    health office decorations

    Flare replied to amandarn10's topic in School

    i have some health posters from school health - i'm on a nutrition kick for portion control this year. I also have a few freebie posters that I got in some promo stuff that was mailed to me - dental...
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    Do you keep snacks in your office?

    Flare replied to nurseshajwani's topic in School

    I got the same message - that the SEALED package was to be discarded if a child had touched it. By the same logic a sealed package would have to be discarded if a child had picked up a bag of chips...
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    Do you keep snacks in your office?

    Flare replied to nurseshajwani's topic in School

    Honestly, we have a breakfast program and very wasteful kids here. So the kids know to take the sealed, untouched packaged foods they're not going to eat and leave it on a table in the cafeteria in...