this goes back to the idea that i have alluded to before if the sinse of immediacy in a health office. sure - you don't want a kid sitting in soiled clothing for very long, especially when someone...
stand your ground. Teachers tend to look at things like vomitting and diarrhea in black and white - these things can't occur and should be excluded from thier classroom... (these are the same...
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One of the more fascinating aspects of the job of a school nurse is the sense of immediacy that every situation presents with. Students start blurting out their litany of complaints to me before they...
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welcome to the first in a large series of mama bear attacks. You will never deliver the care the way a mama bear wants. The best you can do is brush up on your skills and hope that you learn a...
back today myself.... booo! hiss!! Usual flood of pe excusal notes, and already one kid with a s/a from skipping breakfast. My estimate is at least half a dozen more will be here in the next hour...
when i was working in the all k school i had a process for lending clothing - soiled clothing were put in a plastic grocery bag with a note stapled through the handles to wash and return asap....
Ah, nothing like getting dragged into a divorce situation. You are right - it is not up to you to write any letters that could benefit the parent - in fact it's important that you don't do anything...
don't get me wrong, i work with some really great teachers, but i work with some real doozies too. Have a teacher that is so germaphobic that all a student has to do is say they feel like they are...
actually i end up getting a lot of snide remarks from nurses at my pd hospital job. I work as an ADN and often just fill in here and there - so it's very common for me to come in for a 4 hr shift....
I've been at work for 2 campus wide blackouts and 1 fire (i work as a per diem ADN). Trust me when I say that I was hopping those days. One blackout spared the icu and vent units, the other black...
It sounds to me like you are on the right track. I have never worked in a boarding school, so as far as that piece of the puzzle goes, i cannot provide too much commentary, but when considering a...
My full time job is as a school nurse. At the start of my career I was constantly sick with URIs. These days it's a rarity for me to get sick. A busy immune system is a happy immune
We have a zero tolerance policy. If a student is suspected to be under the influence, it is an immediate referral to the student assistance counselor, an administrator and the school nurse for an...