Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    NJ nurses - CBD oil

    Flare replied to linda1959's topic in School

    It's as simple as being bound by state law for FDA approved treatments. The FDA gives a set of standards. Currently, there is only one CBD product approved by the FDA to treat one specific...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    i had my pink shirt peeking out again! FTR it's Mean girls day today!! Grool,
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    How do you prepare/package meds for coverage staff?

    Flare replied to guest464345's topic in School

    in my state only an RN is permitted to medicate a student (unless it's a trained delegate giving Epi or glucagon, but that's not what we're talking here) so if i'm out and there's no nurse then the...
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    it took me until i was driving home to realize why my day was nutso yesterday - i forgot the HS had off for Rosh Hashanah. Cue the needy / jealous siblings trying to get sent
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    Nurses on field trips

    Flare replied to RedKat's topic in School

    i don't know how helpful you'll find this, as i'm not in NY, but our "nurse on field trip" policy was developed by the board of ed here. We send a nurse on all field trips except those that are going...
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    Head lice

    Flare replied to RNKT's topic in School

    Ha ha! I did - That was typed before the java fully kicked in
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    1 wk into School Nursing ready to quit!! Is this normal?

    Flare replied to StressedRN76's topic in School

    mine does too, but it also has a door that leads into my office, which i don't want to have the option of letting people wander in my office
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    Head lice

    Flare replied to RNKT's topic in School

    Our policy changed in the last few years that letters get sent home if there are x number of active cases of lice found in the same classroom BY THE NURSE. This has come into play several times as...
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    1 wk into School Nursing ready to quit!! Is this normal?

    Flare replied to StressedRN76's topic in School

    Welcome to the school nurses board. I'm an NJ nurse aw well, so feel free to reach out if you ever need anything state specific. I think a lot of people think that school nursing will be "a nice,...
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    After having almost a full week of missed lunches last week, I've decided that another course of action is necessary for me. I leave the building at my lunch time. I live close, so i can just go...
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    Donors Choose - Have You Done One?

    Flare replied to BooBooCrew's topic in School

    i have been signed up. I have never done one though. I would love to request a big ticket item like an OAE
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    Vaping

    Flare replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

    I was wondering the same. I would imagine that perhaps the vape fluid affects young lungs and lungs not already damaged by smoking. I have a relative who enjoys his vapes so much that when you see...
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    Headaches and Stomach Aches

    Flare replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    looks like i'm making some posters this afternoon! ? thanks for
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    Vaping

    Flare replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

    it was pretty rampant here last year, particularly in the winter. The kids would go out for recess on the cold days and claim that the "smoke" coming away from the group was from their breath. Yeah,...
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    Unwilling link in the enabling chain...

    Flare replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    i have begun making more calls, especially for my dramatic students that come in 2-3-4 times for their stuffy noses and minor gi upset (probably nerves). I always preface it by telling the student "I...
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    ^^^^
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    uh yup - me too... but please, don't give them any idea here. What class, pray tell, is she/he being asked to
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    you know i'm wearing... actually, i've decided to make a uniform for myself this year - so it's black scrubs q day but i have my bright pink t peeking out underneath
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Wow!! ? Father of the year right there!! They are lucky to have you. Too bad they don't know it - or they'd budget and make your job f/t with benefits and
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    EMR--what do you use?

    Flare replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    I use healthoffice anywhere for the medicals. the district uses realtime which does have its own medical portion, but when i asked about things like audit trails and got a blank stare, my supe said...
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    Vision Screening

    Flare replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    i dropped using the titmus years ago in favor of a snellen chart. It is much quicker in my
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    So fetch
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    High School Sports Physicals

    Flare replied to CrazySchoolNurse's topic in School

    sports physicals are the bane of my career. There is such a rush on them. The packet is huge and i tend to get it handed back to me one page at a time - it's an organizational nightmare. Parents...
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    prn to scheduled

    Flare posted a topic in School

    Do you think it's necessary to have a parent get an order when a prn medication gets requested by the parent to become a scheduled medication? One example may be a child with a prn inhaler that the...
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    prn to scheduled

    Flare replied to Flare's topic in School

    Thanks every one - sometimes you just have to check in at the virtual unit desk and get another opinion. The kid had an AAP last year and after a bout of bronchitis with the parent wanted a daily...