Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    I just can't!

    Flare replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    i respond to that with "i was too, but Gustaf hasn't arrived yet - so it's back to work for
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I am a sucker for a pun!! bonus
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Privacy's out the window - and now that the whole danged school has heard the word lice you might just as well set up shop in the hallway and check everyone... For what it's worth, licebusters gets...
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    Heartbreaking. What would you have done?

    Flare replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    So i did watch the 8 minute hallway footage - obviously I wasn't there. I can't attest for anything other than a soundless 8 minute video. It's mostly footage of the child lying still which can lead...
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    "the nurse"

    Flare posted a topic in School

    I sometimes find it a bit irritating that I am referred to as "the nurse" and ALWAYS as just "the nurse". I find it a bit dehumanizing from time to time. We just had an exchange of emails and when I...
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    i just helped a student wash a huge gob a home made slime out of her hair. Thank god it was apparently made with a base of laundry soap so it came out fairly easily - because thing didn't look like...
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    Boosting Immune system

    Flare replied to WineRN's topic in School

    yes - you do tend to catch everything your first year in a school. and oddly enough your first year in a new school you get this quasi-sick thing too - it's like you have to get used to the new germs...
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Common sense really is in short supply at this time of year... and the kids wonder why i get so
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    i love how they took the diagnosis of a fractured spine and all those restrictions at the kid's
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    Respecting Privacy, HIPAA & The School Newsletter

    Flare replied to Nurse in MT's topic in School

    i just simply thank them for their concern and say for privacy sake that I can't discuss if parents, teachers or even kids ask me about anyone. If the frenzy starts up over lice or strep or...
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    Ice Packs

    Flare replied to OldDude's topic in School

    My pleasure! I glad to have repaid you - lord knows i've collected many a pearl from you, my
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    Seasonal allergy saga........

    Flare replied to Riley RN's topic in School

    out of the mouths of
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    i wore all pink for school nurses day - i am soooo
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    Adele parody video for "SCHOOL NURSE DAY"

    Flare replied to tining's topic in School

    Loved it!! Happy School nurses day to my
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    Shot Records

    Flare replied to ArryOtter's topic in School

    i won't contact the doctor's office. They're lucky that i am nice enough to (and have access to) check the database (as not all school nurses do - they all CAN - it's a matter of getting
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    Seasonal allergy saga........

    Flare replied to Riley RN's topic in School

    the teachers continue to let them come back because the kids hound them. I've begun to take Old Dude's approach and call the platinum member frequent flier parents after visit no. 1 or 2. and let the...
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    Seasonal allergy saga........

    Flare replied to Riley RN's topic in School

    i only have one that actually still does injections - most of the time she remembers because i've told her it's ok to saturate the cotton ball with alcohol, swab her finger to lance it and use the...
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    Seasonal allergy saga........

    Flare replied to Riley RN's topic in School

    Good call with the 1/2 and 1/2. i usually have them try rinsing in the sink but some of these kids need to have a "real treatment" in order to feel like they have been served. These are the same kids...
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    Going over me to go home

    Flare replied to Amethya's topic in School

    tired due to staying up late isn't a medical condition. I would actually take a double pronged approach - talk to the admin about the secretary AND talk to the parent / grandparent about the issue of...
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    Some people are just plain rude!

    Flare replied to HburgRN07's topic in School

    Should have just looked him square in the eyes and said "well, aren't you rude. I happen to be the sole medical professional for XX children which includes knowing off the top of my head their...
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    RN left our school; Now what?

    Flare replied to smudges.blips's topic in School

    It sounds by the way you write that you are dedicated to your job and your students and it is unfortunate that your school is closing and from what I gather you will be losing your job at the end of...
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    Please Leave A Message..

    Flare replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Yaaaaasss!! this x 100! this is soo many of my return phone calls - "did you call about my child?" Yes - I left a message "oh - I didn't get a voice mail on my phone there most be something wrong...
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Got to love the parent that knowingly sends in their child sick after I sent them home sick Monday, denies that they gave them medicine after kiddo already ratted you out (the 101.7 supports their...
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    Speaking of Vaccines...

    Flare replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    i have about 3 that have nothing - and a handful that have some but not all. less than 1% of my school population really that are not up to code in
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    Anybody else dealing with pertussis?

    Flare replied to Kittery's topic in School

    i feel like the amount of religious exemptions is waning lately -at least in my area. Hopefully the silver linings to the outbreaks is that it's making people realize that the anti vaxxers maybe were...