Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    I've hit the wall...

    Flare replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    i think i've got 60. I think i can, i think i
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    NO MORE SNOW DAYS!!!

    Flare replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We got about 15-18 or so i'd say. It knocked out school for 2 days and burned up our last snow days. The roads were still pretty messy
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    Does this fall under "my job"?

    Flare replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    Yes! This!! I sometimes wonder if the act of taking medication has a placebo effect for the teachers. I have kids that will be o timed medications who will be brought to me office at their...
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    Bypassing Nurse? HELP!

    Flare replied to SWimbish's topic in School

    I get asked regularly and will usually offer up a shrug. No charting kept because I never saw the child. The parents keep home the next day thinking it will be excused because they picked them up...
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    Bypassing Nurse? HELP!

    Flare replied to SWimbish's topic in School

    I have similar issues with my kiddos. It's either that they used their call phones and called themselves or called from the office. I suggested to the office staff that they start a phone log so we...
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    NO MORE SNOW DAYS!!!

    Flare replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I say boooooo to the storm. I didn't know it's name is Stella. Now I can run into the snow covered streets and do my best Stanley Kowalski as i curse the storm
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    Will nursing wreck my hands?

    Flare replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    When I had an infant, I blindly reached for my trusty tube of bedside lotion one night when my hands were ripped apart. I didn't grab lotion, but grabbed the tube of Lansinoh and mindlessly rubbed...
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    I did something bad...

    Flare replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Maybe you should ask Mr. Nurse's parent from the other thread to blend up some oils for you. Glad you tracked it
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    Good Kids

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I like that qualifier for
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    There's hope...

    Flare replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    i needed a shred of hope today
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    What supply company do you use?

    Flare replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I mostly use school health and henry schien. I think they have the state contract - or alteast something on the district
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    I did something bad...

    Flare replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Are the students typically allowed to leave with their medications? In my office with inhalers the ones left in my office are for my safe keeping unless i am directed otherwise by a parent AND the...
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    Really not sure how to handle this one...

    Flare replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Yes - i would not check the child's blood sugar without an order, but a call home with hard facts like Joey has lost 20 lbs since his last weigh in with suggestion to go to primary md or local clinic...
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    Essential oils

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

    We're not supposed to allow anything that' is not FDA cleared here. That being said, I just decided to end the argument I was having with a parent over her child getting a lactose intolerance...
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    Was this a concussion?

    Flare replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    I think you handled it fine. If the kid was fine neuro-wise during your checks but something was still off, then it's possible that something was going on. CYA rules apply here. If mom doesn't...
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    Spring is not the best time of the year...

    Flare replied to Amethya's topic in School

    i tell them that it's most likely an allergy, that there is nothing I can do for them except suggest more fluids then send them on their
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    Letters home to parents

    Flare replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    i don't usually send notes - especially with my older kids. They just don't make it home. I just make a quick call. 50% of those go to voicemail and are not readily returned. I tend not to leave...
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    Kids say the darnest things....

    Flare replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    So I just had a kinder student come in because his throat "felt sticky". He checked out fine save for some post nasal drip but then the girl that walk with him said - "I thought it was because he ate...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    It's Wednesday - I'm wearing pink! So
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    Preschool?

    Flare replied to Kittery's topic in School

    I have pk kids here - and yes, the biggest thing with them is that their immunization requirements are different from everyone else. Having to chase down the flu vaccine for them become a bit of a...
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    Summer jobs woes

    Flare replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I wish that when I was younger, unmarried and no kid that I had traveled more - the thought of doing travel nursing to see more of the globe was there, but I never pursued it. I instead worked for a...
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    This is why everyone gets sick

    Flare replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Bleh - i have become a big fan of allowing the kids that are sick in my office or potentially sick speak on my phone via speaker if i call and the parent asks to speak to them. I tell the parents...
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    If I see one more tooth...

    Flare replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I usually make a call to the parents first. Those calls usually go one of two ways: The student is currently being seen by a dentist to correct those issues and the parent sends in documentation to...
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    "So we're doing a peanut butter tasting...

    Flare replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    Under FERPA we can't send out a master list to all the staff listing all of the student's medical conditions. That type of info is on a need to know basis. I am able to flag students in the...
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    They are trying to send ME home!

    Flare replied to WineRN's topic in School

    The gods smiled down on me yesterday and school was closed for a water issue. I have been miserable since last week and decided that was a sign to go to the dr. Sinus infection - no biggie but boy...