Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    So there I was, being all nurselike when suddenly....

    Flare replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    i was just discussing with some teachers yesterday about having a 5th grader coming into my office in utter panic over a slightly wiggly primary molar. I reminded this student that this wasn't their...
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    School Nurse's Day

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I got remembered by one of the guidance counselors last week with a baggie to chocolates. It got me thinking that there is no guidance counselor appreciation day so I'll have to remember to pick up...
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    Moms of school-age kids

    Flare replied to nycNurse2b's topic in School

    I sent you a
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    faking ketone test??

    Flare replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    are they just ketone strips? most of my kids have the ones that test for glucose too so i'll see that they have a little glucose in their urine too. if that's not an option then when you give him a...
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    Moms of school-age kids

    Flare replied to nycNurse2b's topic in School

    personally, i got lucky and ended up working in the same school as my spawn. but before i ended up with my job here I was fully prepared to send her to the local contracted daycare for morning care,...
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    frustrated and feeling like going nowhere

    Flare replied to peaceful nurse's topic in School

    it sounds harsh - but no required paperwork, no school. You need to get your admins on board with this one, but assuming that your state is anything like mine and you get audited by another agency...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    today i'm all decked out from my pink panther shirt to my rose coloured scrub pants - sooo
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    Feeling like I'm doing everything wrong lately

    Flare replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    exactly! good point. I've noticed that the things that people want to nitpick are the little things like, well, nits. People usually don't question my judgement during something big like a seizure...
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    School Nurse Office by the Numbers

    Flare replied to rbytsdy's topic in School

    i had to run mine - the running total as of this minute is 4086 visits. That doesn't count the paper logs with the visits that had to be recorded by hand on the days when i was out of the office...
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    Feeling like I'm doing everything wrong lately

    Flare replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    the amount of effort it takes to make everyone happy is huge -the amount of effort it takes to piss everyone off is minimal. Do what you have to do to do your job well. You are there to serve the...
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    Rearranging

    Flare replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    i humm and haw about it every year when it comes time to think about rearranging my office then i end up leaving it the way it
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    Manners....are they obsolete ?

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    If it were my kid she wouldn't do it
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Crack a few ammonia inhalants around the office to mask the
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    Advice

    Flare replied to Nursey29's topic in School

    There are worse reason to get into this than the schedule. As long as you don't get into this thinking that it's all band aids, ice packs and sunshine. But then if you've been lurking long enough,...
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    Manners....are they obsolete ?

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    that irks me too. I Can't stand the one word demands and lately i've been getting more kids that will just walk out of my office as i'm talking to them. That one astounds me. I really can't imagine...
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    Boy/Girl Who Cried WOLF Syndrome

    Flare replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    i do get a kick, though when i make a call home and the topic of visit frequency comes up and i'll say "let's see, he/she's been here 10 times so far this year" and i'll be thinking that's not so bad...
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    I'm joining the club!

    Flare replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    On Wednesdays we wear pink - literally - we all wear some sort of pink in our respective schools. The Guys prefer red - as their outer wear
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    How to respond to students who 'overshare'?

    Flare replied to Haijun's topic in School

    i agree that it's important to address these concerns. Now, as a sub you may not feel like you have the background with the student to feel equipped to handle it, that's ok. I make it clear if i am...
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    Switching gears.....

    Flare replied to libby4u's topic in School

    you need to inquire with your state to see what is needed for you to be a school nurse. Some states require that you have CSN with baccalaureate, some states want RNs, some are fine with LPNs. If...
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    I'm joining the club!

    Flare replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    You are fully expected to wear pink on Wednesdays!
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    Pseudo Seizures

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Well that right there sums up school nursing quite
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    Medication Organization

    Flare replied to stacyns02's topic in School

    my prns are in a big locker sorted in 3 boxes a-f g-n o-z style. everyone in there gets their own baggie and it takes me a moment to fish around to find the right one. I can't say i love this...
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    Pseudo Seizures

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    i'm familiar with absence seizures - i have just never seen them go on for such extended periods of time before this
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    Inner City Children

    Flare replied to fawnmarie's topic in School

    I'm not innercity, but my school has a v. high Hispanic population with a majority of those parents not speaking english or not speaking it well. Since we are a suburb, we don't deal with things like...
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    Pseudo Seizures

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I thought about this last night. I Had a student in my multiple disabled room last year who has since moved to another district - so i can no longer reference the chart, but I believe after work up...