Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    Hot Glue Day

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I totes love when the classes decide to break out the hot glue guns. It seems that my *brightest* stars are the ones that have mastered glue gun usage as well as managing to stay in class and...
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    My new bulletin board

    Flare replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    44 days here - 42 for me as i'm actually taking 2 days next month to do something
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    I have returned

    Flare replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    i came back to a huge packet from a lawyers office. it was a sports physical packet for one of my
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    Administration hovering and criticizing

    Flare replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I always sort of thought that our admins look at us as beautiful graceful ducks swimming on serene ponds. They just choose to see what's on the surface and don't realize how much we're working our...
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    Thermometer?

    Flare replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    i have a veratemp IR - i like it - i call it my malingerer buster. it's fairly accurate, but not without it's flaws. If a student has been sitting in a cold room, it can reflect that a bit. I like...
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    Student Down! Where's Everybody?

    Flare replied to Tencat12's topic in School

    I always have my cell phone on me. And in my district where we do have walkies, but only use them for things like fire drills and such, i tend to call or text my admins should there be an issue like...
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    Wrap it up?

    Flare posted a topic in School

    So suppose a kid come in to you holding an ace wrap and asks you to wrap up some sore affected body part. Then gives you a long drawn out sob story about why they need it wrapped - usually some...
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    Does your policy have "teeth"

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Your kid's perfect attendance ribbon can kiss my grits!! 24 hour rule is in
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    New to School Nursing!- Advice??

    Flare replied to tcc84's topic in School

    Welcome! On Wednesday we wear pink!! unless you're Olddude - He wears red
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    When is your spring break?

    Flare replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    My spring break Starts as of the end of today - i'm gonna be like Doug from The
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    Does your policy have "teeth"

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    i am not a huge fan of the 24 hr rule myself. More so because the teachers are incapable of seeing any gray zone whatsoever with it. They will march a student into my office that just barfed up...
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    Wrap it up?

    Flare replied to Flare's topic in School

    oh, logging on to this in the morning - who need
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    Somebody remind me again !!

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    i always say that miracles occur multiple times a day in this office - whether it's the miracle granting water to a dry scratchy throat or simply granting someone permission to poop. Our powers know...
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    C'Mon Now!

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    My latest conversation: Student: I've had this thing on my cheek for as long as I remember Me: Ok and you decided that today, march 31, 2016 was the day to see me about it? Are your parents aware of...
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    The struggle from a student who's mom is the school nurse :)

    Flare replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School

    for some reason that brought back memories of my childhood puberty video and the girl's mom making a uterus and ovaries out of pancake
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    Wrap it up?

    Flare replied to Flare's topic in School

    i thought about that afterward! ha
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    Wrap it up?

    Flare replied to Flare's topic in School

    I also agree in those circumstances. In those cases of acute injury, yes it would be appropriate to wrap and call a parent for further treatment and an x-ray. I am referring to a different...
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    Wrap it up?

    Flare replied to Flare's topic in School

    see the thing is that i don't usually wrap an ace wrap any more than i will buddy tape a finger or toe. i may in an extreme or certain circumstance and i don't mind "checking it" to see that the job...
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    Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Haven't you learned by now to bring your standard issue School Nurse brand Crystal Ball (patent pending) to work with you - Every
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    The struggle from a student who's mom is the school nurse :)

    Flare replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School

    My daughter - who is still a few years away from her puberty class - used to spend her mornings in my office with me (i start earlier for the middle school since technically i belong to them). She...
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    I'm a nurse too.....

    Flare replied to txbootsy's topic in School

    my only response for them usually is are you an RN and do you want to sub on
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    Rescue inhalers and off-site swim class

    Flare replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    is it a PE teacher that originates from your building? or is there an administrator that can run the medication over for you? They have to make some concessions to keep the children safe on all ends...
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    Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    i always think to myself that these kids (if they even work) will blow through ALL their sick time by mid January! Slightest twinge of illness and they will bang out
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    Entitlement - Are We Making The Problem Worse?

    Flare replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    i sort of go back and forth on the ice pack thing. On one hand, it tends to be quick, easy and i keep them in a freezer that all of the kids can reach. So i never have to hear "the nurse did...
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    This is not why I became a nurse

    Flare replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    i thought about telling the powers that be that they should really consider pulling a coin op machine in the restrooms in the middle school and in the faculty areas. It would cut down on...