Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Flare replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    I don't mind when my DM students come with friends and if their friends want to be a part of their "team" that is fine - but there are certain things that are simply verboten in my office. Touching...
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    Frequent Flyers and Calls to parents.

    Flare replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Yes - once it gets to a certain point i find that i have cause to call home to find out if this is an issue at home too. That point, however varies based on how quickly they are seen in a time...
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    Advice please.....I have so much anxiety about this

    Flare replied to donna88's topic in School

    So are you just expected to run the drills? How about in the event of an actual crisis? What is the organizational structure then? I say practice as if it were an actual
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    The Cool Kids

    Flare replied to twss2323's topic in School

    aww - Far you flatter me! and by the way - best revival of a picture ever! made me literally laugh out loud this am. I needed a kickstart like that on a monday morning - better than
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    Previous Experience to be School Nurse?

    Flare replied to thefuture88's topic in School

    it can be done to be hired fresh out of the box -but it makes for a very rough transition. You are the sole medical authority in the building. You will get asked about and questioned about...
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    Thirsty?

    Flare replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    i have a high hispanic population. It seems to be a cultural norm for the children to start their day with a cup of coffee. I don't even react to it
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    Live Lice Experiment, Game On

    Flare replied to GdBSN's topic in School

    oh the things that keep you up, Far! I think we need a full study with a control louse. one being played soft music. one being played thrash metal. and see which one dies first. maybe we can...
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    Snow day! :) or :(

    Flare replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    no - no snow days and i am happy about it. it means no shoveling that terrible white stuff and it means we get out early!! I think during Sandy all we ended up losing was teacher convention - i...
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    Dress Codes for School

    Flare replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    My thoughts on it are this, the students are given a dress code to follow. In my school it's nothing out of the ordinary - fingertip rule for skirts/ shorts, nothing inappropriate printed on...
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    Your thoughts on ice....

    Flare replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    in my last school i was luck enough to have a real ice maker. one of those portable jobbies that you can get for parties and dump water into and presto - 10 minutes later - ice! I'd buy baggies in...
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    tdap school requirements

    Flare replied to cmtzrn's topic in School

    Honestly, most of them google the religious exemption note that can be found on a zillion websites. They will ask me how to go about getting religious exemption sometimes when they realize they they...
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    Ridiculous things. This is a new one one me.

    Flare replied to Cattz's topic in School

    OD brings up a really good point. There have been times that a parent had gotten ahold of doctor's office paperwork and altered it or just downright forged a doctor's order to suit their needs. I am...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    i have a pink shirt under my labcoat. it's usually hot in my office. it's like an ice box in here today. No sun to bake the aquarium today. oooh - i just remembered, the autistic class is making...
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    tdap school requirements

    Flare replied to cmtzrn's topic in School

    i run into this all the time. I have kids come from out of the country - get one dose of tdap - get maybe a follow up and then their doctors think that is the end of it. It takes jumping through...
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    Otoscopes

    Flare replied to Schoolnurse73's topic in School

    I have this one too: https://www.schoolhealth.com/e-n-t-pocket-light-and-specula as my W/A one broke and i had a temper tantrum when it came to budget time. I have to say that for 60 bucks, this one...
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    Otoscopes

    Flare replied to Schoolnurse73's topic in School

    Oops i forgot a C it's a picco light and it comes in fashion colours! https://www.schoolhealth.com/piccolight-xenon-2-5v-otoscopes-and-accessories of course mine is black like my mood most
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    Otoscopes

    Flare replied to Schoolnurse73's topic in School

    i have several otoscopes - it's a long story... the expensive welch allyn is of course the lovely one - but i find that i tend to reach for the $120 pico light that i got out of the shgool health...
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    Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Flare replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    Because they don't want to deal with it and figure we don't have anything better to do... after all we're just sitting in our officer eating Bon bons and reading Cosmo (and checking AN). I've tried...
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    Working in Private v. Public School

    Flare replied to arnoldlayne's topic in School

    I worked in a private school in the beginning of my school nursing career. It ran pretty much like a public school with respect to how the office ran - orders for meds, meds locked up, vaccination...
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    Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Flare replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    ... but heaven's forbid that the special little snowflakes experience ANY discomfort throughout their day... it may hamper their learning. You are expected to combat every twinge, itch and
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    Help me please New substitute school nurse.

    Flare replied to Yulie's topic in School

    so it sounds to me like the admin has given you a green light to play the hard line. I, by the way, can be found most days camped out by the hard line. I keep a nice easy chair there and they bring...
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    I got played by a kindergartner My

    Flare replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    Oh the tooth boxes are a hot commodity - i've had kids lose teeth at home and come in to get a treasure chest box from me. My daughter got a loft bed and a few weeks later lost another baby tooth....
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    Dexcom

    Flare replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    i am aware of them. I think they're really great technology. I'm with you, though... i don't think i'd want my phone connected to that student. Student privacy aside, the thought of my phone...
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    Pooping 1st Grader - UG

    Flare replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    so taking the fact that there may be a hx of abuse aside - because there may or may not - therapy would certainly be a good start. My recommendation for a parent that claims to have "tried...
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    I got played by a kindergartner My

    Flare replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    i'll be honest - i don't usually check - i just say ok and tell them where the little boxes are and where the cups are if they want to rinse. Kids here could be running the same scam all the time and...