Unless we're talking about potential trauma needing to be assessed, I am not undressing a child unless it's one of the reasons the OP stated (Diastat, cath, etc) Now, accidents do happen ad for the...
as long as you write up the IR in triplicate, then chart it, and have it signed by 3 administrators. We work for municipal bureaucracies so it has to be painfully
I suppose if there was no nurse available, then teacher/nurse may have some validity and a duty to act. Just as any of us may feel compelled to pull over and help if we see a car wreck on our way to...
That makes my top 5 of things that really tick me off! Especially when it's 10 minutes to go on a Friday. I think really - you've had a stomach ache for hours and it can't wait for 10 more minutes....
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I am not going to let someone make me feel uncomfortable in my own office. On the other hand - I don't have enough information about this student. Is this a frequent issue for this student? The fact...
SSSHHH!! Having a forum open that says "School nurse" in the header make it look like i'm doing very important work between my charting and parade of malingerers. Now don't go spilling my
I get your frustration. I couldn't have office staff give a child an inhaler, but i get your point. I can be in the middle of an emergency, a psych crisis or simply trying to answer nature's call...
i feel like i'm getting the red eye parade into my office today. I apparently work with a staff of experts because all of the kids have told me that their teacher has told them that they have pink...
I agree with ChasinRT's sentiment's too. Especially when I realize that i've been here for 4 years and have do know who most of the staff if at least by first or last name and they know my simply as...
Usually it's just "Nurse"... I try to correct that by getting them to add my last name too. We have a class that is primarily that does call me Nurse first name which i'm okay with, everyone goes...
Peppermint candies work well. I'm a bit skittish about giving them to the students in grades lower than 4th unless it's a really mature kid. But i'll hand them out to the middle schoolers. Most of...
Well, as you guys know - I personally make the laws for my state. I am sure the rest of you do to. I try to go out of my way to make it as difficult and cumbersome as possible for both the parents...
i do not cobble shoes. I get this request several times a year and defer the student in need to the custodian. Medical tape just doesn't hold up to a kid running around. Duct tape on the other...