Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    Nosebleeds

    Flare replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Yes!! This plays out over and over!! and not just when i'm trying to eat. I'll be attending to some sort of other crisis in the building and get paged. "We need you in the Elementary office right...
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    Freaking out about an injury!

    Flare replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    Guidance secretary does attendance. I still get an occasional call, but it's usually because someone thinks that i need to know that Jimmy has strep and they also left a call on the attendance line...
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    Interesting Article

    Flare replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    I agree with the OP -i get a lot of students that come into me with football related injuries and the only football team in town is town rec sports. I have nothing to do with that. I wouldn't even...
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    Nosebleeds

    Flare replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    oh, i feel your pain and have thought about sending something so similar many times. I usually just call the teacher and ask if they need tissues and when they ask why i tell them that the hallway...
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    Freaking out about an injury!

    Flare replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    We've all been there - you come in in the morning and the "red light of doom" is shining on your phone. You just know it's an irate parent calling about some phone call you forgot to make. What's...
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    Health Promotion Ideas

    Flare replied to Finally2008's topic in School

    I've partnered up with local dentists to do little assemblies for the kids (especially the little ones) about oral hygiene. The dentists are usually happy to send a dental assistant and some tooth...
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    Vomiting policy

    Flare replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    I get a lot of "i threw up in my mouth" - which i tend to equate to "i took a deep breath and cleared out a mouthful of phlegm, can i go home for
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    Halloween

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    i forgot to grab a few pieces of candy this morning i really need a
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    Halloween

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    i just have to say - we just had our costume parade and one of my diabetic students dressed up as her pump. I love this kid so much! What a great attitude! She grabs life by the horns and isn't...
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    Diastat delegation

    Flare replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    this isn't delegated yet in my state - thank God! Let's not give my brilliant legislators any
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    Halloween

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    am i the only one that will sit here like the maytag repairman? Faker Friday has been rescheduled over
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    2 Nurse stations

    Flare replied to guest83140's topic in School

    So let me just see if i have it straight - you and another nurse would have 2 offices in the school of almost 2k kids? If so I'd say cool!! The best was to manage day to day i'd think would be to...
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    Halloween

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    for me it's odd - i am one nurse for 2 schools. Technically i belong to the middle school and follow the rules of what the middle school does, but i am physically situated in the elem school. So...
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    Vomiting policy

    Flare replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    I say there is always room for interpretation and common sense in policy. My special needs children that force themselves to vomit - not sending them home because that will only reinforce that...
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    Grim Reaper Day

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    hmm - very interesting! I like the idea of spreading awareness even better! (though tapping kids at will to quiet them down is not without it's merits
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    Grim Reaper Day

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    never heard of that! Maybe they can stand outside your door and tap the kids so they can't speak to complain!! ha
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    Cleaning up a dead person in a hospice setting

    Flare replied to PhoebotNiChungngay's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This post reminded me of when my grandfather died at my aunt's house. He was on hospice and died sitting in hit favorite chair. By the time we got there to wait for the funeral home to come, I...
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    What warrants a call home?

    Flare replied to rainbow33's topic in School

    sometimes i think that if these parents consider their children to be this fragile (see prior post) then maybe they should consider home instruction or private paying for personal nursing
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    Cough drops

    Flare replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    technically cough drops are considered medication around here so to dispense them i'd have to have an order. That being said, i don't have time in the day to stop and frisk students for Ricolas. If...
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    Calling home for head injuries

    Flare replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    do you have a school provided phone? I have a few parents that have requested that i text them instead of call them - but i can't figure any way to do that except with my own phone and that's not...
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    What warrants a call home?

    Flare replied to rainbow33's topic in School

    The mom got mad at you "interrogating" her child? I say put up or shut up with proof about getting
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    Vent about teachers (as much as I love them)

    Flare replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    i think the thing that gets me is that even before i was a nurse, I had a basic grasp of first aid and logic when it came to certain matters of healthcare. I mean i already knew what to do for basic...
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    What warrants a call home?

    Flare replied to rainbow33's topic in School

    oh, you'll learn quickly that the worst thing about this job is the parents. i had a parent yell at me because i didn't know that her daughter got migraines. it was my first day in district, I...
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    Vent about teachers (as much as I love them)

    Flare replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Shame on you for not running a Mini Macy's out of your office!! Next you'll tell me you can't make me a decent frappuccino! You're supposed to be full
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    NJ School Nurse- EpiPens??

    Flare replied to linda1959's topic in School

    No, I disagree. The law states that students need coverage for school and school sponsored functions. This would include field