Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    Office “fun”

    if a few paw patrol pages printed keeps the kid calm and quiet, them I'm all about it!!
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    DNR Policies in the School Setting

    If I had a student with a signed DNR in the chart, I'd feel hard-pressed to violate it simply to spare the feelings of the other students. My concerns would be the same - how would this affect my...
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    Office “fun”

    I have some coloring books and crayons. I also don't mind printing a special coloring sheet for a little one if I am not busy. I have a bin of toy trucks and a few random happy meal toys that have...
  4. We're still in planning phases here. School was called off for the rest of the academic year. I have been reviewing guidance from appropriate sources:...
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    Summer camp called it

    they haven't made a call on Summer school sessions here yet - that's my side gig - but I don't see it happening. On the plus side, I'm using this pandemic to push my agenda of getting a second nurse...
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    Do you think schools will resume this year?

    We're out for the rest of the SY as of today. No calls made on ESY/Summer school yet.
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    Question for those using Health Office Anywhere

    In HM, it has a scetion to input rdersand etc. I believe you can scan document into a profile. I have 2 systems I use for different things. The district has realtime for attendance, contacts,...
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    Toon Caption Contest | Nurses Week

    short-handed again,
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    Question for those using Health Office Anywhere

    it's okay for vaccine input. We use state form a-45 for student immunization records and this has the ability to take inputted vaccine info and make it into an electronic based form. It can even...
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    Question for those using Health Office Anywhere

    yes - I open them as they come in and the list builds. Then I can "out chart" them (as I refer to it) when they leave / when I get a moment. I have a lot of templates made to it's usually pretty...
  12. so a few thoughts occur to me as I put my mind into the gear of planning reopening. Maybe some of these talking points can help us all. Feel free to add yours: (bear with me - this is a bit of a...
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    Masters in nursing

    Emergency and disaster management. I am going through
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    Do you think schools will resume this year?

    no definitive calls made here yet. Out until a least mid may. To those of you who are done, are they letting you in to do paperwork and files? I popped my head in on Monday to get a textbook for my...
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    PPE concerns as we return

    my supt and I discussed giving my cache of supplies to the effort collecting for hospitals. At the end of the day he collected all of the face shields and gloves from other departments and left my...
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    Masters in nursing

    when I was deciding on a more advanced degree, my biggest concern was in attaining education that would benefit me in my "post school nursing" life. MSN in education was a high contender for me, with...
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    Vaccinations are ALREADY a problem with some...

    I don't kno that the states will move to mandate it for entry into school, not right away anyhow. That's usually a lengthy political process. But then again my state is passing relevant laws to this...
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    Do you think schools will resume this year?

    we're out here in nj at my district until 4/17, but I am positive that we will not resume on the 20th. Each time I happen to talk to office staff, I feel more and more certain that we miiiight go...
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    Is anyone essential?

    it'd be better if they didn't create the potential exposure for everyone. You don't need a medical license to take a temp. Are they just doing this to justify paying
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    Rethinking Exclusion Policies

    I got advisement from my county school nurse assoc to start working now with admins to determine what the re-entry plan is going to be. I emailed the head honcho and let him know that things can not...
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    Is anyone essential?

    my district does not want anyone entering the building except parents / students to get meals, which happens through a pass box in the office. I have some paperwork to do, and have to figure it out...
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    Rethinking Exclusion Policies

    yes, I do see parents sending their kids in with treated fevers as they always have. I am not entirely sure what can be done to combat it, especially when the child is instructed not to mention they...
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    Stolen supplies

    My superintendent and I had discussed how I locked up my supplies. We discussed again last week releasing roughly half of my supplies (not that I had an abundance) to the county OEM supply for...
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    Another job??

    I haven;t been looking for another job. I'm getting paid -technically, I'm on the clock from 9-3 each day. I have to admit - I haven't been seeking opportunities to lend my nursing skills here in NJ...
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    What won't you get done?

    Screenings!! I had a good chunk of them done, but my catch up and clean up days were scheduled for the beginning of April. I can probably rush and try to squeeze the rest of them in, but I'll need...