Flare ASN, BSN

school nursing, ortho, trauma

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    Preschool in my elementary school........immunization question

    Flare replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School

    if they are housed in your building and under your care then you should be concerned with the status of their immunizations unless you can find state statute stating
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    Do you do "formal" teaching?

    Flare replied to CampNurse10's topic in School

    the only thing i am expected to teach is the puberty talk in tandem with the health teacher. This is one class one time a year to one specific audience so i don't mind it too much. And since it is...
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    What NON Nursing jobs are you "expected" to do?

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    oh, i forgot about kids coming in expecting me to make repairs to their jewelry - my fix is a small white pill envelope and to send it home. i had a parent call me once and and complain about this...
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    What NON Nursing jobs are you "expected" to do?

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    let's see - i am expected to be skilled in repairing glasses - i'm really not very skilled at this though. i'm the fashion police - i get to make the final say as to whether a student is dressed...
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    Wind chill and outdoor recess

    Flare replied to scrubsrn24's topic in School

    Is it a that a special job like line leader or morning
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    Summer jobs?

    Flare replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    i did a few different things (worked for VNA, worked in an office doing clerical work, worked in a hospital as an ADN) but the last few summers i've just done the summer school in my own district. i...
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    Wind chill and outdoor recess

    Flare replied to scrubsrn24's topic in School

    Wow!! people in Wisconsin are very tough! We're at about 35 taking in windchill - but i don't make the call so i'm
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    medication on busses

    Flare replied to jonie8693's topic in School

    i have made the exact same statement. I have no control over what comes in the building. It's aggravating to get the ziplock with the unmarked pill in it and post it stating "please give at 10 am...
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    Excessive eating?

    Flare replied to cynmrn's topic in School

    my thoughts would also lean towards food supply at home or dietary selections at home. How is this child's stature? Is his BMI within percentile? do you have info to compare to from pre
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    Sub Folder - med list

    Flare replied to RNlove17's topic in School

    i'm in a similar situation. im in a bit of a transition - as i feel like i'm doing a lot of work for nothing so here's where i'll be taking my sub med book - the daily meds get the original med...
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    What cracked me up today

    Flare posted a topic in School

    you have to admit, students just come out with some doozies! I just had one of my little cutie 2nd graders come in and go into a diatribe about how his allergies are bothering him. I explained to him...
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    Thermometer woes...

    Flare replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    i've found that my veratemp is fairly accurate, but sensitive to things like a hot room or sweat or things like that. I've noticed that if a student if sitting in the sunny window in my office, the...
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    High school nurses

    Flare replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    i've spent time with every grade level. high school was probably my personal favorite - but there are a lot of adult type scenarios to deal with at that level because you have children that think...
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    Brainstorm with me.......

    Flare replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School

    i've had staff verbally challenge me over similar cough and cold type visits and boomerang visitors. At first i'll take a nice, light hearted approach - something along the lines of "if i sent home...
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    It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    Flare replied to CalNevaMimi's topic in School

    mortifying your kids really is the best gift of
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    sick (pardon the pun) of teachers

    Flare replied to mycsm's topic in School

    just throwing it out there with my firefighter hat on... if as in incident commander, I knew that there was a student that needed a warmer place due to a medical condition (a true one like cold...
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    sick (pardon the pun) of teachers

    Flare replied to mycsm's topic in School

    she's not in my office. I made it crystal clear to the parent that if the point was that she couldn't go outside for fear of getting sick, then the idea of sitting in my office as a substitute was...
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    It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    Flare replied to CalNevaMimi's topic in School

    check with me next week - the kids are still in their mode of trying to shorten their week / complain about every sniffle. on a side note... day 3,152... still haven't discovered a cure for the...
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    sick (pardon the pun) of teachers

    Flare replied to mycsm's topic in School

    i actually have a child who has a 504 written to be in in the temp is below a certain degree. She actually had a medical doctor write her written documentation to support this. i brought up plenty...
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    sick (pardon the pun) of teachers

    Flare replied to mycsm's topic in School

    how about the teachers that decide that your office is the perfect holding area for kids that don't want to go out in the cold for fear of getting sick (due to parent request or otherwise...)? I'm...
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    "Gift" Ideas

    Flare replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    ...bad coughs, bad coughs whatcha gonna do? whatcha gonna do when they're coughing on
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    "Gift" Ideas

    Flare replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    i have taken the position that i'm not the Luden's police and i will really don't want to know if a kid is sneaking an occasional cough drop - i have far too much to do. I am not going to stop and...
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    Wheelchair use in high school

    Flare replied to peaceful2100's topic in School

    so students are allowed to use A wheel chair with a MD order, but the parents need to rent one, borrow one (because i need mine for emergencies) or find one in grandma's attic. That being said,...
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    "Gift" Ideas

    Flare replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    they're just vitamin e, beeswax and mineral oil and coconut oil and a little pomegranate flavor (unknown if it's natural). i can't imagine that anyone would take issue with them medically. I...
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    "Gift" Ideas

    Flare replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    i have a vat o' vaseline for my use with applicators. for lips, i found very handy dandy packets of lip balm at school health at a reasonable price. I throw them into the baggies of bandaids for the...