Windchaser22

Windchaser22

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  1. Hot dogs and ramen,summer budget

    Windchaser22 replied to jesserpie's topic in School

    Set up a veggie garden and look for pick your own fruit farms. Also, check out your library for free deals (ours offers free entrance to different museums, free movies, free classes, free beach passes...

  2. My daughter's arm...

    Windchaser22 replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Hugs and

  3. It's almost summer! What are your plans?

    Windchaser22 replied to Avill's topic in School

    I'm going to work on my tan, have fun with my family, and maybe invent a wine glass that is somehow stable on a

  4. Emergency Drills

    Windchaser22 replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    This falls under "come on man!". Of course we need to use names to check on a student. let's review the flip side. "I'm sorry Mrs So and So, we are currently trying to find your child but since we...

  5. Fund Raisers

    Windchaser22 replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    How about a dance with a "dance your way to health" theme? You could probably get a HS kid to

  6. Ugh. Bedbugs.

    Windchaser22 replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    You mention a corporation. Are you a private school? Like Dude said, if there is no policy there is little you can do. We don't have a policy for bed bugs either but if it were an issue we could...

  7. This is a new one...

    Windchaser22 replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    What's the problem? Everyone knows we have nothing to do every day except hand out ice packs, band aids, and

  8. But I'm the Nurse

    Windchaser22 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Nope. If they want to do that, then they can skip on down the hall right to the principals office for pick

  9. Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    Windchaser22 replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    agreed, It's not fear, its simply exposure to something many people don't necessarily want their daughters seeing. And like you said, red flags are all over the anatomically female kid wanting to use...

  10. Stupid question...

    Windchaser22 replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    New orders every year including standing

  11. Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    Windchaser22 replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    There recently was a case in CA where the transitioning student refused to use the generic bathroom and locker room, which put the school into a legal no win situation. The situation was should young...

  12. I Die

    Windchaser22 replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in School

    And eat some

  13. Moms of school-age kids

    Windchaser22 replied to nycNurse2b's topic in School

    Its by county. You can apply at a school for a sub position (they are always looking) and the board secretary usually takes care of it. You'll have to pay for fingerprints then wait for board...

  14. I'm joining the club!

    Windchaser22 replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    Congrats!! Welcome

  15. Medication Organization

    Windchaser22 replied to stacyns02's topic in School

    This sounds great! Do you bring these meds out during fire drills? We have to and it takes 2 people to get everything

  16. Happy Mother's Day

    Windchaser22 replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Thanks old

  17. bugging me

    Windchaser22 replied to peaceful nurse's topic in School

    I'm the same way. If it's bank, it didn't

  18. What info for sub nurses?

    Windchaser22 replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    Your cell number lol. The only other thing I can think to add to the extensive list presented is location of aed's and instructions for looking up a student if you have

  19. reminder notes

    Windchaser22 replied to vikivail26's topic in School

    I give a verbal reminder when they are picked up or during attendance calls. A written reminder is sent with the "packet" in May for the following school year and a reminder appears in each months...

  20. Why would you give this up??

    Windchaser22 replied to 1mrsbs's topic in School

    What Dude said plus I've seen a lot, and I mean a lot of vitriol about patient satisfaction requirements and surveys driving nurses away from the bedside on a different forum. Bedside, it seems, is...

  21. National Board for Certification of School Nurses

    Windchaser22 replied to 1mrsbs's topic in School

    I had to get certified to work in NJ (public). It was rigorous so I don't think I'll be pursuing national cert unless I

  22. New School Nurse. Help with immunizations!!!!

    Windchaser22 replied to anita07's topic in School

    For preK, in addition to the normal vaccines, we also require flu (up to 60 months). Exclusion if paperwork not received. The timing of this varies by district, sadly. Accept philosophical objection...

  23. School Nurses, How are you Paid??

    Windchaser22 replied to anita07's topic in School

    Semi-monthly (15th and 30th) x 10 months. Contract is 185 days with paid

  24. Up the Nose and In their ears

    Windchaser22 replied to missriss65's topic in School

    Dude...you are indeed a

  25. EMTs Ever Look at You Like You're Dumb?

    Windchaser22 replied to Avill's topic in School

    This!