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  1. C'Mon Now!

    grammy1 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    YES THIS!!! I had one come in with a 102 temp this morning, couldn't get hold of mom because the mailbox was full. Finally got an aunt's number from his brother's info at another school and got her...

  2. Protocol for diabetic Stomach ache.

    grammy1 replied to Amethya's topic in School

    All of ours are also told they can eat what they want as long as they cover for it. I had a T1 cousin who was diagnosed before the days of carb counting. His was strictly avoiding sugar and taking...

  3. Lost my husband on Holiday Break

    grammy1 replied to guest83140's topic in School

    I'm so very sorry for your

  4. Confidentiality

    grammy1 replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    Don't you have to do medicaid billing? We bill for any ESE students that we do nursing services or procedures on. If you don't, make sure you don't mention it to your district, it's a total pain and...

  5. Missed one

    grammy1 replied to WineRN's topic in School

    Teachers like that drive me crazy. I hate gloating. Hmmmm....nothing back from the parent yet? Maybe there really aren't

  6. School nursing to the rescue

    grammy1 replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    Good for

  7. New Year, Same Stuff.

    grammy1 replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    OMG, I thought I was the only one with carpet in the clinic. I fight it every year asking to have it removed, and I lose every year. Where were their heads when they made this

  8. Holy pay cut shock!

    grammy1 replied to Scorchednurse's topic in School

    Ah, if only. I'm guessing you think we sit and read, eat bon-bons, and take naps

  9. Non-compliance procedure

    grammy1 replied to mattfd37's topic in School

    I'm the Immi Cop at our school. They don't start the first day of school if they're not complete. If I find someone out of compliance during the school year I check the state database, if it's not in...

  10. Field Trips

    grammy1 replied to MrsK_Nurse's topic in School

    I'm with MHDURSE, I loathe field trips. If there is any chance I have to get on a bus I have to wear a scopolamine patch. I also like more structure than there is on field trips. It gives me the...

  11. school health office records

    grammy1 replied to tdean13's topic in School

    We have state guidelines for how long to keep things. There is a General Records Schedule on our state website. I would search for that or contact the school district

  12. Anyone use CareDox?

    grammy1 posted a topic in School

    Our district is considering purchasing this program for us all to use. It's still unknown if it will "communicate" with the other programs we use, and that will be the determining factor....

  13. Fingers crossed

    grammy1 replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    How scary, hoping for the

  14. What do you do when the evidence isn't there but you kind of think it will be eventually?

    grammy1 replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I will frequently have them come back to recheck temps. I've had them come in normal or low 99s and 2 hours later be 102 (or totally normal). Sometimes you just have that

  15. My dad died yesterday

    grammy1 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I'm so very sorry for your

  16. First day back

    grammy1 replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Luckily the hospital is only a 5 minute drive. No charge for the paramedics to come, but the transport would have been about $800. I think cost was also the reason she didn't have an inhaler (not that...

  17. First day back

    grammy1 replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    I heard the wheezing before the student even got to my doorway. No inhaler, wheezes all lobes, AR 146, rescue called. They gave 2 breathing tx while here waiting for mom. She didn't want them to...

  18. How would you handle this med request?

    grammy1 replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    Depends on your state laws. Not required

  19. How would you handle this med request?

    grammy1 replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    The directions for over 18 is only on the Migraine formula, not the others, yet it's all the same

  20. Waste in the cafeteria

    grammy1 replied to tining's topic in School

    We have a share table too. I get much of what's left, and like Flare, sometimes too

  21. How would you handle this med request?

    grammy1 replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    Tell them to buy Excedrin Extra Strength. Exact same ingredients and amounts, but approved for any darlings over 12. Exact~same~drug. Who knows their reasoning. I just tell parents to make sure they...

  22. This is a new one

    grammy1 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I love that! Sometimes I want to question these parents and ask about their religion, but heaven knows we can't upset

  23. ADHD meds in milk?

    grammy1 replied to Amethya's topic in School

    One year we taught a student how to swallow caps by using the empty capsule after pouring the contents into his applesauce. It took a week or two but he got

  24. news article: nurse withholds meds calls crutch

    grammy1 replied to Flare's topic in School

    She got her PhD in 2014. I did a google search on her and found her dissertation. The relationships of parental self-efficacy, parental locus of control, children's health-promoting behaviors, and...

  25. If you have filed a report for Medical Neglect

    grammy1 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We have a great social worker at our school and I usually try to enlist her help before calling CPS. She can usually get services and help for them. Sometimes all I have to do is mention social worker...