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  1. Wearing secular head coverings?

    grammy1 replied to Oregon, My Oregon's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to see headcoverings, or go back to the days when hair had to be pulled back and up. Twice, during my mother's last hospitalization, she ended up with a nurse's hair touching her as they...

  2. Common words use by school nurse

    grammy1 replied to babyjoyce's topic in School

    Love it! I've been known to chart: Student states he is too ill to stay at school, playing around in clinic, laughing with friends, refuses rest, return to

  3. Did I Just Roll My Eyes Out Loud?

    grammy1 replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Our school starts at 9:30. Quite a few boys are usually here by 8 and play basketball on the outdoor courts. Yesterday, our busiest time and most sent home was between 8:00-9:30. I know it's...

  4. Sent kid home with a fever of 103 yesterday

    grammy1 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I'm really torn, I've been on both sides of the pinkeye thing. When I worked in a pediatric clinic the docs would get really upset at the 24 hour abx policy for pinkeye, saying that the majority of...

  5. Common words use by school nurse

    grammy1 replied to babyjoyce's topic in School

    No redness, bruising, or swelling visualized at this

  6. Here to stay!

    grammy1 replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    Good luck to

  7. I just can't!

    grammy1 replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    We have 15 days left, and I'm wondering if I'm going to make it. You can't make up the crazy stuff they're coming in for. I've about reached my

  8. Boosting Immune system

    grammy1 replied to WineRN's topic in School

    It will get better. A couple of things, I don't let students use my phone, NEVER! There is a student phone they can use, but not mine. Also, a wise doctor once told me to keep my own pen and use...

  9. Last day?

    grammy1 replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Last day, June 7.:) First day back, Aug

  10. 504 for osteogenesis imperfecta

    grammy1 replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    No physician diagnosis, no 504. There's not even discussion till I have a letter from the doc. Too many of our parents lie because little snowflake doesn't like PE,

  11. Testing Week

    grammy1 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Much to our administrator's dismay, we tell the parents that they can always take the makeup. Would you rather your child test with a 101* fever or when they're feeling well? Then again, there are...

  12. If you had to choose...

    grammy1 replied to villageRN's topic in School

    Junior High or High School. I love the littles, but only on an occasional basis. I don't have the patience for that on a daily basis anymore. Also, I'm a sarcastic, tough love kind of person,...

  13. Shot Records

    grammy1 replied to ArryOtter's topic in School

    We're lucky that our emergency cards have a sentence in it that all pertinent health information may be shared with school personnel. It also gives us permission to give health information to...

  14. Speaking of Vaccines...

    grammy1 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Out of 700 we have one student with no immunizations (religious exemption--no religions that I know of forbid it though). There are 2 (immigrants) on catch-up schedules, but have been excellent at...

  15. Shot Records

    grammy1 replied to ArryOtter's topic in School

    As with many others, if they come in and don't have their shot records (or if I can't access in in the state database), they can't

  16. Administering eye drops to uncooperative kid

    grammy1 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    And that is why I DO NOT have patience for the

  17. Seasonal allergy saga........

    grammy1 replied to Riley RN's topic in School

    Your diabetics actually clean their sites??? Lucky you. It's a battle here. I clean if I give it but when they give their own (which is 99% of the time) they never clean. Heck, one girl even goes...

  18. Organizational Tips

    grammy1 replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We started that a couple of years ago, no meds (otc) that expire during the school year. It will make your life much

  19. Delegation question

    grammy1 replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    How old is the student? Does he/she take care of injections, etc? Our kids do, they go on the field trips, but teacher or student calls back to us if there is any question about dosages,...

  20. Does this weird anybody else out?

    grammy1 replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Here at the junior high, we try to NEVER let the kids be behind us!

  21. Minor Questions

    grammy1 replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    In our state 20/40 is passing for pre-K and K under the age of 6. Over 6, 20/30 is

  22. C'Mon Now!

    grammy1 replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    We had one who would only use ours, till we informed him that every "ill" child in the school uses it. There is more vomit and diarrhea in our bathroom than any other. Hahaha....that stopped that...

  23. Minor Questions

    grammy1 replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    How often do your diabetics change their lancets? I swear, one of mine says she only changes it when it's too dull to draw blood

  24. Would you have called?

    grammy1 replied to bluebonnetrn's topic in School

    Oh Sully, I totally agree with you on

  25. end of year sending meds home

    grammy1 replied to Apples&Oranges's topic in School

    We're never permitted to flush meds. They get dissolved in water, kitty litter or coffee grounds mixed in, sealed and disposed of in the trash. That is per our health