zombieghoast

zombieghoast

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  1. Who's Working Today ?

    I'm working today. I was really hoping it was early
  2. salt water and baking soda

    I love the salt water trick but I kept peppermints in my office for stomach issues.... Lets just say I saw the same kids over and over for the
  3. More Autistic Students

    My elementary school has two autism classes and anyone who has severe autism comes to my school. There's maybe 2 or 3 students who have autism that are in general
  4. My morning

    A while ago I had an issue with is grandma. She brought him to school a couple of days after it started and his jaw was wired shut. Grandma said he can participate in gym and principal said he needs a...
  5. My morning

    So my nursing supervisor said she would talk to grandma if I had problems. Grandma started raising her voice at me saying I was the person who made this decision to exclude him. I told her it is not...
  6. No pass? Too bad

    I started a new policy where every student has to have a pass in order to come see me unless it is an emergency. I have too students sneaking out during lunch, recess, and gym to come see me. I feel...
  7. No pass? Too bad

    I have the easiest nurses pass to fill out too! It has a checklist of different ailments and all teacher has to do is write their name, student's name, and check off what is bothering them. No
  8. No pass? Too bad

    I am k-4 and in actuality almost all the teachers are good except the 4th grade teachers. That's the group I am having issues with. They are also the group I see most in my
  9. head lice :(

    She must not be effectively getting rid of the lice in the house. I wonder if she has been putting all of the student's toys and blankets in a garbage bag for a week like how you are suppose
  10. Crazy Parents

    I live in the Chicagoland area too. I would say our mosquitoes are actually the
  11. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Just had a kid come down to see me because he stuck a ball (looked like a jingle bell) up his nose and got it lodged up. Called dad and right when dad came he sneezed and got it out. I made him show...
  12. How much time do you get for Thanksgiving break?

    I get early dismissal on Wednesday and then I get that Thursday and Friday off. Its not a paid
  13. How often did YOU see the school nurse?

    I know I went to the nurse when I was kindergarten and I just had a leg spasm out of nowhere, 3rd grade I sliced my hand really badly with a microphone, 5th grade I just didn't feel well, 5th grade...
  14. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    Omg I had an incident with a classroom feeling like they were sick. Teacher did not want to send any students down because she knew it was just because a kid threw up in the middle of class. Almost...
  15. New School Nurse

    One of us. One of us. One of
  16. Psych me up-- union negotiations!

    YOU HAVE AN UNION? Our district doesn't have that for nurses (but luckily we can have insurance and benefits for full and part time). Our new nursing supervisor wants to fight for us to unionize since...
  17. Children with behavior issues

    My office is right next to the front office and I hear all of the bad kids who come in to see the principal since they gotten into trouble. I will tell you what I feel so bad for some of these kids. A...
  18. Freaking out about an injury!

    Today I got a forward email from a teacher which a parent sent a picture of the child's face with bruising and she was wondering why the nurse didn't give her a call about the head injury. The student...
  19. Human Growth & Dev - Who teaches it?

    That is done at 5th grade and luckily I am only k-4. What our district does is that we get nursing students from different colleges and we make it a point to have the nursing students do a teaching...
  20. Calling home about meds?

    Okay so I have been wondering this for awhile. Am I the person who should call home in regards to a student not having their ADHD medication? The reason why I ask is because I get teachers who tell me...
  21. Babysiting the "problem children"

    Nope. If the administrators are busy they have to sit in the office until the child is dealt with (then it is the secretaries who have to babysit them which they shouldn't have to either). Luckily we...
  22. Cough drops

    Luckily in my school district I don't have to make my own purchase of band aids or vaseline. For the kids complaining of itching I make a baking soda
  23. It's not even 8 am yet (here)...

    I really wish I could just keep my clinic door closed but two students keep their second wheel chair in the clinic so the doors are always
  24. How to handle ? concussion

    Now that I am in my second year of being a school nurse I now ask how the kid hit their head. If the kid says that they bumped on the table and there is no mark I do not call. But if there is obvious...
  25. It's not even 8 am yet (here)...

    I get here at 9 and school starts at 8. I cannot stand it when teacher sends down a student before that time unless it is an emergency. Sometimes I will have a line of students who are waiting for