chasinRT

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1. School Wellness Commitees

   chasinRT replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   We have one; it covers all the schools (four) in our corporation. It's chaired by one of the principals. I am on it, as well as a teacher from each of the schools, a school board member, head...

2. How many?

   chasinRT replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School

   2 schools, 350-400 each, just

3. Head lice

   chasinRT replied to RNKT's topic in School

   I was reading this thread this morning and while reading it, got a phone call from a dad who dropped f-bombs all over me because we don't do classroom checks any more. Great

4. School Nurse Salary?

   chasinRT replied to kegreat's topic in School

   Six years in, making $23/hr. RN with 25 years of acute care/mgmt experience. It was quite a pay cut lol. No contract, no retirement, two paid holidays/year. I do have good health insurance,

5. Hello

   chasinRT replied to OldDude's topic in School

   You are missed! Nice to hear from

6. No EpiPen, No Field Trip?

   chasinRT replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

   I still have kids whose parents haven't turned in any allergy paperwork or epipens. I have stock epi to cover them at school but on the field trip it will have to be a 911

7. Lice, Lice and more Lice...

   chasinRT replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

   Those of you who still have to do classroom checks, HOW in the world do you find time to do that??? If you spend an average of 5 minutes a kid, and have 750 kids, that's like two solid weeks without...

8. Out of State Physician

   chasinRT posted a topic in School

   I have a student starting school with a g-tube who is in a military family; I am in Indiana, the student's GI doctor is in the military and his office is in Texas. Can I take orders from him for the...

9. Today's Mini Rant

   chasinRT replied to linda1959's topic in School

   THIS. So many times when I ask what the parent did about the injury that happened last night (or three days ago) I get, "Mom said to have you check it

10. Speaking of summer...

    chasinRT replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    No way! That's one of the main reasons I took this (low-paying)

11. Diabetes

    chasinRT replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    My kinder T1 has a lunchbox-type bag that goes with him everywhere he goes. It has his meter and supplies and his fast-acting carbs (typically two juices, a glucose gel, and glucose tabs) as well as...

12. Puberty Program

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    Does anyone do the growing-up talk in fourth grade? My P&G program materials just came so we are doing the talk next week, but for a lot of girls, it's closing the barn door after the horses are...

13. What's the oddest thing you've done for a student?

    chasinRT replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Unzipped his eyelid from his fleece

14. PG Supplies and Educator Kits arrived

    chasinRT replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    I ordered in November 26 and haven't got it yet. We usually have "the talk" the day before spring break, and that's next

15. Why two weeks?

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    If lice die off the host in 24 hours, why does everything say to bag things up for two weeks?? Even the CDC