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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. Do you look...

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    in ears and throats? I have been told recently that if a child comes to me with a sore throat or earache, I should not take a look. I am to just report it to the parents. What do you

  7. 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

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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

  11. 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)

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Non-Contact Thermometers?

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    The probe broke on my oral thermometer yesterday. The non-contact thermometers are half the price of a new probe, and I would no longer have to buy probe covers. What do you

  18. EpiPens for Schools

    chasinRT replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    My regulars came, but not my

  19. Student and weight loss advice?

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    A parent asked about nutritional and weight loss information/assist for her overweight son. What would you do with

  20. Student and weight loss advice?

    chasinRT replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    That was, of course, what was running through my

  21. Non-Contact Thermometers?

    chasinRT replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    That's kind of what I was

  22. Non-Contact Thermometers?

    chasinRT replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    This is what I have and it's the second one that the probe broke! The little plastic piece that holds the probe cover broke

  23. EpiPens4Schools

    chasinRT replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    Did you all see that some of the Epipens have had their expiration dates extended? You might take a look if you haven't received

  24. Dental Clinic

    chasinRT replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I am doing this for the first time next month. Please come back and post any suggestions for ways to streamline etc. Thanks in

  25. EYES!!!

    chasinRT replied to T-ROD's topic in School

    Does that work for near and distance acuity requirements? When I talked to a Lion's Club gentleman who was here to do Pre-K with the spot screener, he said they are only supposed to do up to age 5;...