So I am currently working with a family on a bed bug issue along with other services helping. In the meantime, we found a bug in this students belongings (alive and crawling in their library book)....
loveschoolnursing replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in School
I offered to do substitute teaching for the year prior to landing the school nurse position :) I have been a nurse for 12 years, I knew I was going to have a major pay cut with this position, but I am...
This is my first year of school nursing. And I have had several students coming in to see me before the bell rings in the morning saying.....my mom wants you to look at my throat and tell me if I can...
The school I work for doesn't have a medical system for me to use to document. Everything is done by hand/ hard copy. But we do have a system that the school uses for non-medical information....the...
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I told a teacher that I was not going to enter them because of FERPA/HIPPA laws and she looked at me funny. I am new this year and the nurse before entered all this information and sent out hard...
Decided to go into nursing at age 15 and did CNA school during junior year in high school...started nursing pre-req's at at 16 (yes did high school courses and college courses same time...college...
loveschoolnursing replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School
I get letters from parents that say " please call me at work if you see Billy, I will just come get him" And of course.....here comes Billy at 8:02 a.m. ready to see the
loveschoolnursing replied to RNlove17's topic in School
Does anyone else have a bulletin board they are expected to decorate regularly? My board is right by the office and the main focal point of the hallways. I never know what to put up....teachers are...
loveschoolnursing replied to Farawyn's topic in School
Ya know I was thinking that I was having a Blah kinda day...then I remembered, at least its not like last month when a kindergartener handed me his underwear full of diarrhea......My day can only go...
loveschoolnursing replied to scrubsrn24's topic in School
This may sound silly to some but I would love a spacious countertop that I could use while standing. All my work is done sitting at a typical office desk and I would rather stand all day than sit - my...
I would like to start by saying this is my first year as a school nurse. I love it. The principal has asked that I write a letter to all staff explaining the rationale behind sending the students...
I have a preschool attached to the elementary school that I work for.....This is my first year as the school nurse and I am the first nurse to request immunization records for the preschool that is...
loveschoolnursing replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School
I did get a response from the state (Indiana) and apparently with the preschoolers not being "enrolled" in my school...I can only recommend that they have their immunizations.....I can not require it,...