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Teacher just sent down a 1st grader because her "stomach hurts." This student A: Played at recess and just came in from recess within the last 10 minutes B: Will be out of school in 15 minutes. C'mon now.

Just curious as to whether the majority of school nurses are salaried or hourly. & what the average hourly pay rate or salary is for rural schools. I'm honestly just curious to see if what I make is average because I'm hourly and I took a HUGE ...

That's kind of the problem though. The majority of surrounding districts either don't have a nurse at all or have part time nurses, but no FT and one district has a LOT more tax money than we do so it's like apples and oranges.

There are 2 schools in my district covering PK-12th grades. My admins are still requiring that I do mass (school wide) screenings for head lice for K-8th. I am doing them 1/2 as often as the previous nurse and this year, I have tried to eliminate s...

I've told kids that I have many awesome skills, but unfortunately, mind reading isn't one of them & if they need something, they need to tell me.

I don't know how many times a day I hear "My teacher told me to come get an ice pack. My teacher told me that I need my temperature checked. My teacher told me ________________." & this year, there's a new K aid that walks the student over an...

Apparently two Kinders decided it would be a good idea to throw poopy toilet paper at each other in the bathroom. Then they had to wait in here for what seemed like eternity because, of course, we couldn't reach any family. Is it Thanksgiving break...

When I started working for our district, we were doing lice checks every other week for K-8 and a firm no nit policy. I provided information and did manage to decrease checks once a month for K-8 and a still firm no nit policy. I'm beginning my 6th y...

At this point, I'm not even attempting to change our "No Nit" policy. I KNOW that is a losing battle right now. I'm just trying to get rid of our unnecessary checks. The kids come in during their PE time, so admin doesn't really see missing PE as ...

Yes, I meant FERPA.

I have provided them with the AAP, CDC & NASN handouts. & I have also pointed out the HIPAA violation. It hasn't helped at all. Grrr!

Good point. It's just so frustrating. There was a lice issue 10 or 15 years ago & they can't let go of it. Do they not follow current academic recommendations because there was a previous issue?! It makes no sense!

I had a fourth grader come in to see me. I asked her what she needed and she began with "Well, there was a squirrel on the playground at recess..." Me: "That's all I need to hear" as I died laughing. It's been a long week.

Apparently, the squirrel took off running because kids were throwing mulch at it and scratched the student's leg, barely. Just a dot. All parties involved were ok. I just a picture of the squirrels and they were tiny baby squirrels and VERY friendl...

Yesterday, my husband was picking up our daughter after am Pre-K. He was talking to her and one of her friends about whatever and the conversation came to an end. The little friend said "Well, it was nice to meet you" and stuck her hand out/up for...

That's the crazy part, I've never seen her parents or older brothers behave that politely!

When I was a bedside nurse, I hated bedside report. I totally agree with giving report and then going in together to check wounds, lines, meds, etc... but not full report at beside. As a patient, I feel the same way. Within a week, I was a patient...

I also love the fact that I can have my phone with me, text if I need/want to and have music on in my office all day!

One day, I was heating up food on a paper plate in my office. I bring in extra plates from my kiddos birthdays, etc... and this one was a glitter/sparkle princess plate. Not thinking, I put it in the microwave and the glitter edge caught fire. Lik...

This is me too. My 3 kids all ride to work with me. Little is in 1/2 day Pre-K, and the oldest often rides the bus home, but middle always comes in & hangs out. I also have the food drawer. :) I get to see my kiddos throughout the day and all...

If you want luxury, do not become a school nurse unless your husband has a good job. I live well, but not because of my income. I love my job, but I took a huge pay cut when I got out of the hospital. The trade offs are definitely worth it to me t...

When I first started nursing, I worked med-surg & we were so short staffed that I would sometimes have 4-5 patients on nights while was I still on orientation as a brand new nurse. Our average load was 8-9 patients on night shifts with some nigh...

Thank you! It was way scarier for my family than for me actually. I knew as a RN about what was going on, but my thinking was pretty fuzzy about all of it. I've definitely learned to roll with things. Life isn't always what you planned. Aside fro...

Hang in there! In 2016, I was very ill. So sick that I didn't know how sick I was and not being 100% truthful with Dr about problems (I'm a horrible patient and tend to downplay any health issues with myself). By the time I was admitted to hospit...

I'm a huge klutz so I have embarrassing moments almost daily, but the one wardrobe issue I recall is when I was newer nurse working nights on med/surg & realized that I forgot to change underwear before work. We were required to wear white scrub...