I have 5 diabetic students. The whole building has been trained on how to use a glucagon. Do I trust these trained people alone with my diabetics.. No,I do not. Should I have to be absent I would...
I was new to the school I am in too. I simply stated the policy, and where it can be found for further reference and that I am not the other "HA" that was here and I have my own way of doing things....
Honey I am at my school full time. You should see my "trained" "Emergency" back up people freak out if I am not going to be in the building. They refuse to come down and watch the diabetics when my...
I feel like I am soooo behind. I need a mental health day! Wonder if this qualifies as a sick day or I would have to use my PL time??? The struggle is real.........Is it Friday
I love school nursing. I would eventually like to teach nursing somewhere, but if that doesn't happen. I will be the school nurse forever. The benefits of summer's off, snow days off, nights, weekends...
One of my OCD things is FUZZ in hair lol. The other day while at the grocery store my own teenager had fuzz in his hair. He was being a stinker and wouldn't let me get it out of his hair. *This fuzz...
Lol.. Hope they drink for me. I have only been drunk twice in my life and the last time I was worshiping the porcelain gods.. Won't be doing that again! Just say NOOOOOO to the
It's one of those things. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink. You can't make a consenting adult go to doctor/ER. (And to get someone deemed incompetent takes an act of...
You know what kills me, *I am in a high school setting with an open cell phone policy* I call with child sitting here in my clinic and NOTHING. Child texts mom/dad/guardian and they get a reply. I...
I am going home, fix something easy for dinner, help my little one with homework, throw in laundry, and maybe a long hot shower to melt my stress away instead of my usual 10 minute shower. I also have...
My office is a good ways from the teachers. Only ones near my office Band/Choir and the ISS room. They have to make efforts to come see me. So most don't we also have like 13 new teachers, like fresh...
19 LDs and counting, one "waste of Adeline" Non-emergency/ emergency (with one of THOSE KIDS), 5 parent phone calls, my LD was sick yesterday please check on them *Um they are in high school they know...
For some reason the powers at be allowed students in high school to have cell phones. I find this one of the worst policies they have. *It may be to keep the ISS teacher in a job.* I have had to put...
Oh my gosh, My kids say I put ice on everything. I tell them, No not everything, Headaches, falls, injuries you get ice. My diabetics tell me that even if they came down with a scratch I would be...
Don't show fear the little darlings can smell it!! Go into it like you already know what you are doing!! *They will never know the difference* They will pull the, "Well the other nurse does it this...
I love high school kids dearly but they can be little snots. I haven't had any slam my door. Have had them storm out mad though. I had one a freshman girl went called her dad on her cell phone that...