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  1. Bypassing Nurse? HELP!

    peacockblue replied to SWimbish's topic in School

    Losing battle. When the parent shows up, they get sent to me, I call the kid out of class and enter " medically excused" in the computer. No admin backing on this issue so I don't even try

  2. They are trying to send ME home!

    peacockblue replied to WineRN's topic in School

    I get plenty of sick days but I rarely take of. One reason is there are no subs and the other reason is I was so conditioned by the hospital so many years that even if you had plague, you came to...

  3. Common Cold

    peacockblue replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    It always impresses me when you guys say you have a choice about sending kids home. By the time mine get to my office, they have already texted the parent and they are coming to get the little...

  4. When is your Spring Break

    peacockblue replied to 1mrsbs's topic in School

    Four day weekend for Easter. But off today-Presidents Day- for the first time in forever since we didn't need to use it as a snow make up

  5. FINALLY!

    peacockblue replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I will never be done. How can you finish when you aren't allowed to pull kids out of class, only PE and study hall. I always say I'm getting a sub in to help, but there are never

  6. how long do you wait?

    peacockblue replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    Unless they are terribly ill, they get put on the

  7. How much orientation??

    peacockblue replied to RNBSNon12/13/14's topic in School

    Like everyone else...none. I was given a set of keys that I had to figure out what they opened and I was given the phone numbers for the other nurses in the

  8. Elementary or High School

    peacockblue replied to peaceful2100's topic in School

    I have done both and I just love high school but elementy is torture. I can't stand the whining, peed pants and general misery of elementary kids. High school kids are fun and teachable and make me...

  9. School Nurse Gives Wrong Medication

    peacockblue replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    First of all, I can't believe the family went to the media. How horrifying for the nurse. They don't want her punished, but publicly shaming her is ok? Second, in one of the elementary schools I...

  10. Teaching classes

    peacockblue replied to ann_kristen's topic in School

    No classroom teaching except the one day a year I have to go to the elementary school and do the puberty

  11. New to this school nurse thing but...

    peacockblue replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    Dog poop on shoes. Because that is a nursing

  12. Vision and hearing middle school

    peacockblue replied to Kerber's topic in School

    I am only permitted to pull them from phys ed class. I just plug along. It takes all

  13. A newfound appreciation

    peacockblue replied to LonghornChic's topic in School

    We do wear a lot of hats. I am the only medical person in the building, I am the lost and found, the extra clothes keeper, the keeper of snacks, the fixer of broken hearts, etc. I have the best job...

  14. Daily kid count

    peacockblue replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    High school. 750 kids. I see about 25/day right now but as the year goes on that number will increase. Only 4 kids on daily made plus my very independent diabetics. The days I have to go to elementary...

  15. How low would you go?

    peacockblue replied to Goldenfox's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's what I make as a school nurse in Pennsylvania but I only work the school calendar and have my pay divided over the year. Wouldn't do an NP job for that unless the other benefits are super duper...

  16. Lunch/break question

    peacockblue replied to EPIC_nurse's topic in School

    Elementary is tough. One of the schools I travel to is an elementary with just under 400 students. It's easy to see 60+ students a day. That is counting the same student who comes down 5 times for the...

  17. Is it ever okay to raise your voice ?

    peacockblue replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    You shouting at her brought her back and kept things from spiraling into a full blown hyperventilating panic attack and ambulance ride. You done

  18. Nurse's email to teachers

    peacockblue replied to zombieghoast's topic in School

    I don't have a template for you but I would suggest you keep it short and simple. Also, send it again or give them a hard copy after the first few weeks of school. I always email about 504 plans at...

  19. School nursing

    peacockblue replied to peaceful nurse's topic in School

    Pennsylvania also has an online statewide system, but not all the docs use it. I make the parents get it if I can't find it online. Most of the doctors don't want to release it and we have to have the...

  20. Smelling Salts

    peacockblue replied to ro2878's topic in School

    I do not have smelling salts. I have a couple of fainters every year, but they always come to! :) Never used them even when I worked in the

  21. Many students with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)!

    peacockblue replied to nancyk's topic in School

    We are fortunate to have an RN in each building, so I never have to run between. In my high school, I have had as many as 9 and as few as 2. Currently, I have 4 students with type 1 and they all use a...

  22. School Nurse Hours?

    peacockblue replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I work in a high school. Work the same hours as the teachers. 7:10-2:50. Sometimes I need to stay late for meetings.The students are there from

  23. Standing Prescriptions

    peacockblue replied to amyholli's topic in School

    We have a school physician. She is available to to physicals, advise us and she also writes our standing orders. We obtain orders for daily things we use such as Bactine, triple antibiotic ointment,...

  24. Should I go for it?

    peacockblue replied to AmberRN2012's topic in School

    Wise advice from OldDude. Most of us stay until we retire. It is hard to get a school nurse

  25. Should I go for it?

    peacockblue replied to AmberRN2012's topic in School

    Only you can decide what is best for you, but if you are a mom, it is great to have the summers and holidays off. And for me, it is a very rewarding job. You get to follow the kids as they grow up,...