rn4kiddos

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  1. Summer camp called it

    rn4kiddos replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    The camp I work at is in NY and they have counselors come in from Europe -they haven't made an announcement yet but I am not too hopeful for it

  2. Favorite school nurse resources?

    rn4kiddos replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

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  3. Calling parents

    rn4kiddos replied to peacockblue's topic in School

    It is ridiculous that you should have to call parents of high schoolers for everything other than a band aid. What if the student is 18? I have a much younger student population (pre k and K). If I...

  4. Parents keep medicating their febrile kids in the morning

    rn4kiddos replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    The parents in my school seem to believe if they give their child tylenol/motirn and their fever goes down - they are no longer sick. I have made so many calls for a child not feeling well who has...

  5. New student with T1D- mom no-showing to our meetings

    rn4kiddos replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I use an app called REMIND. most of the teachers in our school use it as well. Parents have to sign up for it and join your "class" but it works like a charm. It even has a translate feature for our...

  6. ROLL CALL!!! School Nurses 2017/2018

    rn4kiddos replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Here! I start back on August 30th, school starts Sept

  7. Guess what I did today?!

    rn4kiddos replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I had one class with 9 kids with lice earlier in the year.. since then at least once a week i have a kid from that class with lice. None of the parents speak English in the class so I am having...

  8. Storing medications

    rn4kiddos replied to WineRN's topic in School

    I keep clear shoe bags with a pic of each child for the spacers/tubing and masks on the outside of my cabinet. Inside the cabinet I have original box of that meds came in with a label, and box also...

  9. Another head lice; I want to help this child

    rn4kiddos replied to basketball13's topic in School

    We had a student that had missed so much school because she kept getting head lice. The mother kept her home stating that the treatment wasn't working but in reality, she couldn't afford the...

  10. How to get parents to cooperate with immunizations?

    rn4kiddos replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I sent out exclusion letters back in October and am happy to report I now have 100%

  11. Totally Off Topic: Thanksgiving Menu

    rn4kiddos replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I come from a big family, but all my siblings are spending Thanksgiving with their kids and grandkids and inlaws - so its just going to be hubby and I and our three teenagers. I asked them each to...

  12. How many students?

    rn4kiddos replied to villageRN's topic in School

    I am in NY. 300 k-pre k students and I am the only nurse in my

  13. NPs in the school district

    rn4kiddos replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    The district that I live in has an NP who oversees all the nurses in the district. She also does all the sports

  14. What does your school do for Halloween?

    rn4kiddos replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I am in a k pre-k center. We do a "Who Day Runway" where staff dress up as various storybook characters and during an assembly, the characters go down a runway while the librarian gives them clues...

  15. Roll Call 2016-2017

    rn4kiddos replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I am back on the 31st of August for staff development. School starts the 6th. I have been home inputting immunizations and physicals for 400 or so new students so I wont be overwhelmed trying to do it...

  16. T-shirt Sayings

    rn4kiddos replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Have you pooped

  17. C'Mon Now!

    rn4kiddos replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Teacher brings student who hasn't been feeling well ALL DAY to the nurses office at 2:15 - kid has a fever, mom can't get here for at least an hour -school is out and here I sit, waiting- C'MON...

  18. Teacher disciplining student in your office

    rn4kiddos replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I had a parent bring her child in first thing yesterday morning that berated and reprimanded the poor kid. It just breaks my heart to hear anyone berate a kid for having an accident in their pants. I...

  19. Teacher with shingles

    rn4kiddos replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    I ended up with shingles this past September. I had it on my face so it was kind of impossible to cover - so I had to stay home for a week. Once the blisters have scabbed over, you are no longer...

  20. How often did YOU see the school nurse?

    rn4kiddos replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    Wow this brought back some vivid memories! I remember our school nurse wore a white dress with a cap (this was in the 60s) and had a lovely sterile looking office. I must have been a frequent flyer to...

  21. Epi pens in classroom

    rn4kiddos posted a topic in School

    Hi all I will be starting in a new school district this year. I see from the previous nurses notes that all epi pens are kept in the classrooms with the teachers. All teachers apparently have...