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 happening.
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 were to call for every visit, I would get nothing d...
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 told me they took red medicine this morning - only to...
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 non english speaking parents. I can do group text...
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 trouble getting my point across that they need to contin...
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 has pic of student. trying to post a pic of it, but...
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 treatment. I contacted a local lice removal salon and told...
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 pick out their favorite thanksgiving dish and then I...
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 from books they have read as to who it is. It's just ...
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 in school.
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 NOW!!!!!!!
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 am sure the child was humiliated enough! I just ca...
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 contagious. If the teacher can cover the rash with a ba...
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 some extent because I recall one time my mother r...
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 mandatory training on epi pens. There is a stock epi that...