WineRN

WineRN

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  1. School Shootings

    I finally caught up this thread. And like a few others, I do not believe arming teachers is the answer. My teachers are just that teachers. If they choose to go through the proper channels and...
  2. More on Concussions

    I'm sharing this with the other nurses in my district.
  3. C'Mon Now!

    One of the teachers I'm close with is a new to the anti vax train, and I do everything I can to talk her back to the side of science when she asks me things. But we had a convo earlier this week about...
  4. School Shootings

    Kidz, I agree with every one of your comments. I don't just want better laws, I want people to enforce the laws we currently have in place[/b] This man is one in a string of mass shoots who should NOT...
  5. School Shootings

    Just heard about what's happening in Florida Police respond to shooting at Parkland, Florida, high school - NBC News. Prayers and love to everyone
  6. Suicide attempt while at school

    This makes my heart ache. Such small ones thinking such large and dangerous thoughts. It's normal to be shaken up by a situation like this. Like Far said, we never know how alone we are until a real...
  7. Really Hating the Words...

    Sending Prayers, love and peace your way. Like the other's said, it's ok not to know. All you can do is focus on the things you can control from here, even if it's not as much as you'd like it to
  8. Tired of School Nursing?

    This :) But always feel free to vent away! There are days when I feel like I am on a boat without paddles and days when I feel like a capable sea
  9. Napping in health room and other things...

    I had a similar situation in the fall, but I told the behavioral team that I would only do it if there was room (which there rarely is) and that this is something they should be pulling in the parents...
  10. What's the nicest thing a parent said to you?

    :roflmao:
  11. Quick: need a code word

    I would LOVE an IM system. There are so many times when I would like to discreetly ask a question to staff (has bobby been coughing "all morning" like he says or is it because it's math
  12. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Sorry I'm late OD. We are all in Red today for our heart health assembly this
  13. C'Mon Now!

    Aw Shucks, Thanks for the compliment
  14. Teachers complaining about you

    Great Job on being the bigger person. :) You can only do so much and it sounds like you did everything to remind the teacher to pass out the
  15. Doctor notes

    Like the others it depends on the situation. We need to receive written permission from the parents before contacting their child's
  16. C'Mon Now!

    Sad C'mon now. I have a student in my office who has a flu like symptoms who's been with me for 3 hours now. He burst into tears a minute ago saying "they aren't going to come for me". Last year they...
  17. Advice for Medication Administration

    This is a hard one. In my district another school has a little one who refuses to take it at school, but will take it from mom, so the little one's mom comes in to administer it because he would not...
  18. Good Kids

    We do different leadership groups for the older ones and they pick new groups for each half of the year. Usually I'm combined with the PE group but this time they wanted to try to break me into my own...
  19. Happy FriYAY

    Hooray for Friday! I'm having people over for the Big Game Sunday (bandwagon Eagles fan for the weekend!) and I am planning on carpet cleaning most of our house since my pup has been extra naughty...
  20. School Shooter Contingency Plans

    Both my school and district are really into emergency preparedness. In your situation, depending on where the student was located, we would be evacuating the rest of the building. We have set points...
  21. Need some good vibes for a fellow SN

    Poor thing! Sending lots of positive vibes and prayers that
  22. Dexcom

    One of our kids in the district has a smart watch that links with his dexicom which is super cool. They use that number for treatment at meal
  23. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Obviously, it's just like the lice I keep here in the school to sprinkle on kids heads to add a bit of excitement to my day. Because lice ONLY comes from
  24. C'Mon Now!

    Pass States "Pony tail hit her in the eye" Student is in no distress, no redness in sclera, no tears. I tell the little one, "You look a-ok, go head back" Little one: "But our substitute said I...
  25. Who is your boss?

    My head nurse actually is the one who hires and fires nurses here. I feel like it's almost like the dealing with the federal and local government. My health service director takes care of all of the...