WineRN

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  1. Hurricane Irma

    WineRN replied to GetBackToClassRN's topic in School

    I hope you both stay safe! And I don't think it's a overreaction! I rather be prepared for the worst and have the best case scenario

  2. Written MAR PLUS EMAR???

    WineRN replied to lomagg2's topic in School

    The only difference for me is have our district accepts the original prescription as the physician's signature for up to a year of the date on the label. For OTCs we have a physician permission

  3. This is gonna be a loooong year

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I think we have hit this in other threads, but this situation is proof on why school nurses ARE NEEDED at every school. She obviously isn't understanding the information the doctor is giving her, and...

  4. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    WineRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Black and Pink for the

  5. Can't help but laugh...

    WineRN replied to grammy1's topic in School

    I've heard that from my Kinders and 1st

  6. Epi Given to Student - My First Time

    WineRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    No idea. The student is also a FF because she hates everything except recess, so the plus was that I know her baseline well. The teacher reported that after recess she started to complain of a stomach...

  7. Too Many Visits - advice for teachers?

    WineRN replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    Some teachers will always feel like it is "not their job" to handle anything even remotely medical, and with 30 kids in a class, they might not have time to ask the student follow up questions. And...

  8. Dear staff

    WineRN replied to kummerspeck's topic in School

    AH! Besides the fact that YOU are the medical professional and the only one who should be giving meds, sometimes the nurse is the only one who knows about a staff member's

  9. Mental Pep Talks

    WineRN posted a topic in School

    There are times when I need to give myself a mental pep talk in order to handle situations in my school. Today there was a giant spider. GIANT. And I HATE spiders. Mr. Wine and I saw a wolf spider...

  10. essential oils

    WineRN replied to peacockblue's topic in School

    There is a doctor's order, which is one of the mother's key points in arguing with us. I have now been instructed to no longer respond or communicate with her. She told my boss that she has been...

  11. Peanut Allergy and Recess

    WineRN replied to nurseshajwani87's topic in School

    Same here plus we do wash after recess because they do snack after recess. With how messy the little ones eat, I don't see how the teachers aren't already having the little ones wash their hands...

  12. Fleas

    WineRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I have nothing on fleas but I usually type in whatever I'm looking for, plus the word school and that usually causes a thread to come up if one is

  13. Any Oregon School nurses?

    WineRN replied to changeseeker's topic in School

    Not from Oregon, but from talking with others on here it is very different district to district. Some school nurses have the support of other nurses, or aides, or an actual health services...

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

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Don't do it!! Some of the other nurses in my district started to for their medically fragile kids, and it turned into a slippery slope. All communication about a student technically should be a part...

  15. Epipen-what would you do?

    WineRN replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    We cannot exclude from field trips I had a similar situation in the spring and everyone in the school thought I was the crazy one for not wanting to send the child without their epipen. But since the...

  16. essential oils

    WineRN replied to peacockblue's topic in School

    It is there thankfully a policy about only FDA approved things, BUT Mom is demanding to know the rational behind that and a bunch of our other policies because our state's NPA doesn't specifically...

  17. essential oils

    WineRN replied to peacockblue's topic in School

    Old thread, Still a problem. I spoke with a parent yesterday who was absolutely furious that I won't let her little one use an essential oil during class. She has threatened to get my license...

  18. My husband who is an allergist has a question

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I have one with the adrenaclick but I know his parents are going to be changing to the AuviQ because it "seems

  19. Health Condition info to teachers

    WineRN replied to scrubsrn24's topic in School

    I literally do the same thing as you. And I do have emergency action pans for my inhaler and epi pen kids which go into the same

  20. No insulin at school

    WineRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Facts, apologize for the situation and explain that there will be a new process going forward to make sure this never happens again. Sometimes an angry parent just wants to hear "I'm sorry" even if it...

  21. Impetigo

    WineRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Our state protocol is: "Exclusion from school? Yes, if impetigo is confirmed by your healthcare provider, child should remain home until 24 hours of treatmenthas been completed. Lesions on exposed...

  22. These parents are killing me

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

  23. Well, I am 2 for 2!

    WineRN replied to scuba nurse's topic in School

    Oh no! Maybe you are just getting all of the accidents out now and will have an uneventful rest of the

  24. Do you make appointments?

    WineRN replied to SwirlyGreenMom's topic in School

    ^ This is what we started pushing when I started. When I sent out the reminder email at the start of the year I got a few snarky comments ("so you REALLY need a pass for (insert FF here) EVERY time?")...

  25. Lost and Found

    WineRN replied to aprilmoss's topic in School

    They want to move it here. They asked when I first started and again over the summer and both times I've said no. I have too many bodies going in and out and already not enough space. I wouldn't be...