WineRN

WineRN

NCSN

Member

  • Content

    1,109

  • Visitors

    6,980

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    287

All Content by WineRN

  1. Do you ever do nothing for your student?

    WineRN replied to pernella's topic in School

    The previous nurse here used to pull teeth too, so it's a big change that I refuse

  2. Screening questions

    WineRN replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    I had a teacher ask because she was concerned about two of her kiddos, and instead of telling her the results I offered to rescreen and talk to the

  3. Last day?

    WineRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Our principal decided to surprise staff and have massage therapists come in today to give massages AND she told me

  4. Please take care of your little one rant

    WineRN posted a topic in School

    I sent a kindergartner home yesterday who's lungs sounded like bagpipes with how much she was wheezing. It took 3 hours for someone to actually answer the phone and get her. Today she comes into my...

  5. School Nurses, I salute you!

    WineRN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in School

    I want this on a

  6. C'Mon Now!

    WineRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

  7. Please take care of your little one rant

    WineRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    As Nutmegge said, sometimes our position allows us to know details of the child's family life. If they were delaying care due to financial reasons, I would have held off calling and done more...

  8. Overbearing parent rant

    WineRN replied to Amethya's topic in School

    YES!! I had a student who fractured her arm in recess last week and the next day I got called by grandma who wanted to know how the little one was doing. When I said I hadn't seen her, but I could...

  9. Last day?

    WineRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Last Week has begun for me! This morning three students brought me the sweetest home made card to wish me a happy summer

  10. Did I Just Roll My Eyes Out Loud?

    WineRN replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    Every time another staff member comes by my office in the afternoon, they are always SHOCKED at how many students I have. Even when it's the same staff

  11. Best end of year complaint

    WineRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Student came in asking for an ice pack. When I asked why he showed me a small red circle on his forearm, which was there because he "was napping during math" and when he woke up it felt funny. I asked...

  12. I just can't!

    WineRN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    Just the idea of 100 makes me want to crawl under my desk. And I'm in the same boat, even though I started in January, I've been counting down to summer since spring

  13. Common words use by school nurse

    WineRN replied to babyjoyce's topic in School

    :roflmao:

  14. I just can't!

    WineRN replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I just had my "I'm done" moment. Today has been a rough day, and now two of my students, sisters, who have never had their hair cut in their whole lives...have lice. They have gone though the over...

  15. Just had to Heimlich a kid

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Awesome

  16. Please take care of your little one rant

    WineRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    This is what I just finished doing. The person was kinda snippy with me (I'm sure working at those phone centers is awful) but it is

  17. Here to stay!

    WineRN replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    Yay and

  18. Best end of year complaint

    WineRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Little one reported that his stomach hurt after eating his sandwich. Which was peanut butter and jelly but then he decided to add ranch because "he loves

  19. Sent kid home with a fever of 103 yesterday

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    In their defense they made need doctor's notes for their after school care. I had a parent call me who was so frustrated because her after school care sent her girls home due to lice (they claim to...

  20. Best end of year complaint

    WineRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I have had a nice stream of these today. I send notes back saying "refusing all treatment here, so they should be able to survive

  21. Common words use by school nurse

    WineRN replied to babyjoyce's topic in School

    I love all of these. Our SNAP program has preset visit templates which save a ton of time. But I enjoy putting direct quotes in from students. "Mom told me to see you as soon as I got in" "When did...

  22. Doctor's notes

    WineRN replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    I have a few parents who have admitted to "doctor shopping" to find someone who would give them what they want. ie: doctor's recommending 504 plans that would require construction in the school, a...

  23. Please take care of your little one rant

    WineRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    I'm not sure if she meets my state's DCS guidelines for medical neglect, but I am going to talk the situation over with my supervisor to get her guidance. And I am going to use your 911 and transport...

  24. Health teaching

    WineRN replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    ^This is my fear. One of the things I was looking forward to when I first got this position was teaching hand washing and other health topics in the classroom. But even when I run to the front main...

  25. Boosting Immune system

    WineRN posted a topic in School

    Warning, this post is a little whinny. Since about February, I've been catching nearly half of the illness that have been coming through my office. I feel like I finally get better for like 2-3 days,...