WineRN

WineRN

NCSN

Member

  • Content

    1,109

  • Visitors

    6,981

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    287

All Content by WineRN

  1. Need Opinions!

    WineRN replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    Like OldDude said, I would apologize so that way mom felt like she "won" My first day, I had a student who was obviously faking a sore throat (she was able to yell to her friends passing my doorway...

  2. School Nurse Salary?

    WineRN replied to kegreat's topic in School

    Missouri, St. Louis region 1st year starting ~38k, but every year it goes up, once I get my certification its an immediate 3k annual increase. Plus paid vision, health and dental and after 5 years I'm...

  3. ESL student and Family

    WineRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    Update: Email using google translate worked! Dad came! Our districts ESL program is super small (like 2 teachers who only come in after school hours three times a week), but that's because we don't...

  4. ESL student and Family

    WineRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    No one on staff. I can try an email using google translate, he doesn't have a smart phone to text

  5. C'Mon Now!

    WineRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I always have a rush first thing in the morning with the "my teacher said to come here" crowd. I am working on a SNAP template that will be titled "Teacher requested

  6. When do you give up?

    WineRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    oh no, maybe I'm making a newbie mistake... Even after the 4th visit, if they are just suffering from acute pretenditis, I send them back to class. I have had a few who have refused to leave the room,...

  7. Food parties

    WineRN replied to Windchaser22's topic in School

    Everything above, plus we don't have food parties. It just started this year so some of the parents are still angry but most get it. For Valentine's Day, any kids who's parents still sent food had to...

  8. Inventions

    WineRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I am new here and I already need all of these in my life! I want to create a stamp to use on my nurse passes that says something like "No medical problems, keep in class!" so that way I don't see the...

  9. C'Mon Now!

    WineRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    A teacher sent a student down to me today with a note that just said "rosy cheeks". C'Mon

  10. Daily kid count

    WineRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Elementary k-5, 400 kids and between 40-60 daily visits (flu season is hitting us

  11. Morning Tylenol

    WineRN posted a topic in School

    My boss keeps telling me I'm getting baptized by fire into school nursing. We are going through a influenza outbreak, roughly 10 confirmed cases of both A and B EACH. I sent home 12 kids today after...

  12. how long do you wait?

    WineRN replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    I'm contract too. The nurse who trained me made sure I knew that unless the kid absolutely needs transport (ie something broken) they all need to be out of my office at least 30 minutes prior to...

  13. how long do you wait?

    WineRN replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    I'm contract too. The nurse who trained me made sure I knew that unless the kid absolutely needs transport (ie something broken) they all need to be out of my office at least 30 minutes prior to...

  14. Starting as a School Nurse this Fall- nervous and excited!

    WineRN replied to NurseNellie1's topic in School

    Welcome! One of the best things I was told in nursing school is "Not everyone likes acute care and that's OK." I dreaded going to work when I was at the hospital. It was profit over people, and with...

  15. Morning Tylenol

    WineRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    We sent out a similar letter and the health dept is involved. Two local private schools closed on Friday due to influenza

  16. If you are NOT allowed to dispense OTC meds

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We just have it that way for emergencies (can't think of the exact wording at the moment). 95% of the time I call and say fever, the parents come without questions and I don't medicate. The other 5%...

  17. Middle School Clinic

    WineRN replied to MWOOD,LPN's topic in School

    This is genius. I also see between 40-55 kids daily. I had to tell the teachers Tuesday that because we have confirmed influenza in the school, only really sick kids should be sent to prevent exposure...

  18. School parents suck...

    WineRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    But according to WebMD symptom checker they have a bowel obstruction, it *can't* just be constipation from their all carb and cheese lunches I pack

  19. Bleeding from his eyes! I swear, he was bleeding from his eyes!

    WineRN replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    :roflmao:

  20. New School Nurse

    WineRN replied to ganurseheather's topic in School

    Welcome!

  21. If you are NOT allowed to dispense OTC meds

    WineRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We have a standing order for Tylenol (for fever over 101 only) albuterol, Vaseline, and caladryl. All other OTCs need both parent and med signatures and I don't like it. With how much screen time is...

  22. Storing medications

    WineRN posted a topic in School

    I have a lot of little ones of inhalers... around 15 that come daily to use before PE, plus the PRNS. The previous nurse just had them all piled into a basket with the spacers in another basket...

  23. Unsolicited Advice..do you get this, too?

    WineRN replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    THIS IS MY LIFE! I have a certain teacher that will send me the same child over and over with notes asking if I took the

  24. 1st day questions

    WineRN posted a topic in School

    Hey everyone! I am extra lucky my district has a pretty awesome orientation so I spent the day working with the nurse who is leaving. But she did a few things that I'm not sure are just common in the...

  25. New school nurse poll

    WineRN replied to SWimbish's topic in School

    YES! I just finished my first week and I need one of these