BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    5th grader: I think I'm allergic to the soap in the classroom. My left eye twitched after I used it. me: eye twitch is not a symptom of an allergic reaction. We'd know if you were allergic to the...

  2. Infrared Thermometers

    BeckyESRN replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    I have a Preve brand one, I think it was like $30 on Amazon and I don't hate it. It's fairly accurate. I did a few comparisons when I first bought it and it was generally within 0.2 of the

  3. Lord- Coronavirus drama

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    District sent out an email saying that they are monitoring the situation and reinforcing the CDC and DOH recommendation for cleaning and hand hygiene. Stating that there are both sinks and hand...

  4. Lord- Coronavirus drama

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    My asthmatic 8 year old: coughs "Oh man, I think I have the Coronavirus" Me: 2 things: you don't and don't say that at school...ever Apparently Coronavirus was the talk of the 2nd grade lunch table on...

  5. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    4th grade boy: I fell in a puddle. My pants are wet in the...butt area me: okay, I think I have a pair your size 4th: and underwear too, they are covered in mud me: oh? I'll check as I'm checking...

  6. Lord- Coronavirus drama

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    My teacher are losing their minds. Apparently, school nurses have the ability to stop the virus dead in its tracks because I "should be doing something about this" There are no cases in my states,...

  7. Parent Pick-Up of Sick Kiddo

    BeckyESRN replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    Just today, called a mom for a kiddo with an earache/headache looking pretty rough, especially for a 1st grader. Mom said that it would take about 15 minutes to wrap up her meeting and another 25 to...

  8. Your favorite extracurriculars?

    BeckyESRN replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Official knot remover! Tied your shoes in knots for 25 minutes during math? Go to the nurse! Tied your drawstring pants too tight? Go to the nurse! Tied the bow on your dress in 37 knots? Go to the...

  9. Sub teachers grrrrr

    BeckyESRN replied to Nursesusu's topic in School

    They are relentless! It's

  10. Sub teachers grrrrr

    BeckyESRN replied to Nursesusu's topic in School

    On my 5th student from the same class within the first 10 minutes of the day, my first question was not "How are you feeling?" it was "Do you guys have a sub today?!" oye with the

  11. Subpoena Summons

    BeckyESRN replied to seedanurse's topic in School

    Agreed. The students' only contact with you is in the school, this is literally why districts have

  12. Parent Pick-Up of Sick Kiddo

    BeckyESRN replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    My school is pretty economically diverse. Lots of very low income students and lots of very high income students. I have no problem keeping a sick kiddo in my clinic for hours because a parent cannot...

  13. Frustrating Nurse Family Members

    BeckyESRN replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Myself, my husband, and my best friend are nurses; all with varying degrees of step-down, cardio, and ER experience. When I was in a car accident and spent a few days in the surgical ICU, they...

  14. Parent harassing me in clinic

    BeckyESRN replied to KiddoRN73's topic in School

    In my building, only myself or the principal can accept

  15. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    33 visits already today; 1 went home, 2 others required intervention, the rest were nonsense. 1 kid lied to his teacher about a sore throat so that he could accuse the fevered kid of stealing his...

  16. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I've been with the current 5th grade since they were in kindergarten. Sadly, while they have all gotten taller, a lot of them have not grown up. 6 years is quite

  17. Bellyache

    BeckyESRN replied to iRNman's topic in School

    I've seen one for a tummy ache 3 times today. Between visits 2 and 3, I asked the teachers how he was doing: apparently, he was caught stealing from a teacher's desk first thing this morning and his...

  18. What Is One’s Opinion If You See A Man Wearing a Dansko Shoes?

    BeckyESRN replied to Ben_Dover's topic in General Nursing

    There was one male nurse that wore Danskos when I worked at the hospital. I married him...despite the

  19. Reaching my breaking point with middle schoolers

    BeckyESRN replied to nursex23's topic in School

    "Not every ache requires intervention" I say this at least 15 times a day. I literally see kids because their body touched something or their head/ear/left great toe hurt for 30 seconds. And the...

  20. sending sick children home

    BeckyESRN replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    I have a slip that I either hand to the parent or have the kiddo hand to the parent that states our fever and vomiting/diarrhea policy. I highlight the section that applies and write the most recent...

  21. Vent Sesh

    BeckyESRN replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    I had a parent make this same complaint about me over a head injury! Kinder kiddos bumped heads in PE, called to let mom know what happened and that kiddo skipped back to PE, but I would call if...

  22. Help with a head injury

    BeckyESRN replied to nursex23's topic in School

    Our, now retired HS nurse, had a student with a severe concussion, unable to be at school due to symptoms being intensified by lovely school lighting, increased mental work load, and too much...

  23. Really Sick

    BeckyESRN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in School

    This is 100%

  24. Really Sick

    BeckyESRN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in School

    Echoing the same as above. I rarely get sick, but when I do, I do it big, lol. Last May, I had the flu, strep, an ear infection, and pneumonia...all at once. I thought I was

  25. What do you do?

    BeckyESRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    This is what I've done with a few of my diabetic kiddos. I explain to parents that I cannot keep an "expired" vial because it would be my license on the line if we were to get audited, but I'm happy...