BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. Ears and Throats!

    BeckyESRN replied to River Song, RN's topic in School

    I had a kid get pencil lead lodged in his ear TWICE in a school year. He liked to scratch his ear canal with his sharpened pencil. It was sideways the first time and against the ear drum, the second...

  2. Ears and Throats!

    BeckyESRN replied to River Song, RN's topic in School

    I check throats and ear with my penlight. No otoscope here. I use ear-ease (a container designed to go over the ear, you fill it with warm water) when the kiddo returns it, if the ear issue hasn't...

  3. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I just saw a kinder who hurt is knee on the walk to school and need a bandaid. He asked for a bandaid "For my...my...ummm...my leg elbow!" lol But then I saw a 5th grader for a splinter that he got...

  4. nurse/caretaker suppository legality

    BeckyESRN replied to rexun's topic in General Nursing

    An RN cannot delegate medication administration. If they are going through an agency, this is considered a skilled procedure, which will require at least an LPN. OTC or not, it's a medication. If...

  5. Can't help but laugh...

    BeckyESRN replied to grammy1's topic in School

    2nd grader told me that he has to pee every "2 or 3 or 5 minutes" and when I asked how long that had been going on, he said "Since I was 3" At least mine are

  6. Written MAR PLUS EMAR???

    BeckyESRN replied to lomagg2's topic in School

    We require original up to date prescription bottle with clear instructions and a written form filled out by the physician and signed by both physician and parent. For charting that a routine med was...

  7. Peanut Allergy and Recess

    BeckyESRN replied to nurseshajwani87's topic in School

    ^This, all day

  8. Epi Given to Student - My First Time

    BeckyESRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    Great job! Extra stale saltines for you

  9. Peanut Allergy and Recess

    BeckyESRN replied to nurseshajwani87's topic in School

    Unfortunately, this is their reality. We try to make the school as safe as reasonably possible, however, kids are going to be exposed to their allergens. Asking that teachers remind students to wash...

  10. What does your cafeteria offer to drink?

    BeckyESRN replied to kummerspeck's topic in School

    Ours offers water, chocolate milk, 1% and skim milk, and sometimes strawberry milk. 100% fruit juice is offered in place of a fruit choice. We also have a water dispenser as

  11. Any Oregon School nurses?

    BeckyESRN replied to changeseeker's topic in School

    ^TRUTH!

  12. essential oils

    BeckyESRN replied to peacockblue's topic in School

    I just...I don't...nope...no

  13. These parents are killing me

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    The fact that a teacher asks "how allergic" a student is really speaks to the root of this problem. All of these allergies of convenience really distract from the kiddos with true life-threatening...

  14. Mental Pep Talks

    BeckyESRN replied to WineRN's topic in School

    I'm doing this right now! Have to call a stand-offish mom who insists that WE lost her kid's shot records and she can't possibly get a copy from the doctor's office because WE have the only record. It...

  15. Impetigo

    BeckyESRN replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Oh my! one of those

  16. Do you make appointments?

    BeckyESRN replied to SwirlyGreenMom's topic in School

    I would think a written pass would suffice. No pass? No nurse. It puts the "extra" on the teacher to write the pass and I saw a massive decline in visits when I started requiring passes from my...

  17. When that impossible to reach, non compliant family finally send in the epi-pen

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    When I moved into my office, I found sterile gauze packs that expired in '86. I feel for parents on the Epi-Pen thing. I've had parents try to send me expired ones and they never understand that I...

  18. Lost and Found

    BeckyESRN replied to aprilmoss's topic in School

    We are 4 days into the school year and our lost and found tables already have 43 jackets, 1 sock(not even a pair, just a single sock), 2 pair of glasses, and 3 lunch boxes. Thankfully, the lost and...

  19. Social Media and Patients

    BeckyESRN replied to NurseDrizzles's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When I worked in the hospital? absolutely not! Now I'm a school nurse in the elementary that my own children attend, so I'm "friends" with several parents of my students(not really patients here)....

  20. Plz don't say.....Are you ok?

    BeckyESRN replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    Or "Oh My! that looks awful!", "You might need to go the emergency room", "I bet that really hurts", ect. Love all of the "helpful" things that are said by my non-medical

  21. health polices

    BeckyESRN replied to ceelopez12's topic in School

    Check in the other nurse's in your area. They may be able to send you their policies to use as a starting point. Every state, county, district will have different guidelines, so keep those in mind...

  22. I'm back...with questions

    BeckyESRN replied to KSM-RN's topic in School

    The placebo effect is a great thing! I use aloe, I call it magic boo-boo cream, it fixes everything. (elementary school) No oils in my

  23. What time do you wake up for work?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    2 minute drive, start time of 8:30- I get up at 6:45 for now. Getting 2 kids back into their morning routine is rough add in time just in case the 3 month old is a monster! (he's never a monster, he's...

  24. ROLL CALL!!! School Nurses 2017/2018

    BeckyESRN replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I was back in my office on Wednesday and the kiddos start back next Wednesday. I've got a 2nd grader and a kindergartener this year, oh and a 3 month old at home! I've been off since March(pregnancy...

  25. I'd like to stop birthday treats at my school

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We do NOT allow food for birthdays. And last year, we started to only allow SkinnyPop brand popcorn for parties along with fresh veggies. SkinnyPop comes in a bunch of flavors and they are all gluten,...