BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
I left the building for exactly 7 minutes today(forgot to pack my lunch and those chicken nuggets looked suspect) to run to Subway. When I returned I had a one potty accident, one vomiting kid, one...
No one slept last night, now everyone wants to take a nap in my office! On a positive note, everyone remembered to bring in their meds/new epi-pen -it's a Chirstmas
No desire to say fixin' here! Just wanted to say that I love how every school ever interviewed says "and this why every school should have a full-time RN in the
The infamous "Pus*y" discharge from a wound, should be included in every "do not chart" discussion! I had a 1:1 sitter chart "patient was acting a fool, RN
BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
A few notes before the holidays: 1.)Parents, please do not take your child to get their ears pierced in the morning and then drop them off at school. 2.)Poked in the closed eye with a breadstick is...
I second Flare's comment! I have a few that I swear bathe in essential oils, to the point that it has caused problems with classmates' asthma. Then there's the kid who never really learned how to wipe...
Welcome! You'll find that you will go home wondering if you did the right thing pretty often. There is a level of worry surrounding these kiddos that I was not expecting. Hopefully, once everyone is...
BeckyESRN replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School
The office secretary has keys to my office, doors only-not the med cabinets, only the principal has a copy of those. As for the restroom, my first year I had a student with CP, transfer x2 who used my...
All of the presents from Santa are wrapped, but I still need to wrap my outgoing gifts. My husband works overnight Wednesday and Thursday, so I'll get everything finished up then, hopefully! My...
BeckyESRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School
OMG, YES!!! This a thousand times! Also, you get a full 30 minute lunch every single day no matter what is going on in your classroom. I get a 30 minute lunch that is uninterrupted maybe once a week,...
My bulletin board is currently Pokemon and it says "If you don't wanna catch em all, WASH YOUR HANDS! We move the when to keep your kid home info to the front of the newsletter and website around this...
For the record, I don't think you did anything wrong. I think your administration is not handling any of this situation correctly. You were, I'm sure, just trying to give his medication because...
A few years ago, I was in a car accident. I had other injuries but the one that effected my ability to come back to work after 8 weeks was my shoulder. I had a laceration through my rotator cuff,...
BeckyESRN replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School
I could not even begin to deal with that one, that's why I made my supervisor handle it! Same teacher once told me that she couldn't share an email containing very important medical info on a student...