BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. What does your school do for Halloween?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    The big day has arrived! Know what I love about party day? No one wants to fake sick! I don't even mind fixing crazy styles, suppling safety pins, and repairing costumes when it's this "Q word" in...

  2. School Bullying/Harassment Policy

    BeckyESRN replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    It's so hard to have the wrong person in charge. When our original principal was "offered another position" aka told to switch positions, we were all shaken. The teachers all said they've never seen...

  3. You Can Do It

    BeckyESRN replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on settling in! It really is a long process. Telemetry is where I started and there is a steep learning curve for sure! Thanks for injecting some positivity into all of these "nursing is the...

  4. Help! Is this nurse/patient ratio the norm?

    BeckyESRN replied to nmaria0106's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The only SNF (and really they should have been called an LTAC) that I'm familiar with is in PA and they have 6 patients on days and 10 on nights. This particular place usually has a lot of very...

  5. Things that make me grumpy

    BeckyESRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    I saw 4 subs in the front office this morning, I almost turned around an went

  6. School Bullying/Harassment Policy

    BeckyESRN replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    I, too had a terrible interim principal last year, but by the end of the year we had hired an AWESOME new principal! Hang in

  7. How do YOU check for lice?

    BeckyESRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Our policy for lice is: If lice are found by me, the child's parents are notified by the end of the day-the child is not excluded. If found at home-well, most parents won't tell me anyway. The child...

  8. Doctor's note for "Chew Toy"

    BeckyESRN replied to clockwood's topic in School

    We have several student with "chew toys". Our OT has provided these kiddos with what is basically a teething necklace, so it looks more like jewelry than a "chew toy". The cleaning recommendation for...

  9. What does your school do for Halloween?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    The parents here would birth a bovine if their little snowflakes didn't get to wear

  10. What does your school do for Halloween?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    That's a fabulous idea! Now to convince my male principal that he would be a great Cruella

  11. Things that make me grumpy

    BeckyESRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    Teacher logic. The same way walking slow=illness, sleepy=illness, coughing=contagious with super bug, dog poop=nurse problem,

  12. Things that make me grumpy

    BeckyESRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    I almost spit out my

  13. Things that make me grumpy

    BeckyESRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    My first year, all of the kids told me the "old nurse gave us jolly ranchers". Ugh! I know she did, that's why I've seen 87 of you today!!! I've been told that I'm less fun. I take it as a

  14. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    5th grader: I'm cold and have the chills. I think I might have a fever. Me: Nope, I think you're wearing a tank top and shorts when it's 34 degrees outside. 5th: oh 4th grader: My ears are like...

  15. School Nurse is a Lonely job

    BeckyESRN replied to TaylsRN's topic in School

    My first year, I found that attending field trips-instead of sending a sub- really helped me get to know the teachers and vice versa. I'm still left out of meetings and such, but at least I know some...

  16. What does your school do for Halloween?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We have a Fall Festival on Friday. Everyone is welcome to dress up or not-everyone does, even teachers- and they have a little parade outside before returning to their classrooms and having a party....

  17. Ugh, I HATE Conjunctivitis

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Last year we had pink eye spreading like wild fire through the 2nd grade! One of my favorite little ones, child of a nurse, came in with a single bright red, puffy eye- complaining that the lights...

  18. Exciting week

    BeckyESRN replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Far, you've got to be one of the only others Mets fans out there! I've loved the Mets since Mike Piazza came over from the Dodgers! (well, technically the Marlins, but a week doesn't

  19. Ugh, I HATE Conjunctivitis

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I always enjoy the parents who cannot figure out why their little snowflakes still have pink eye. No one would ever guess that sharing eye drops between all of their children's icky, gooey eyes would...

  20. What illnesses are you seeing already?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    For hand, foot and mouth-we exclude only if fevered. The thinking is that you're contagious before you know that you have it and can shed the virus for up to 4 weeks after all symptoms are gone, so it...

  21. EPIC FAIL

    BeckyESRN replied to girlmom's topic in School

    Because "I was feeling fine and them my friend said that I looked sick and now my stomach hurts and I think I have a fever" is a complaint that we get a

  22. Things that make me grumpy

    BeckyESRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    Our charting system has been down most of the day. I've had about 2 hours where it was up and running. I have 30 visits to enter since it went down again.

  23. Vision/Hearing Notice

    BeckyESRN replied to VN2016's topic in School

    I do not send anything out before screening. I send BMI letters to all parents after screenings are done and abnormal vision/hearing referrals. My letters come from my charting

  24. First Angry Call

    BeckyESRN replied to FreckledCoffeeRN's topic in School

    Exactly! When we had a temporary principal, he said that he called for every kid that came to his office and he thought that I should do that same. I asked him how many kids he saw in his office and...

  25. First Angry Call

    BeckyESRN replied to FreckledCoffeeRN's topic in School

    Got an angry call as I read this! Mom is upset because her child told her that he came to see me yesterday 10 times! for ear pain. I saw him once, as soon as he got off the bus, he ran in and said "My...