BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. Stop the insanity (AKA panic)

    BeckyESRN replied to SchoolNurseTXstyle's topic in School

    HA! I love the days when I have to use the nurse

  2. The Puberty Talk

    BeckyESRN replied to schoolnurse2015's topic in School

    My poor kids have 2 nurses for parents and 2 for grandparents! In preschool, my daughter told the teacher that it's not a "jaw bone" it's a

  3. The Puberty Talk

    BeckyESRN replied to schoolnurse2015's topic in School

    Last year was my first year with "The Talk". Another nurse and I covered the girls while the PE teacher talks to the boys. We show a DVD and then let everyone ask questions. My biggest piece of...

  4. Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

    BeckyESRN replied to Eleven011's topic in School

    My kindergarten kiddo is rocking the wacky Wednesday outfit! For the rest of the kids it's Hat Day; I'm waiting for the few with knit caps to come down to say they feel

  5. Hand Sanitizer is a pesticide?

    BeckyESRN replied to cdgoldilocks's topic in School

    So we slather the kids with head lice in this pesticide ridden hand sanitizer and everyone is happy,

  6. Live Lice Experiment, Game On

    BeckyESRN replied to GdBSN's topic in School

    I had 30(yes 30!!!!) live lice a a baggie and all but 1 had bit the dust by the next morning. The final little bugger was gone before lunch:up: On a positive, I was able to detail the life cycle of a...

  7. Snow day! :) or :(

    BeckyESRN replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    No snow days this year:( I do worry about my "kids" when I out of the office. I tend to text my sub at least once to check on my

  8. Diabetic student

    BeckyESRN replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    I always tell my teachers; If the kid is "feeling low" never ever let him walk to the nurse's office

  9. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

    BeckyESRN replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

    3rd grade boy-"My eye feels wet when I touch it."

  10. Cough Drops/ OTCs

    BeckyESRN replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in School

    Precisely why there needs to be a school nurse in every

  11. What Kind of SN are You ?

    BeckyESRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    You give them you breakfast banana, but not the bra

  12. What Kind of SN are You ?

    BeckyESRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    It can go either way here. I have kids that just push my buttons-lying, faking sick, being disrespectful- and I have to be firm with them or it never stops. I have a few that I've talked to about...

  13. I got played by a kindergartner My

    BeckyESRN replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    My 5 y/o informed me that the tooth fairy was a "ridiculous concept" and the Easter bunny is "absurd", Santa though, we love him! Points for creativity to that little

  14. Cough Drops/ OTCs

    BeckyESRN replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in School

    In my area, you don't have to have your school nurse cert. to be a nurse at a school. You can be an assistant nurse or just use the title RN-avoiding the whole "school nurse" title because that...

  15. Ridiculous things. This is a new one one me.

    BeckyESRN replied to Cattz's topic in School

    I had morning med orders come in this year stating to give medication at 7am. We start at 8:35. Mom could not understand why I needed that clarified BEFORE giving the med. Same mom also asked if i...

  16. Seriously ???

    BeckyESRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    These last 3 pages are awesome and just the pick-me-up I needed. I swear if I have to talk about head lice or deal with one more "My teacher said I'm coughing too much" visit, I'm going to lose it! I...

  17. Cutting

    BeckyESRN replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    Thank you for sharing flying_ace2. I am so sorry that you've had to deal with so many uncaring "professionals". (((flying_ace2))) It's unbelievable that so many, many people can think that everyone...

  18. Cutting

    BeckyESRN replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    There are no

  19. Cutting

    BeckyESRN replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    Same here. It's something I did when I could feel nothing else. Mine was exacerbated by a medication issue-no one knew then what a bad idea it was to start Prozac on a 14y/o for off-label migraine...

  20. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    BeckyESRN replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    A urology practice in a town I used to drive through had the best sign ever; Urology Associates, Doctors Long, Black, and Stiff. Sadly, Dr. Long has moved on and it's no longer as amusing:( As a...

  21. Seriously ???

    BeckyESRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I think we're all swooning, OldDude. I can't add anything expect anecdotal evidence. 4th grade boy with permission to self carry from his doctor, couldn't demonstrate proper use to me and had no idea...

  22. UGH TEACHERS

    BeckyESRN replied to mycsm's topic in School

    Best thing I've read all

  23. A Drive by, seriously!

    BeckyESRN replied to Bevp's topic in School

    This year, in the first week or two of school, it was around 95 and super humid outside. A guy came through our first set of doors (we have one set into a lobby, to get into the actual building you...

  24. Medication Situation

    BeckyESRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I had a similar situation last year, same med but mom kept saying I wasn't giving him enough. It got to the point that our administrator had to step in and insist that mom have the pharmacist draw up...

  25. Lice, Lice and more Lice

    BeckyESRN replied to GdBSN's topic in School

    Parents just love to hate head lice! I had 4 cases in 1 day and you would have thought the world was ending! No one knows how their little snowflake could have possible "been infected". Parent:"The...