BeckyESRN

BeckyESRN

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  1. Curiosity

    BeckyESRN replied to imaneedmycoffeefirst89's topic in School

    I'm K-5 and have around 400 students. Not counting meds, I see an average of about 20 a day. Some days it's 10, somedays it's 48. But overall, it's much better than it has been in years past when I...

  2. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    A mom brought her son for his first day of school (new student). She was wearing a hoodie that said "I'm a Bad-A$$ with a fine A$$"on the back in giant letters (except uncensored). She did not...

  3. Dealing with Students in Clinicals: What would you like to see?

    BeckyESRN replied to bsf312's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the time, I absolutely love having students on the floor. A few things that I appreciated: 1.) Tell me right away that you are assigned to my patient (otherwise, I'm going to assess, give...

  4. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    5th grader: "These pants are making me sweaty, I need you to get me different ones" me: Nope, not gonna happen, kiddo 5th: "What do you mean no?! I'm too warm!" me: You can call mom, from the office,...

  5. Small nursing victories

    BeckyESRN replied to pedi_nurse's topic in School

    Great

  6. Anyone Else have to Sub in classrooms??

    BeckyESRN replied to rnknsn's topic in School

    You said they are sending students to "see the nurse", while they have you playing teacher?!? That is a MAJOR privacy issue! Outside of the fact that using you, with ZERO teaching experience as a...

  7. Any school nurses out there with 40 years?

    BeckyESRN replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    My husband's grandmother was a school health aid, she retired in 1994! She cannot believe the things that kids come to the nurse's office for now. She said the typical day was under 10 students and...

  8. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    5th grade boy: My heel has been hurting for about 2 months now Me: I think, at this point, it's a parent problem. Have you told your parents about it? 5th: Yes, I'm leaving in like 10 minutes for a...

  9. Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    BeckyESRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    FYI: When a 5th grader eats several bags of flaming hot cheetos and drinks several bottles of water to cool the flaming hotness, the ensuing vomit will be hot pink and will stain the school nurse's...

  10. Health office software

    BeckyESRN replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    We use SNAP and their IT is pretty

  11. Weird reasons to come to school nurse?

    BeckyESRN replied to Avill's topic in School

    2nd grader: My armpit is itchy me: Do you think you might have a bug bite or something? 2nd: No, but I was carrying mulch with my armpits for a game at recess, maybe that's

  12. Weird reasons to come to school nurse?

    BeckyESRN replied to Avill's topic in School

    2-1st graders, one with a new bruise, one seemingly without issue Me: Were you just walking your friend down here? 1st: "Yes, but now I remember that you have mints for sore throats and my throat...

  13. Student Body Odor

    BeckyESRN replied to AzElemNurse's topic in School

    SO very

  14. What illnesses are you seeing?

    BeckyESRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Allergies, one kid that puked followed by a gaggle of "I have what she has", and some missing mommy tummy aches. A few parents remarked about there kids being "so sick from the germs at school" but...

  15. A little off topic...

    BeckyESRN replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    There was one lady in my nursing class like this; weeks before school started, she's sending us study group times and telling us how to access last years' materials so we can get a head start...then...

  16. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Just received an inhaler with an expiration date of Dec. 2013! The kid was born in

  17. Weird reasons to come to school nurse?

    BeckyESRN replied to Avill's topic in School

    1st grader "I have this really bad cut and keeps bleeding" points to 1cm red on leg Me: buddy, that's pizza sauce 1st: "So, no bandaid?" looks all sad and

  18. First day of school updates

    BeckyESRN replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Yesterday was our first day and it went off without too much drama! Of my 30+ that should have emergency medication, only 3 brought them. 1 trip and fall that resulted in a bloody nose and swollen...

  19. Dangling patients

    BeckyESRN replied to saraaileen76's topic in General Nursing

    "Patient refused" is your friend in this situation. This ranks up there with my nurse manager wanting SCDs on all patients, including my bilateral hip level

  20. School nurses...do you work through the summer?

    BeckyESRN replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in School

    Summer session is offered to our districts nurses, but none of us ever work it. One of the nurses does work the week of band camp, but that's just 1 week. Our district also offers all school year...

  21. Looking for witty saying for band aid bags

    BeckyESRN replied to cid1's topic in School

    No, the nurse does not need to look at

  22. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Kinder (good friends with my son) comes in; he has blue stripes from fingers to elbows "Hi (son's mom) I need a new bandaid please" Me: Sure, but, I gotta ask. What's with the stripes dude? Kinder:...

  23. It's your fault that my child broke her glasses!

    BeckyESRN replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I freaking love Zenni Optical! I haven't bought glasses at the eye doctors' in years. My most recent Zenni order was $47 for awesome frames and progressive lens that tint purple! I talked my husband,...

  24. C'Mon Now!

    BeckyESRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Kinder teacher: "I think Little Darling has a fever because I felt a few other kid's heads and her's was the warmest" C'MON

  25. The school board closed our school...

    BeckyESRN replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I'm so sorry. Our children need more amazing schools, not less. What a