SaltineQueen

SaltineQueen

School Nurse, past Med Surge

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  1. Meds Not Needed At School

    SaltineQueen replied to UrbanHealthRN's topic in School

    Does your state allow you to stock emergency albuterol & Epi (and I guess narcan, depending on your age group)? A local doctor, who acts as the team doctor for high school sports, writes the...

  2. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    SaltineQueen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Pretty sure this is the first Wednesday in almost 3 years that I *am* wearing pink. Not a big color for me. I'm finally

  3. Difficult Diabetic Student

    SaltineQueen replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    I feel like he's old enough to start hearing about some of the long-term consequences of not managing his diabetes. Impotence is one I liked to throw out to my stubborn male patients in the...

  4. Not sure how to handle this situation with recent interview

    SaltineQueen replied to Southpawdown's topic in General Nursing

    I would summon up every ounce of courage I have (because I'm bad at confrontation) and most certainly call her back and tell her about the email you received, and read, during your phone interview....

  5. How to become a wound care nurse

    SaltineQueen replied to Solnce1981's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a ton of wounds in Med-Surg...different types, degrees, treatment methods. Our wound care nurse was amazing and loved to teach. I considered that path for a while. I think you'll get plenty...

  6. Sending home for suspected conjunctivitis?

    SaltineQueen replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I'm pretty relaxed about pink eye, mostly because it's usually not pink eye...just people worried it's pink eye. With older kiddos (I'm K-3) we talk about what "contagious" means and how s/he can...

  7. Head Padding

    SaltineQueen replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    We just got new couches & people are constantly complaining about all the pillows!

  8. school nurse as a mom

    SaltineQueen replied to catia108's topic in School

    You're right...it's a trade off. Sometimes I feel bad that I can't do as much with my younger two as I did with my older two. Dad has stepped in a few times for field trips. But you could use...

  9. 2018 Lice

    SaltineQueen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    This right here. Sometimes even the trained eye! Case in point: I had my kids at a chain haircut place over the summer & my oldest was in the chair. The girl who was to cut his hair called...

  10. 2018 Lice

    SaltineQueen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Your kid only has a "high risk of getting lice" at school if they're rubbing heads with a friend who has lice. It's very rare that they're transmitted any other way. I do, however, send my kids to...

  11. 2018 Lice

    SaltineQueen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    The Nuvo Method for Treating Head Lice - Nontoxic Head Lice Treatment She should try

  12. Head Padding

    SaltineQueen replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    Can you just go get some pillow forms from a craft store? I don't know how much those cost,

  13. rough start to the school year!

    SaltineQueen replied to nurseinthenorth1's topic in School

    You'll get there, just like you did at your old school. Do you have a nurse supervisor who can help get you out from underneath the mountain of start of the year stuff? As far as the people who...

  14. Salt water rinses

    SaltineQueen replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I don't but only because I'm K-3 and don't trust the kids to know how to gargle & not swallow. Maybe 3rd graders could... The previous nurse must have because there was a container of salt in my...

  15. Totally Off Topic...apple recipes?

    SaltineQueen replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I have (had?) a *really* good apple cake recipe. I haven't made it for quite a while. I'll try to hunt down the recipe

  16. CBD products

    SaltineQueen posted a topic in School

    It's come up twice in the two weeks we've been back to school that parents want our nurses to give/put on CBD products (oils and gummies). It's legal in our state as of July 1. Has this come up in...

  17. UTA BSN & AO BSN - Fall 2019

    SaltineQueen replied to yajaira04's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    A "rash" on a kid's L antecub. That's no rash, son...you've been sucking on your arm. Stop giving yourself

  18. First day of school updates

    SaltineQueen replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I started back on the 7th, kids came back on the 15th. I'm probably doing to jynx myself, but I feel like it's going very well. Getting paperwork done, not too many sick kiddos (yet), pretty calm....

  19. Neosporin, Cough Drops, & Crutches

    SaltineQueen replied to FloridanurseRN's topic in School

    I use vaseline 90% of the time as opposed to any kind of antibiotic

  20. Todays the day

    SaltineQueen replied to ceelopez12's topic in School

    Maybe too late, but have kids write questions on paper. You can screen them before

  21. How to do you run your clinic?

    SaltineQueen replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    I'm K-3. I do have a pass for teachers to send with a list of the most typical reasons they can check, space to write if nothing applies. I send it back to class with them with a quick synopsis of...

  22. OMG!!! FIELD DAY!!!

    SaltineQueen replied to MrsNurse08's topic in School

    Ours was yesterday & thankfully, no casualties. BUT!!! Just before, like literally minutes, before we started a kiddo fell off the monkey bars and broke his arm. He'll need surgery. Luckily,...

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

    SaltineQueen replied to Amethya's topic in School

    My eye doc told my son, "On your face or in the

  24. Car germs

    SaltineQueen replied to Jo1212's topic in General Nursing

    Change in the locker/bath room before you leave work. Problem solved. I drove home in my grubby scrubs every day & am alive to tell the tale, as are my husband and

  25. Lots of depression in my school lately

    SaltineQueen replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I feel like for some kids the end of the year is not necessarily a good thing. At school, there's (relative) safety and routine. Summer break may mean not getting enough to eat, or it may mean being...