SaltineQueen

SaltineQueen

School Nurse, past Med Surge

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  1. Adele parody video for "SCHOOL NURSE DAY"

    SaltineQueen replied to tining's topic in School

    Hershey squirts. I'm dead! Happy Us

  2. Shot Records

    SaltineQueen replied to ArryOtter's topic in School

    Actually, they can. Many are still reluctant to, though. 517-Does HIPAA allow a health care provider to disclose PHI about a student to a school nurse |

  3. Staff's children

    SaltineQueen replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I don't know that you're "supposed" to. I do it out of professional courtesy, as others have said. Unless it's urgent, I don't call them during the day - especially if they're a teacher. I usually...

  4. Favorite Motivational Quote

    SaltineQueen replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier ~ Mother

  5. Two different kinds of parents...

    SaltineQueen replied to momto5RN's topic in School

    I'm fortunate to have pretty great parents, for the most part. Sure there's some I want to throat punch every now & then...and there's some that I'm sure I've irritated on occasion. I've not...

  6. Last day?

    SaltineQueen replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Kids are done on May 26th. I'm done on June 1st. YAY!! I'm so ready to be done. And it hasn't even been a bad

  7. Fidget Spinners

    SaltineQueen replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    My husband claims to have come up with the idea for mail order Depends long before there was such a thing. If

  8. I swear my kids are the nosiest...

    SaltineQueen replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    My standard reply is - He/She can tell you if he/she wants

  9. Lice suicide!

    SaltineQueen posted a topic in School

    Poor little fella (or gal, I suppose)...just to give up on life like that and (supposedly) jump onto a student's

  10. Minor Questions

    SaltineQueen replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    I'm in a K-3 building, so I do. I didn't one day on a (fairly) reliable 2nd grader, but did send a detailed letter home & the kid forgot her "take home folder" that day. Mom was a little upset....

  11. Lice Options

    SaltineQueen replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    I'm not a fan of places like that. They're a for profit playing/relying on the

  12. Does this weird anybody else out?

    SaltineQueen replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    YES!! Lay down kid...rest your eyes! I can spin around in my chair & my outstretched leg almost touches my first

  13. Delegation question

    SaltineQueen replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    Can you go, as nurse/chaperone, and have your sub cover you in the

  14. Lice suicide!

    SaltineQueen replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    I lifted its

  15. Minor Questions

    SaltineQueen replied to moreoreo's topic in School

    20/40 would be a fail for me, depending on age. What are your state

  16. Lice suicide!

    SaltineQueen replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    I know that, or course. The way it was described to me, however, it must have been quite grandiose. Much like those cliff divers, jumping into the waters below, arms (legs)

  17. Lice suicide!

    SaltineQueen replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    Lice

  18. Pet Peeve Friday

    SaltineQueen posted a topic in School

    Let's vent a bit. I'm having trouble readjusting to reality after a wonderful Spring Break and am finding my patience wearing down a little quicker than the school year. I'll start: Cell phone voice...

  19. Would you have called?

    SaltineQueen replied to bluebonnetrn's topic in School

    Probably not, because I trust that a third grader should be reliable enough to tell their parent that their ear is bothering them. I'm going to guess snowflake's parent was upset at you? Off to...

  20. Stress Level

    SaltineQueen replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Wow... Aren't current recommendations one nurse per 750 kiddos. Would your school system hire another? Are vision & hearing screens for all a state requirement? We only have to do certain...

  21. Pet Peeve Friday

    SaltineQueen replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    I just realized it's not Friday!!! But we don't have school tomorrow, so it's like a Friday for

  22. Stress Level

    SaltineQueen replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    What's your population like? There is a definite adjustment period - because it is SO different. But, generally, I feel much less stress in my current position. I'm in a K-3 building of only 300...

  23. Would you call an ambulance?

    SaltineQueen replied to halohg's topic in School

    I'm sure the concern was, that since they were in his bag of snack, that he was munching on many ibuprofen at snack

  24. What is on your Health Bulletin Board right now?

    SaltineQueen replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Shoot... I still haven't changed mine since the start of the school year. It's cute, though. "Swing into a healthy school year" with monkeys and

  25. Would you call an ambulance?

    SaltineQueen replied to halohg's topic in School

    No, but I would call home. Did you call an