SaltineQueen

SaltineQueen

School Nurse, past Med Surge

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  1. Face masks

    SaltineQueen replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    I *just* saw on FB (so you know it's true) that a dog in China tested positive. Didn't read the article, so unsure if it's 19 or another strain that's known to affect animals already.

  2. Face masks

    SaltineQueen replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    Don't you need N95 masks for

  3. Student pregnancy

    SaltineQueen replied to iggywench's topic in School

    How old is she and, if you know, how old is the father? That might change things a little bit... Doing a quick run through of my School Nursing textbook, it looks like you may be more correct,...

  4. Your favorite extracurriculars?

    SaltineQueen replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Getting these for the nurses in my district for Nurse's

  5. Your favorite extracurriculars?

    SaltineQueen replied to guest464345's topic in School

    I get to do announcements when our principal will be out in the morning. The first time we made a contest out of it...had the kids try to guess who it was. My daughter got it

  6. "Can you do something about this?"

    SaltineQueen replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    If mom is the one wanting him to do this I don't even know that I'd necessarily need something from the doctor, but I could be

  7. "Can you do something about this?"

    SaltineQueen replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    Yes... Plus - my shoe broke, can you fix it? I'm not a cobbler. My glasses broke, can you fix them? Probably not (in my head...I bet your teacher has tape upstairs, too). All sorts of things. On...

  8. FERPA violation?

    SaltineQueen replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    And they didn't think that was important to tell

  9. Coronavirus and Schools

    SaltineQueen replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    1. I'm still more worried about influenza at this point. It's hit our area HARD! I've seen articles in the last day that say we need to prepare in the US for it to be a bigger deal, but I'm not...

  10. How do you get a sub?

    SaltineQueen replied to Jenniferocious's topic in School

    We have a pool of 5 or 6 that we usually contact ourselves if we're able. We can have our principal call the district sub coordinator to do it if we're not able or up to it. If I'm feeling crummy in...

  11. Parent harassing me in clinic

    SaltineQueen replied to KiddoRN73's topic in School

    Who is your designee if not the

  12. FERPA violation?

    SaltineQueen replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    I meet with classroom teachers and discuss their specific students. We use PowerSchool and there is a medical indicator next to the student's name. As new students come in I either email, call, or...

  13. Field Trips

    SaltineQueen replied to NurseCasie's topic in School

    Even if you have an hourly checkoff, that's a lot of time in between when something could potentially happen. She has GOT to know that she needs to find her teacher, or ask a kid to get the teacher -...

  14. Full Leg Cast

    SaltineQueen replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    Is home-bound instruction an option until he's out of the

  15. Supply Question

    SaltineQueen replied to Keeperofbandages's topic in School

    My first order of the year is pretty big. I always leave enough of my budget (towards the end of school, to fill holes I missed) to place a large enough order for free shipping. I hate paying...

  16. Parent harassing me in clinic

    SaltineQueen replied to KiddoRN73's topic in School

    Your admin needs to absolutely step into the middle here (literally) and tell this woman that her behavior will not be tolerated. I'd even go so far as to tell her that next time they will call the...

  17. Parent Pick-Up of Sick Kiddo

    SaltineQueen replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    Do you have much of a choice? I've had a couple times where it's been a couple of hours. I call all contacts and hope for the best but sometimes it is a problem. OK... That would annoy

  18. All pukes are not created equal

    SaltineQueen posted a topic in School

    Normally, our "policy" is that kids are to be home for 24 hours after their last episode of vomiting/diarrhea. But, of course, there are exceptions to every rule...we have a number of kids who get...

  19. Uncontrolled asthma.

    SaltineQueen replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    Waiting for what? Does it really take that long to get an appointment or is she waiting for it to really get bad (eyeroll)? Having worked in a doctor's office, anytime we got a referral from a...

  20. OTC meds for Staff

    SaltineQueen replied to cid1's topic in School

    I have a big bottle of ibuprofen & acetaminophen pills and liquid diphenhydramine. I got the pills with the staff in mind, but I do use them if kids can swallow pills. The diphenhydramine is...

  21. School Nurse Pay

    SaltineQueen replied to BHS Nurse's topic in School

    Oh yeah... I'm only paid during the school year. I get three personal days, six sick days (I think) and a little bit of family illness time that roll into an "emergency leave" bank if I don't use...

  22. School Nurse Pay

    SaltineQueen replied to BHS Nurse's topic in School

    I'm hourly. I do get some holidays

  23. Smelly Kids

    SaltineQueen posted a topic in School

    I know we've talked about this before, but I'm not having any luck with searching... My general thought is that it's awkward for me to have the first conversation with a kid who I have little to no...

  24. Do you ever meet with parent lawyer?

    SaltineQueen replied to seedanurse's topic in School

    No way would I do it without the district lawyer being there. What do they think you can tell them anyways? You can't tell them about visits, and I wouldn't give my opinion on anything even if I did...

  25. Stomach Pain for 3 Weeks

    SaltineQueen replied to SandIsMyGlitterRN's topic in School

    Oh I've gotta bookmark this. People always laugh about me questioning kids about