SaltineQueen

SaltineQueen

School Nurse, past Med Surge

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  1. I got played by a kindergartner My

    SaltineQueen posted a topic in School

    Little kindergartener walks into my clinic today cradling a treasure in her hands. The secretary asks her, "Oh, did you lose a tooth?!?!" She nods yes. So I, all excited for her, grab a sticker...

  2. Snow day! :) or :(

    SaltineQueen replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    We will probably have to make today up the Friday before spring break. That's not going to go over well. It it has been an odd winter. This is our first snow day. And we've only had a few two...

  3. Your thoughts on ice....

    SaltineQueen replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    I give ice pretty freely. It's amazing how easily it helps littles feel better. But, all I have are reusable gel packs. If they're poking holes & sucking out the contents, I've got bigger...

  4. I got played by a kindergartner My

    SaltineQueen replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    My little guy, now 7, stuck a popcorn kernel up his nose. Too far for him to blow out. That turned into a $300 (or so) "boys will be boys"

  5. Full moon

    SaltineQueen replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    LOVE the Oxford comma! It makes me feel happy, peaceful, and

  6. Paradoxical reaction to Benadryl?

    SaltineQueen replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient Medications

    That happened to my son with Claritin. I think he was 4 at the time. Longest night

  7. unhappy parents

    SaltineQueen replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I'm finding my previous nurse was very lax on important things, too. We have kids behind on shots & were way past exclusion date. I have no parent/doctor signed emergency plans for my...

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

    SaltineQueen replied to Cattz's topic in School

    Thats ts the other thing. If we were in a hospital setting & gave a medication outside of appropriate parameters, it could come back to bite our butt. I assume the same would apply in a school...

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

    SaltineQueen replied to Cattz's topic in School

    That was my question... Why not just switch to an XR? Concerta worked wonders for my son, but we did end up adding in a tiny bit of Ritalin at home to help until the other kicked

  10. Day 4...

    SaltineQueen replied to jhlpn's topic in School

    Wow. Where are you guys at? I'm in Northern Indiana & we haven't had one yet. A few delays, but it's been an unusually mild

  11. Sometimes, you have to feel grateful

    SaltineQueen replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I've been getting Valentines. And one boy with a troubled home life has been coming in most days for hugs. Then there's that 3 day

  12. Seriously ???

    SaltineQueen replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I have a kid allergic to bees. We have an allergy action plan in place for him, just no epi-pen. I, and the previous nurse, have called multiple times to ask her to send one to school. We have...

  13. A Drive by, seriously!

    SaltineQueen replied to Bevp's topic in School

    The secretary didn't wonder why she'd never seen the kid

  14. How many students do you treat on a regular day?

    SaltineQueen replied to Bevp's topic in School

    10-12. I have 3 daily med kids. I'm in an elementary school of about 300. Most of my stuff is headaches & tummy

  15. Will I have to deal with a lot of blood in nursing school?

    SaltineQueen replied to jusrene88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You may or may not see it in school. But you will see it eventually. If you can't handle it, nursing is probably not the field for

  16. Bed Bug Protocol

    SaltineQueen replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    We are actually addressing this in our meeting tomorrow. Should be interesting. I saw a girl today who had, what appeared to be, bug bites...I suspect maybe bed

  17. resume update

    SaltineQueen replied to Kindnessecity's topic in General Nursing

    If you were there a while, I would keep them to show longevity at previous jobs. If you can list a couple, and still keep your resume to one page, keep

  18. IHPs

    SaltineQueen posted a topic in School

    Do you use them? Any resources for ones that you love? Would love to find a blank, online, reproducible

  19. Supporting family member with severe depression?

    SaltineQueen replied to Hollybobs's topic in General Nursing

    Has she tried a different med, as opposed to upping the dose of the ineffective

  20. CEU'S

    SaltineQueen replied to jlha's topic in School

    Indiana doesn't require them. Which I've always found odd. But, I plan to do them

  21. Charting!!??

    SaltineQueen replied to jhlpn's topic in School

    We use a program called Care

  22. Flu in Schools 2016

    SaltineQueen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Oh, but to answer the question... No flu, a couple cases if strep, lots of stomach bugs. Our poor principal's family has been passing it around for two

  23. Flu in Schools 2016

    SaltineQueen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I had a little girl (1st grader) come to me this week c/o "I have a cold." As she did have a booger on the tip of her nose, I said (as I tried to muffle my snicker), "Here sweetie, how about you...

  24. Fecal exposure

    SaltineQueen replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Probably can't put that on a sign in my office...being in a public school &

  25. Lunch/break question

    SaltineQueen replied to EPIC_nurse's topic in School

    I don't have this problem, thankfully. I certainly hope you clock out "no lunch" so you get paid for your