SaltineQueen

SaltineQueen

School Nurse, past Med Surge

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  1. I got played by a kindergartner My

    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 :(

    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....

    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

    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

    LOVE the Oxford comma! It makes me feel happy, peaceful, and
  6. Paradoxical reaction to Benadryl?

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

    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.

    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.

    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...

    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

    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 ???

    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!

    The secretary didn't wonder why she'd never seen the kid
  14. How many students do you treat on a regular day?

    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. 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

    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

    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

    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?

    Has she tried a different med, as opposed to upping the dose of the ineffective
  20. CEU'S

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

    We use a program called Care
  22. Flu in Schools 2016

    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

    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

    Probably can't put that on a sign in my office...being in a public school &
  25. Lunch/break question

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