nursekoll BSN, RN

12 years as a school nurse

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    Part-time School Nursing?

    nursekoll replied to SmallStateSchoolNurse's topic in School

    Part-Time nurse here?‍♀️ I work 2 days a week at my district's elementary building and 2 days a week in the Jr/Sr High building. I have Fridays off☺️. Since I'm out of each building more...
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    Students Faking Illnesses

    nursekoll replied to MsNurse1997's topic in School

    Because school is hard and you have to do work; Home is easy and fun and kids are not held to their responsibilities anymore. School avoidance this year has
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    Students Faking Illnesses

    nursekoll replied to MsNurse1997's topic in School

    With time and experience, you'll learn which students and teachers need to be assessed more closely for BS and called on it! In the meantime, don't take it personal, they're learning to trust you as...
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    Vision/Hearing exams on preschool age children

    nursekoll replied to peaceful2100's topic in School

    I use the lions club photo screener for vision and play a game with them for hearing. Most do pretty well with putting pegs in a board or monkeys in the barrel each time they hear the beeps. Make it...
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    Any nurses NOT responsible for contact tracing?

    nursekoll replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Health Department does contact tracing here. I wait to hear from them, but parents usually contact the school first. I don't have time and don't want to be the COVID police anymore. Our COVID policy...
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    SY 2021-2022 Roll Call

    nursekoll replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Year 9 for me here. I agree, the past 2 years have been challenging, but I still think this is better than hospital nursing! What doesn't kill you makes you
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    Best Inservices you've had

    nursekoll replied to momsnurse1's topic in School

    CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) was a good one I have done and it was offered at my school this year. It was a shorter version with great practical applications for de-escalating a situation as...
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    Body Odor

    nursekoll replied to Lbarba84's topic in School

    I agree with the above suggestions. I have a few students who do not have hot water at home, so we have made arrangements for them to shower daily at school as well as wash clothes here. I put...
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    ICU to middle school nurse. Any advice would be appreciated!

    nursekoll replied to Kimura13's topic in School

    See if your state has a School nurse's association, school nurse state consultant, or school nurse mentor program. These 3 were very helpful to me in my first few years. Also reading the laws and...
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    A Sports Physical hack to get parents to take their kid for an Eye Exam.

    nursekoll replied to Cattz's topic in School

    I have done this with Asthma plans, since I seem to have a lot of troubles getting them returned. "In order to complete the sports physical, the student must have a completed asthma plan". As long as...
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    Should Have Called 911

    nursekoll replied to Sxhoolnurse1991's topic in School

    It is easy to second-guess our decisions, especially when there's no other medical professional to consult with in the building/immediately. I sent an allergic reaction to the ER after benadryl with...
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    C'Mon Now!

    nursekoll replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Checked a kid whose sibling was found to have live lice to see if he needed to be sent home also. He didn't have lice. He told me he wished he did so he could go home too. Then when I told him he...
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    Health aid or assistant school nurse?

    nursekoll posted a topic in School

    I'm thinking of asking for a health aid or assistant school nurse. I have been a part-time school nurse at this district for 8 years. This year I was asked to work full time "or as often as you can"...
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    Free CEUs?

    nursekoll replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

    Elite Healthcare has a few free ones. Today I watched one called "Healthcare Humor: Take Time to Laugh" www.EliteCME.com/webinars. Last week there was one about regaining trust in healthcare...
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    If you have gotten your COVID Vaccine...

    nursekoll replied to Cattz's topic in School

    Got my first Moderna 1 week ago. ( I also already had covid back in November, so I waited until close to my 3- month post-covid mark before deciding on the vaccine) I had a sore arm that day and the...
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    Stress- and decompress

    nursekoll posted a topic in School

    I'm sure I'm not the only one out here in School nurse world feeling the effects of the long-term stress of dealing with this pandemic in addition to the normal everyday school nurse duties. How do...
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    Setting up school clinic

    nursekoll replied to MichMom's topic in School

    Prioritize your needs based on what you will use most often and what is most helpful. I started 8 years ago in an already established office but desperately needed a new cot, BP cuffs, thermometers,...
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    Pre-K Nurses HelP!!

    nursekoll replied to KH_RN6's topic in School

    I'm in the same boat here. I tell the preschoolers and younger elementary students they we are going to play a listening game. I use a "Barrel of monkeys" and just set the monkeys out on the table,...
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    Lice/rant

    nursekoll replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    I have found out the hard way that mentioning things like shampooing and combing for head lice might not be specific enough. I now use very specific questions like "What kind/brand of LICE -killing...
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    Lice found, but not on head

    nursekoll replied to Sarahnursey's topic in School

    Interesting. I'd ask more questions such as where did they find it? I have been checking the affected elementary grades this week due to several cases and was surprised to find 2 students (siblings)...
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    what to do if you disagree with PA's treatment

    nursekoll posted a topic in School

    Hi all, I would like your opinion on what you would do if you thought (knew) that the treatment recommended by a PA was not appropriate? I have a kinder student with tinea captitis (ringworm of scalp)...
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    what to do if you disagree with PA's treatment

    nursekoll replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    This is the only solace I can offer the teacher at this point!
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    what to do if you disagree with PA's treatment

    nursekoll replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    I know it's not in my scope to diagnose or treat. The PA did diagnose the ringworm- not me. It is in my scope to follow rules/regs of infection control and school health is my priority. Our policy is...
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    what to do if you disagree with PA's treatment

    nursekoll replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    I really want to call the clinic charge nurse or clinic manager and ask her if SHE considers topical treatment appropriate for scalp Ringworm. And not say student's name as to not violate...
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    ringworm on eye

    nursekoll replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    Kindergartner. Ugh. I did urge student to refrain from touching the area and reminded about frequent hand washing especially if the area is touched. Technically it's somewhat covered with the nail...