nursekoll BSN, RN

12 years as a school nurse

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    Random Lice talk!!!

    nursekoll replied to T-ROD's topic in School

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]28107[/ATTACH] Found this little bugger last week! Made a scotch tape slide and borrowed a microscope from the science teacher to check it out. It was tiny! Been dealing with this...
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    Family Protective Services

    nursekoll replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Both times I have ever reported to CPS for suspected abuse the families abruptly moved out of the district in the days following the call. I'm not sure if it was the initial investigation or maybe...
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    I don't do well under pressure. Pls help

    nursekoll replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    I don't like it when I have more than one at a time either. I feel like it violates any confidentiality of the student I'm focused on. Also, especially in the younger kids, they seem to "absorb" one...
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    Handwashing at School

    nursekoll replied to UrbanHealthRN's topic in School

    I have a couple kids in elementary that are sensitive to the school's soap. They bring their own soap to use at school, provided by the parents. No Dr. order, just moms requesting this. I'm fine with...
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    Cyclical Vomiting vs stomach bug????

    nursekoll posted a topic in School

    Help me understand this, please? 2nd grader with previous diagnosis of cyclical vomiting syndrome, Zofran Rx kept at school, but has never needed it. . . until today. Student visits nurse's office...
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    What ta heck?

    nursekoll replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    This is the best response!! I think the common bathrooms and over 60% of people who don't wash their hands is the cause. Get out there and mix germs up with a bunch of new people at holidays. Puke...
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    Sex/Growth Ed for Middle School

    nursekoll replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    About the cards- I hand them out a week or so before the class and leave a drop-box in the classroom, also hand out another card during the video in case something new becomes a question. I tell the...
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    Chronic Lice

    nursekoll replied to RN4kids18's topic in School

    Closest lice clinic is a 4 hour drive. . . family with limited financial resources. I doubt the district would pay for that. probably not an option for them. They checked with Dr about sklice and...
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    Chronic Lice

    nursekoll replied to RN4kids18's topic in School

    Just curious if any of you have seen good outcomes with the prescription lice treatment Sklice? I have a kid who has done 2 rounds of nix, (sent home to do a 3rd round today) and I suggested asking...
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    Come down and take your meds!

    nursekoll replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    At elementary level, I have the teacher set a daily alarm/timer on their computer or phone to remember. At middle school/HS, kids can set an alarm on their own phone for the appropriate time ( not...
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    Cyclical Vomiting vs stomach bug????

    nursekoll replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    To my knowledge, student has not had issues at school in the past year of attendance here. They move around a lot, not sure which Dr made initial diagnosis of CVS, but it wasn't the local Dr that...
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    No Meds, No School

    nursekoll replied to UrbanHealthRN's topic in School

    Extreme in the opposite way that my school is extreme- letting kids stay even when they haven't followed the legal requirements such as immunizations, physicals, etc or parents just ignore all calls...
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    No Meds, No School

    nursekoll replied to UrbanHealthRN's topic in School

    I feel like these are all unique situations and should be handled uniquely. I struggle to get asthma meds kept at school, but the students still attend. My state has a law that allows a Dr standing...
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    C'Mon Now!

    nursekoll replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Just had a SENIOR come in to ask me if I knew how to get a jolly-rancher unstuck from his teeth because it really hurts. Dude, it'll dissolve. Stop trying to pry your jaw open. "But it really hurts"...
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    C'Mon Now!

    nursekoll replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Only if asked by admin, and only if there is a case reported in that
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    C'Mon Now!

    nursekoll replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Lice checks with only 45 minutes left in the school day today, trying to get through an entire
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    Experienced RN afraid to be a solo school nurse

    nursekoll replied to loreali12's topic in School

    I started out by dropping to part-time at the hospital and took this position part-time as a school Nurse. I was also hesitant to "give up" my hospital job, it's security, my coworkers. I did both...
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    Crappy question

    nursekoll replied to MendyT's topic in School

    I have a vey similar situation with a student and I feel your frustration. We had the student shower at school due to no water at home and wash clothes here as well. Acknowledge the aspects that are...
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    Health records- online or paper or both???

    nursekoll posted a topic in School

    I'm just about out of blank student health record cards and it has me 1. searching where to order more? and 2. wondering if the rest of you still keep paper files or is it only electronic? I do...
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    Missed it

    nursekoll replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    I "missed" my own kid's broken wrist this year too. Just didn't believe him that it hurt as bad as he said, or that it could have broken from the way he fell. No swelling, no bruising, no deformity...
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    Funny Ranting

    nursekoll replied to mariarico's topic in School

    "No blood; no bandaid. Go back to class." "Drink extra water. Not like 2 extra gulps from the fountain, but like 4 bottles of water. Today. Everyday. Trust me, it will help." "The student may not...
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    Anyone Else have to Sub in classrooms??

    nursekoll replied to rnknsn's topic in School

    I am only a part-time school nurse. I have been asked to substitute teach on my days off, but I had the choice to say NO. I don't want to blur the lines of my professional status at school, so I...
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    C'Mon Now!

    nursekoll replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    5th grade FF comes into my office. "I can't feel my right arm" *moving right arm normally* Me: "so, how long has your arm been numb?" Student: It's not numb, I just can't feel anything." Me:...
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    Meds Not Needed At School

    nursekoll replied to UrbanHealthRN's topic in School

    In my state, we have standing orders for epi-pens and albuterol nebs specifically for students, staff, or visitors with unknown issues or when their own plan or meds fail. You might check on this...
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    What would you have done?

    nursekoll replied to J-lynn's topic in School

    I might have asked about substances (drug exposure-dilated pupils), pregnancy possibility, or menstrual cycle with these symptoms. Otherwise you did what you could. I have several HS girls that get...