Amethya

Cardiology, School Nursing, General

CMA for the past 5 years, working at a school for the past 4 years.

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    Record Year for Acanthosis

    Amethya replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Yeah you just ask them to bend their neck and look for the
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    C'Mon Now!

    Amethya replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    One of my teachers pisses me off. She acts like she knows more than me and gives me an attitude. Her own child came in and told me that she didn't want me to do oral temperature, even though it's the...
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    Mom takes forever to pickup

    Amethya replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    It will happen. My first year I would get around 45-55 kid, but it's dwindled down. I usually get maybe 10-17 kids in a day now. I made my rules clear the first day and I had support from my new
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    Mom takes forever to pickup

    Amethya replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    Kids... amirite? This is my issue, the kids love me so much here, they never want to leave my office.
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    C'Mon Now!

    Amethya replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I had one come in because his head was hot and he was just outside. Boy, you're in 8th grade! You were JUST OUTSIDE IN THE DANG COLD! No fever, go to
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    Growing pains?? (chronic intermittent leg pain)

    Amethya replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    My issue with parent told her doctor's office that we are not allowed to speak to anyone in that office without parent permission.
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    Record Year for Acanthosis

    Amethya replied to OldDude's topic in School

    I tend to just send referrals, if nothing is brought back, there's nothing that can be done. I just input what I get back to them and it's good. And yes, each year it gets higher... and even if I...
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    Mom takes forever to pickup

    Amethya replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    Colors! I have pens and a small table where they can draw and as well
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    Mom takes forever to pickup

    Amethya replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    Dude, coloring is for all ages. Give them paper and some pens and these kids will draw you something amazing if given the chance. Kids rarely get a chance to get creative just to be creative. I let...
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    horrible immunization compliance rate

    Amethya replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    I'm having a better year this year, I think. Last for few years, I had issues with immunizations. We were so badly out of compliance in my 1st year, and my 2nd year I actually did what I could and got...
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    Frequent Flyers

    Amethya replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    I'm using this as my meme of the week. Thank you for your contribution. I shall also write my comment of "No... I'm
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    What do you wear to work as a school nurse?

    Amethya replied to verdeacres's topic in School

    Scrubs Monday through Thursday (Pink on wednesday y'all!) then I wear normal clothes for Fridays. (Which is usually my band shirts or gaming shirts because why
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    Mom takes forever to pickup

    Amethya replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    I have colors and blank paper for them to be creative. I get a lot of nice pictures from that sometimes. I save them, because my idea is once they get old enough to graduate from here, I'll give them...
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    Blood Drive

    Amethya replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Elementary and Middle School here, so no. We tried once, but it wasn't going to be successful because of the ages here and the parents didn't like to
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    Lice drama and It's not even MY drama!!!!

    Amethya replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    Thanks guys. Again just now another mother came with a child and was like "My daughter saw a student with lice." I'm like, okay I'll check when I can. But I sure as hell not doing it. I even explained...
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    Lice drama and It's not even MY drama!!!!

    Amethya replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    I kinda broke down right now crying in the teacher's lounge. I'm worried I'll be fired for that. One of the parents, got upset with me because I yelled and said I shouldn't have
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    Lice drama and It's not even MY drama!!!!

    Amethya replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    Just now I had a crazy story happen: So I got called by one of the mom's telling me that LD told her, that a friend had lice. I went to check, just to do it, because y'know, whatever. I checked kid,...
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    Lice drama and It's not even MY drama!!!!

    Amethya replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    The Lice Hunt of '17. That was the worst year for me. They wanted me... to take time off my paperwork, required by state due in a few weeks, to check a whole school of 500+ students. For no reason....
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    Looking to pick school nurses brains..

    Amethya replied to nickysdestiny's topic in School

    Hell, some states even let CMAs like me work at a school like a school nurse. I would check requirements at job postings as well look at your state's
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    Hearing Test Help

    Amethya replied to UrbanHealthRN's topic in School

    Mine is as old as I am. I'm 27, we celebrated our birthdays together. I call her Big Bertha.
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    When will the lice drama end???

    Amethya replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Got a call from a friend mom (She was a janitor last year) that said that her daughter said, a PTO mom said, that one of the students had lice because they found the bugs jumping off her. I called...
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    Dear coworkers, I'm not your mom (or free PCP)

    Amethya replied to guest464345's topic in School

    In my experience with working with an older nurse at Summer Camp, who was very... very open person of various of things... it still happens even when
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    911 call

    Amethya replied to waxynurse3's topic in School

    Of course, but if you have a present injury, it's better safe than
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    Mondays

    Amethya posted a topic in School

    Seems that a lot of kids come that day. I been sending back kids because it's something that happens on the weekend, I do inform their parents, but
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    Dear coworkers, I'm not your mom (or free PCP)

    Amethya replied to guest464345's topic in School

    Omg, guys you crack me