Amethya

Cardiology, School Nursing, General

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

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    Lice... why lice?

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    It's a conspiracy! Like legit, NO CASES ALL YEAR, except ONE during the fall, and that became a Lice witch hunt and now it's this semester, ONE kid? UGGGGGHHHHHHH!
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    Why parents! Why?!!

    Amethya replied to MrsNurse08's topic in School

    I would check your protocol on that, because mostly it's above 100 F that they send them home and until 24 hours free of fever with out medication, can come
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    Ongoing lice problem

    Amethya replied to MrsK_Nurse's topic in School

    Today I was told that one Kinder student was found was lice and he was there the whole week before they found out. Now I am being to told to check ALL of Kinder and 1st because apparently because he...
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    puberty talk!

    Amethya replied to ceelopez12's topic in School

    My 9 year old is having that puberty talk today at school... it's interesting seeing it from the parent point of view on your child doing that talk that you did in 5th
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    Is It Summer Yet?!

    Amethya replied to Avill's topic in School

    My plans: Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Play Video games Sleep Sleep Sleep
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    I need your help ASAP please

    Amethya replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    Exactly what everyone has said, since you are literally starting from scratch, you can set up your own method of madness. I had a bit of an issue on my first year because everyone was already used to...
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    IHP vs 504

    Amethya replied to SavyNurse's topic in School

    I'm sorry for sounding ignorant but what are the differences between IHP, 504 and
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    Type 1 diabetes

    Amethya replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    As OD said, exactly this. My TD1 kid, is a hard case, but basically the same idea, his MD told me to do PRN, but the mother wants me to check him at least 3 times a day, 4 times if I have to re-check...
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    I need your help ASAP please

    Amethya replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    He says this because if it's a large school, with high drug and high poverty area, you will have so much issues with parents and students, I can't even imagine. I work at a school with about 514...
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    "Thats the nurses job!"

    Amethya replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    I'm a Medical Aide at a school and we do deal with all this all the time. Sometimes it's not the kids, it's the teachers that send them to me because "They felt a little hot" and the SPED kids in my...
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    Ongoing lice problem

    Amethya replied to MrsK_Nurse's topic in School

    I wish you were my principal. Exactly this but they don't care and just want to make my job
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    Student/Nurse Confidentiality at High School

    Amethya replied to RNschoolnurse's topic in School

    I do this and if it has to be referred, I tell my AP and she handles
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    Ongoing lice problem

    Amethya replied to MrsK_Nurse's topic in School

    This is one my fears, and honestly my AP is making a big issue about it and wants me to make a lice screening in the next year second semester, and I'm like really? We haven't had any issues of lice...
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    Standardized test time

    Amethya replied to XingtheBBB's topic in School

    My AP is that person, who is super witchy during these times. The first day of testing, she yelled at me because there wasn't any tissues and teacher were asking, that it's a need in testing. I...
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    I just can't...

    Amethya replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I learned how to deal with it and with vomit... I learned how to breathe through my mouth.
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    Stomachaches

    Amethya replied to khaley69's topic in School

    Same with me and I just call parents, and most of the time they tell them to suck it up and go back to
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    Camp Nurse?

    Amethya replied to marsbar37's topic in School

    It gave me some experience, but honestly it's hard when you have to live with the same people for 2 months and if you don't get along, you won't have a good time. I had this issue last year in the...
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    what's your favorite...

    Amethya replied to wonderfullyanonymous's topic in School

    Exactly what OD said and also I have my own office, no one bothers me and I can be online all day.
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    AAAAAGGHHH!

    Amethya replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    Just thinking of that, makes me itch.
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    Going into nursing with a bad memory?

    Amethya replied to MeAnurse?'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They did a booklet test/questionnaire on me, and then did an interview. Then a few weeks later I got the results. It was obvious I have that but since I was last tested was when I was 9 years old,...
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    AP is a bit mad at me.

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I think she's sensitive because we had an extreme case this semester where the student ACTUALLY was cutting herself at school and trying to commit suicide at school, so I understand her
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    AP is a bit mad at me.

    Amethya posted a topic in School

    Had a student come in for something else, then started to tell me she was depressed and how she USED to cut herself, but after her parents found out, they scolded her and she stopped. Now she doesn't...
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    For those with T1D kids

    Amethya replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Makes sense. I'll try to keep an eye on him and see how he does
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    For those with T1D kids

    Amethya replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    The machine does the calculations for me, so the doctor has the orders that the machine does the calculations, but I have his old orders that actually specify how much to give when he gets to a...
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    AP is a bit mad at me.

    Amethya replied to Amethya's topic in School

    update: It turned out okay. The kid got help and now is seeing our counselor. She was really happy getting help and came to give me a hug for helping her. AP didn't bother much about it afterwards, so...