Amethya

Cardiology, School Nursing, General

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

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    Judgement being questioned

    I understand your struggles. First, I would see what your principal has to say. If anything is not fixed, then I would try your head nurse, they have bigger say so than us sometimes. I went through...
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    Vaping

    I had a student vape... during class... twice....
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    Vision and Hearing

    I screen them around Oct/Nov because by then they have recognized their letters. I do ask their teachers if there are some that we should be concerned about with letters or if they have one they are...
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    We're back!!!

    I MISS YOU
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    Field Trip Bags

    Typical stuff, bandaids, gauze, handwipes, instant ice packs, and I just send them with their medications that some students need and are scheduled
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    Frequent Flyers

    Welcome to our little side of the forum. Same as they are saying, get passes and limit kids. I had this issue my first year, my 3rd year, I only see 10 kids a day, 20 kids, if I add the ones with...
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    Those parents who believe everything their kids say

    That's what I try to teach my students here to be self reliant. If they can care for it themselves, then they'll be fine. Of course, my littlies it's harder, but the older ones I know they can be...
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    I don't do well under pressure. Pls help

    As well find ways to unwind when you get home. Keep work at work, and home stuff at home. Once you get home, get out of work mode and relax. I found knitting helped my anxiety when I had it. I'm doing...
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    All I want for Christmas is... (the school nurse list)

    I'll be honest. I can't. And it's not negative thinking. I have Dyscalculia and it makes it very difficult for me to finish my last 3 classes, which would be College Algebra and Chemistry. So because...
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    Independent Diabetics?

    I haven't thought of this, since my only TD1 is going to 6th grade next year. We have to see what his doc says for next
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    May the odds be ever in your favor...

    I'm taking a day tomorrow because my kid got the flu.
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    All I want for Christmas is... (the school nurse list)

    Money to go back to school and do
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    I don't do well under pressure. Pls help

    Keep water with you. That's what I have when I start to feel hot and nervous. Btw, I believe in you! You can do it! If we can survive our first year, you can
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    Those parents who believe everything their kids say

    I agree with Saltine. We need to teach the kids to care for themselves because as they said, in the real world there's no allergen free anything. In my school we are not peanut free, but we don't...
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    Need help from anyone crafty

    Buy a wooden music box, and paint it cookie cut outs of dance things A statue of a ballet slipper Pintrest is your best friend
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    May the odds be ever in your favor...

    Oh god help
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    Those parents who believe everything their kids say

    I have a good story and I'm honestly thinking of asking you guys if I should just block these women now. So years ago we had these two janitors, M and C. M and C were my friends and were always 100%...
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    Those parents who believe everything their kids say

    I had a mom call me lately angrily because apparently kid got into some kinda issue with some students during PE, and got a huge scratch on her face. I never saw this kid, she never came to my office...
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    "Miss, I'm Dying" the musical

    We need to write a musical guys, for
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    Random Lice talk!!!

    Oh lord. I hate lice. Parents are butts when it comes to
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    The mid-day blues.

    Use the internet! (Reads Manga and watches youtube while waiting for students and cleaning
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    Migraines

    I have a question. I have a student that mother said he needs to take some small tiny white round pills (kinda flat) for headaches. The RX form says Metoclopramide 5mg, for onset of headache. Is that...
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    Help Please!

    Medical Assistant here but I been working at my school by myself for the past 3 years 1)What do you like/dislike about school nursing? I love the kids, they are great and amazing! I don't like the...
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    Family Protective Services

    I think he said he was HPD for 28 years and Was working for CPS for 13 years. You would think too right? But he's actually very nice and
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    24 hour vomit rule

    Eh. I still have one parent mad at me for yelling at her 4th grader with the other 4th graders because they were bullying a kid about lice (and she didn't have any lice!) and I had another parent call...