Kind-hearted replied to Keepstanding's topic in School
Same here - "School Nurse, Potty-Trainer Extraordinaire" should be my official title. And no, I don't do any of the "just check his pants" stuff either. Hand them some flush-able wipes ( yes, we...
Don't be so hard on yourself - you've identified the problem and are taking steps to fix it. Maybe you could "visit" another school building to watch how their office is set up? Your School Nurse...
I had a similar note once upon a time: It said something like " This child's parents are very smart and love their child very much. Anytime child is absent from school it's because the parents are...
I am from a small community, where so often ( too often? ) teachers & parents are chums. They text & email back & forth all day long, then I'll get a call from teacher something like...
Exactly! One year, while I was nurse at a 6-8 middle school, a little 6th grade girl came in x2 with a tummy ache on the VERY FIRST DAY . Of course, I assumed it was first day jitters, but by the 3rd...
Kind-hearted replied to fawnmarie's topic in School
This is just....unthinkable. We do well remember that stories of tragedies we hear about on the news are PEOPLE. With families, friends, and nurses who love them. I am so
Kind-hearted replied to Nurse_JackieVA's topic in School
That can be soooo disheartening. A few years a parent caught me out in the hallway, in a crowd of course, and chewed me out me with a screaming tirade ( head lice drama ) - it was awful. But I...
I really think it takes about 3 years for a school nurse to "find her stride" - to develop your own routine, find your rhythm, AND have the confidence to buck the "we've always done it this way!" Go...