"Other Duties as Assigned"

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Specializes in School Nursing.

I'm curious what non-nursing duties are part of your daily routine.

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*Custodian....Because ours are not very motivated. And if someone barfs, I want it cleaned up quickly.

*Data entry clerk...I don't have secretarial support. Spend a lot of time on this.

* Committee member...This is voluntary, but it helps me to feel engaged in our school.

* Warden... Hahahahaaa! When social worker is out, they bring children with behavioral issues to me to "calm down."

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Butt Cheek Police

tampon Provider

Drug screener

Saltine provider

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Oncology, School Nursing, OB.

See this thread: https://allnurses.com/school-nurses/what-non-nursing-968102.html titled "What non-nursing jobs you're expected to do". It covers everything!

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Specializes in School nursing.

Glasses fairy and fixer.

Afterschool homework support person.

I do all my own data entry and office things. Our office managers are way to busy to help me! But I will admit, I like doing it as I like things organized and entered a certain way.

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Yes, I can't fix glasses, nor can I sew buttons.

I am a failure.

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

Glasses fixer, data enterer (same as Jen-Elizabeth, I don't mind because I like things done my way too), snack giver, tampon/pad giver.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg.

Yep, I fix glasses.

Hem uniform skirts.

Fix shoes.

Babysit kids who aren't able to go to recess for whatever ridiculous reason they might be using today (I've been working for 2 yrs to remove this from my job description)

Maintain extra uniforms in case of uniform malfunctions.

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Specializes in LTC, Rehab.

I wear so many hats as a LTC nurse that they're always falling off, ha ha. Entering orders, occasionally mopping (God knows what) on a resident's floor, bringing someone OJ, taking a room tray back to the dining room, feeding cats, leaving a note for maintenance re: someone's wheelchair problem, etc. etc. etc. - and oh yeah, all of the usual nursing stuff too.

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Recess Duty

Baby-sit kids who need a "safe place"

Refer parents to clinic for birth control (please use it!!!)

Diagnose weird problems on teachers and kids not of school age (sorry... not a doctor!)

Data entry... lots... 85% of my job!

Give out CPS forms

Pads/tampons for teachers (K-6 school... not many issues here.)

Calm frustrated parents who are mad at the teacher

Fixing or loaning uniforms

provider of naps

Ensure tooth fairy receives tooth (plastic bags are great)

Hygiene education

convenient bathroom and water area

Fixer of "pain" from writing (no injuries)

Break time from testing

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Specializes in School Nursing.
Recess Duty

Baby-sit kids who need a "safe place"

Refer parents to clinic for birth control (please use it!!!)

Diagnose weird problems on teachers and kids not of school age (sorry... not a doctor!)

Data entry... lots... 85% of my job!

Give out CPS forms

Pads/tampons for teachers (K-6 school... not many issues here.)

Calm frustrated parents who are mad at the teacher

Fixing or loaning uniforms

provider of naps

Ensure tooth fairy receives tooth (plastic bags are great)

Hygiene education

convenient bathroom and water area

Fixer of "pain" from writing (no injuries)

Break time from testing

Replace recess duty with lunch duty and bus duty, and this could be my job description. lol

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Replace recess duty with lunch duty and bus duty, and this could be my job description. lol

My recess duty is a combination of 15 minutes lunch duty and 15 minutes recess duty. It's funny how there are NO injuries at this time with me there when normally I'd receive 5-10 kids from the same group if I weren't

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