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My mantra lately: "Wash your HANDS, go back to CLASS and cover your COUGH!"

Specializes in School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg.

So, do you hear repeated phrases from certain teachers over and over again until you hear them at home or in your sleep?

I am on the Kindergarten hall and one teacher says repeatedly:

I love the way Asher is sitting so quietly criss-cross applesauce with his apples in his basket.

AND

This is a no-talking zone. There should be no talking.

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And, this year, the art class is located across the hall from me while the Art Studio across the street is being remodeled. The art teacher says seven times a day:

Okaaaaaaaaaaayyyy, boys & girls. It's time to cleeeeeaaan upppp!!!

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

I can't hear any teachers, but my room is near the band room so I get to hear Christmas music in September.

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My office is next door to the principal's office, thin walls, I hear some interesting conversations some days.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg.
I can't hear any teachers, but my room is near the band room so I get to hear Christmas music in September.

Oh, bless your heart! I'll take kindergarten and art anytime over band!

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Specializes in DD, PD/Agency Peds, School Sites.

Due to there being no emergency meds to legally keep me at my school site, I got bumped to help out somewhere else. How nice of my district to make the decision to MOVE ME from my coveted and well-deserved middle school position that I loved...to an elementary school with no special ed. RNs decided that it would be a good idea for me to manage 2 students with chronic health problems. New school is a K-8 charter, full of very special snowflakes. I am not a happy camper. Hoping this is temporary. Also, how nice of them to let me get the middle school's office set up and remove the materials from 1989 and up, to file all of the incoming cume files, to set up the logs/cabinets/storage of g-tube supplies, and to get to know all of the administrative staff before they re-assigned me. Thanks! It's always such a great idea to move someone out of their specialty into an area where none of their strenghts are being utilized. That always creates a fulfilling situation. ;-)

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Due to there being no emergency meds to legally keep me at my school site, I got bumped to help out somewhere else. How nice of my district to make the decision to MOVE ME from my coveted and well-deserved middle school position that I loved...to an elementary school with no special ed. RNs decided that it would be a good idea for me to manage 2 students with chronic health problems. New school is a K-8 charter, full of very special snowflakes. I am not a happy camper. Hoping this is temporary. Also, how nice of them to let me get the middle school's office set up and remove the materials from 1989 and up, to file all of the incoming cume files, to set up the logs/cabinets/storage of g-tube supplies, and to get to know all of the administrative staff before they re-assigned me. Thanks! It's always such a great idea to move someone out of their specialty into an area where none of their strenghts are being utilized. That always creates a fulfilling situation. ;-)

I'm sorry. When did this happen? :(

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Specializes in DD, PD/Agency Peds, School Sites.

It happened about 10 days ago. It's very hard to explain to someone who isn't a nurse what it means to be booted out of your specialty. 70% of my career has been with special needs & medically fragile teenagers. Now I give out ice packs and put on bandaids to the special snowflake crowd. The RN must really be in charge of the 2 I'm supposed to be helping, but they are both too unstable at the moment. I can do data collection and perform tasks, but can't do the assessments. Wondering what is the point. Not a good way to end my career. I'm retiring in a couple of years.

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It happened about 10 days ago. It's very hard to explain to someone who isn't a nurse what it means to be booted out of your specialty. 70% of my career has been with special needs & medically fragile teenagers. Now I give out ice packs and put on bandaids to the special snowflake crowd. The RN must really be in charge of the 2 I'm supposed to be helping, but they are both too unstable at the moment. I can do data collection and perform tasks, but can't do the assessments. Wondering what is the point. Not a good way to end my career. I'm retiring in a couple of years.

Maybe it is temporary. :(

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I love the way Asher is sitting so quietly criss-cross applesauce with his apples in his basket.
:roflmao:

But were his twig and berries in a box? :laugh:

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Specializes in DD, PD/Agency Peds, School Sites.

Pleeeeease don't let this thread die. You all crack me up. I need you!

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Teacher walks in my office and asks " by chance would you happen to have a blood pressure cuff?"

Me (rolling my eyes): Can you tell me what it might look like? (yes I have a smart a$$ side sometimes), anyway I pulled out the cuff and she then asks if I know how to take a blood pressure, she thinks her new med is making her blood pressure go up since it is for high blood pressure. Blood pressure reading was in range of what she says it usually runs.

Some days, some people!

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she then asks if I know how to take a blood pressure,

:eek:

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