School Nurse Office by the Numbers

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So... I ran a few reports in Genesis.... counted a few binders filled with papers and came up with the follow numbers.

As of May 6, 2016, I have:

- Documented over 3,200 visits to my office

- Filled out 170 accident forms (mostly head bumps)

- Sent home 56 vision referrals

- sent home 20 hearing referrals

- Completed 16 CST referrals

- Completed 53 I&RS referrals

- Completed 4 Section 504 plans

- Completed 17 speech referrals

- Entered the health information of 174 new students (mostly kindergarten) into Genesis

- Performed 74 independent lice screens (not counting the 125 I did when I checked 5 full classrooms)

- Managed 7 daily meds

- Managed 38 prns med (10 Epipens, 3 seizure meds, 21 asthma meds, 2 pain meds and 2 allergy meds).

Pass me a drink? Anyone? Anyone? :wacky:

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

Bud Light and lots of it for you!!

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Don't forget about all of the care plans and EAP's you've written! Amaretto sour (my new favorite drink), coming your way.

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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.

I need a drink just reading that!

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Specializes in School Nursing.

You deserve a nice nap !! Great job for sure !

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Specializes in kids.

As of today:

3266 visits (telephone calls are included in this when I remember)

76 accident reports

Case manage 13 504 plans which means getting information out to teaches 3x year

New student health info (immunizations and health history) for 75 kids (transfers and incoming from a sending school)

Iz survey

Review sport rosters for 3 seasons for medical exam compliance and ImPACT testing

4 daily meds

7 prn meds

Epi training

BBP training

AED maintenance for 5 machines in the district

Alcohol task force

YRBS survey and reporting of info

anything else????

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Specializes in school nurse.

More importantly, what was your saltine count?

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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.
More importantly, what was your saltine count?

3 boxes of club minis.

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Specializes in kids.
More importantly, what was your saltine count?

That MIGHT (or might not) explain the few extra pounds I have put on...

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Specializes in Peds, Oncology.
More importantly, what was your saltine count?

I am still on box number 1 of saltines, I bet they are nice and stale by now!

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Specializes in Pediatric Critical Care.
I am still on box number 1 of saltines, I bet they are nice and stale by now!

This is how I imagine you in your office now:

"Those whiny kids, see how the like it when I feel them STALE crackers. Bwahhahahaha!"

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Specializes in Pediatrics/Developmental Pediatrics/Research/psych.
I am still on box number 1 of saltines, I bet they are nice and stale by now!

I'm sure that the degree of staleness=the degree of potency.

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