2020 small achievements

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Friends and colleagues: an important announcement!  I have found one small ray of hope in my 2020 school nursing practice.

COVID is still a disaster, the number of orders/meds/care plans that I have received from parents or physicians is zero, our nurse:student ratio is 1:bazillion,  and I'm working in a poorly ventilated space with a questionable PPE scenario and no clear plan for contact tracing BUT...

I GOT RID OF THE DONATION/CLOTHING CLOSET!  It's gone.  It's not in my office anymore - someone else is in charge of it, and it's physically located in another building.  Things that are now not my problem: dress code violators who need a t-shirt ("ew, not THAT one"), deodorant emergencies, tactful diversion of especially hideous donations (how many 15 year olds want a 1990's blazer?), nighttime dropoffs of expired canned goods, and the endless sorting/washing/folding of random pants.  I'm free!

What's your 2020 small achievement?  Nothing is too small or too ridiculous!

22 hours ago, bluebonnetrn said:

NSV (non school victory)

My hair mysteriously changed from straight to curly (yay hormones!) and I have been learning how to care for naturally curly hair. Big learning curve!! 
I am proud to say that I have finally got a routine that leaves me with somewhat decent hair so I don't look like I am homeless. 
I have even watched a few hair care videos while sitting at my desk ?

Curly girl method! My hair is naturally wavy/curly but takes 2 hours to dry and I can't quite figure out the diffuser, so my curly hair is reserved for breaks & Summer.

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Specializes in school nursing.

I held one of our blood drives yesterday (2 yearly), and I actually got to sit out there and man it! I see 5-15 kids a day now instead of 35-50. I get to eat my lunch, and I get to pump when I need to. 

On 10/19/2020 at 3:36 PM, ruby_jane said:

All the health conditions are entered and I get lunch most days.

When we had to take a catheterization back last year I got rid of the clothes closet!

I got rid of my clothes closet this year! It's technically always been my isolation room, and has been labeled as such. But now that I get to use my isolation room for its actual purpose, the clothes had to go. I am SO RELIEVED to not be uniform duty and have to fold clothes and rehang them from messy teenagers daily.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, school nursing.

I got the position at my dream school, and now have a 7-minute commute to work!  It is the school that my son attended, and my daughter will be here in 3 years.  Plus, this campus has supportive admin, the students have manners, and the parents have working phone numbers.  We see far fewer students than in years past, too.  

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Specializes in kids.

Yay!!

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Specializes in School Nurse.

I'm happy that this is the first "return to school year" that I'm totally liberated from non-student health stuff.    It actually was accomplished last year when we hired Trini, but I gave her a hand with her being "new to the position."   Now, she's got it all under control herself.

 

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Specializes in LPN School Nurse.

Glad to have made it for possible Betty, but I couldn't have done it without your help.   Happy that this year I could handle all of the things you didn't want to do like catheterizations and the like.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

That is an awesome achievement. I don't even want to tell you how upset I would be if I had to deal with the clothes closet. Our Family Resource Center coordinator does that, and my hat is off to her!

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