Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 14, 2023

I read the news that Gallup released their annual poll of the most trusted and respected professions. Reading the news on the heels of years of pandemic school nursing and the resulting mistreatment brought a sense of cognitive dissonance front and center. I hope you will join me in writing an unResignation Letter for school nurses.

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SHAPE America

AUGUST 2, 2023

If you often find yourself wondering or asking in an online community what you should do in PE this week or next week or how to start, then you picked the right article to read. Let me tell you a little bit about me. This made it easy for me to reference and teach my students about our learning goals.

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RC Families

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

When did you last give yourself some ME time? It can happen when you take a bath, read a book, go for a walk, exercise or do yoga, get a pedicure or manicure; it can happen in any number of ways. Read More As long as you’re alone with your thoughts or are being present in what.

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Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 10, 2024

You can read or download the article without any sign-up, registration, or fees required. Thank you, Brenna, for inviting me to collaborate on this project. Click on this link to access “Do not just count them, hold them accountable,” before April 29, 2024.

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SHAPE America

JUNE 2, 2022

When I started middle school, there was no girls soccer team, and it didn’t occur to me that I wouldn’t be allowed to try out for the boys team — so I did. I remember waiting alone in the hallway outside of the locker room for an hour until the cross country coach let me in. I lasted one day. I didn’t return for the next practice.

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RC Families

APRIL 22, 2024

If you’re like me, you have days when you use it wisely and generously and feel great about your parenting skills and patience. Read More Your tongue is one of your most powerful parenting tools. And then there are those days that you wish you could press re-wind and take back words that you said. Sometimes those.

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Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 17, 2024

Eileen Gavin, NJSSNA President, set the tone for our conference by introducing the concept of “ The Huddle, ” an evidence-based communication tool that she read about in NASN School Nurse Journal. I was actively seeking ways to foster a culture of support and collaboration among nurses.

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 21, 2024

For some reason, my enthusiasm for work has been waning and it has left me wondering why it is and more importantly, how to climb out of this hole. It has also made me crave more freedom to both watch her grow and help my daughter. Thanks to the amazing readers for giving me an outlet to share! But, it’s more than that.

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Physical Education Update

DECEMBER 15, 2022

If you don’t believe me, read the following creation from the poet laureate of PE, Dr. Jim Riley (this poem can also be found on the PE Update.com website). It’s mid-summer and students are living their dream, especially the ones who don’t like to sweat during physical education classes. I HATE TO SWEAT.

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Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 27, 2022

I was tagged in this Tweet and when I read the content, my heart rate soared and my mind raced. I am reading all that I can from the CDC and our state department of health. The question that troubles me most is if we are ready for an active shooter. I sent the nurse a message to see if she would share her response.

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Relentless School Nurse

JULY 9, 2023

The knowledge that I have made a positive difference in the lives of countless students fuels my passion and inspires me to continue this relentless journey. As I celebrate 7 years of blogging as The Relentless School Nurse , I want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who has supported me along the way.

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Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 29, 2023

If you read Part 1, you may have been wondering just how this is even possible! Enjoy your meal away from your workspace, and try to engage in activities that relax you, such as reading, listening to music, or taking a short walk. Please stay in touch and let me know! What would you add to this list?

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Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 25, 2023

You can read about her innovative work in this 2019 guest blog post: You Will Never Forget Brandy Bowlen’s Initiative “From Seat to Feet.” I was crushed and, later, ended up confessing the way that she made me feel. Do you know Brandy Bowlen, the school nurse leader from the great State of Texas? You’re just the nurse.”

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The Everlearner

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Graham – whether he finds it difficult to read or not – changed my PE teaching career and was the biggest external influence on my working life and, therefore, on me and my family. As you will read below, Graham was not just a wonderful manager and leader but also an absolute phenomenon in the classroom. I hope you enjoy it.

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Relentless School Nurse

JULY 15, 2022

One was from Mom’s Demand Action thanking me for speaking at a recent rally. One was from Jeanne Kiefner, a school nursing treasure who will be our forever “Head Nurse,” thanking me for spending time together during our recent NASN conference. – – Read more at: [link].

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Physical Education Ideas

JANUARY 11, 2024

This was a game changer for me. Here are my top Classroom Management Ideas: 1) Conflict Corner / Wall & Tattle Book I’ll never forget reading about this on Facebook and putting the idea into action. Complete game changer for me. I am constantly seeking ways to get better as a teacher.

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RC Families

APRIL 3, 2023

That half hour was a chance for me to get something done. As kids get older, Read More The problem with screen time and your child is that it is such a convenient baby sitter. I remember when my oldest daughter was two, I’d turn on the TV and let her watch Mickey Mouse for 30 minutes.

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Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 1, 2023

An actual illustration from a “safety pamphlet” given to children on the last day of school in one Texas school district… It was a really simple (or so I thought) question from a school nurse colleague who reached out to me because she wanted to provide a health lesson to her third-grade students about gun safety.

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Relentless School Nurse

JULY 16, 2022

I had a previous superintendent literally gasp when I suggested that, asking me if a nurse would unilaterally make that decision. I just read an interview with Dr. Peter Hotez. This is the part that started to get particularly sticky for me……….I My answer was, “yup”. NO DUTIES…….anything It should be at least your per diem rate.

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Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 30, 2023

– retrieved from [link] Thank you Sarah, I am looking forward to reading your book and sharing it with colleagues. If any of you do, please reach out and let me know how the book was received by your group. Time is not our friend, we are in emergency mode and have been for far too long. ”

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Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

This is year #22 for me, I remain committed to serving my students and families, and advancing the practice of school nursing. Our profession is under undue stress and I see, read and hear the pleas for help from colleagues across the country.

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Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

If you are in search of an excellent book club choice, or looking for a fascinating read, here is a suggestion for your next book! Purchase your copy today to receive a sneak peek excerpt from the Introduction , on what compelled me, personally, to write this book, and from the chapter, Is This a Toxic Era for Girls?

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RC Families

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Read More. Call it helicopter parenting, lawnmower parenting, or even over-involved–the bottom line is that those parents feel a need to step in and maintain some sort of control. You may say. But let’s take a.

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The Everlearner

JANUARY 17, 2024

Take a read and let me know what you think. Like every other (PE) teacher, I have rules by which I run my classrooms. In this post, I want to share ten rules which I stick to in all of my PE classroom sessions.

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Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To be in that role was really humbling very quickly for me to appreciate the service that people put forward. Read more > Cedric Wilson, MBA, RT – Executive Director of Diagnostic Imaging “I’ve been in health care for more than three decades. The experience granted me clarity on so many levels. That moved me.

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Slow Chat PE

APRIL 2, 2023

You may be reading this and saying that there are lots of conferences every day across the nation what is so reality-bending about that? She secured the funding with the help of the very people who she has helped over the years through a Go Fund Me as well as other donations. The moon glistened off the ocean waves. The path was lit.

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Physical Education Update

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

link] The second resource was sent to me by Andrew from a high school club called “Teens 4 Safety.” It uses a graphic format that is fun to read and should attract the attention of your students. I really like the pocket card you can print and carry with you, or place in your first aid kit.

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Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Easy” to chase parents for months for the above-mentioned medical paperwork and to bring me their child’s life-saving medications. Easy” to watch instructional videos and read about what to do in an active shooter situation. Then charting all of it in their profiles in the computer system we use.

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The Sporting

APRIL 27, 2023

The New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds each offered me a $9,000 bonus; the Philadelphia A’s offered me $6,000. He said the best thing for me to do was to sign with Connie Mack [owner/manager of the A’s.] They wanted me to play football and baseball in Detroit, but Connie Mack wouldn’t trade me, so I never played pro football.

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The Sporting

JUNE 30, 2023

During one of our visits he talked about rooming on the road with Ted Williams at his home in Reading, Pennsylvania in December 1991 - Norman L. So I asked the manager, Joe Cronin , “Why don’t you send me to Minneapolis?” Well, he wore a tie once, for me. He’d say, “I’m going to hit and they’re going to pay me the gees.”

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Fit and Fun Play

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As a PE teacher, I often utilize classroom themes in my lessons - not only to reinforce key STEM, math, and reading concepts - but it keeps me connected to what my children are learning outside of my classroom (the gymnasium).

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Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 2, 2022

This brings me to camp, where during the day (and night) we separated our sick campers from the rest of the camp in an effort to limit the spread of illnesses. Every day I read about school nurses deciding to quit because they are feeling unsupported & can no longer tolerate intolerable work conditions.

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RC Families

OCTOBER 2, 2023

My child’s behavior at school always mystified me. Read More I’d get glowing reports of how great a kid they were, and wanted to laugh and say, “Are we talking about the same person?” ” That same sweet, agreeable child at school was often quite the opposite at home.

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Stanford Childrens

MARCH 15, 2024

It was a hard childhood, and my parents always taught me to be hardworking and grateful for having the chance to do what I love, and not miss an opportunity.” She particularly loves reading with her kids, swimming, and going to their sports games. It’s such a tribute to the people who worked with me and to the field,” she says.

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Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 7, 2022

The past month has allowed me to do two incredible things I want to share with you. Reading an instruction manual and trying to decipher their diagrams is not my idea of fun. You appreciate the games, but you would much rather learn these games by watching a video instead of reading a ten-page lesson plan.

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The Sporting

APRIL 3, 2023

Somebody told me I could make the ’24 Olympic team. Go over to the park,” they told me, “and shag flies, work out to stay in shape. “I The coach standing behind me told me to throw as hard as I could. He stood back in there and again they told me to cut loose. Read about more baseball icons on our MLB blog

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The Sporting

MAY 2, 2023

Read about his experiences with Miller Huggins and the legendary 1927 Yankees The 1927 Yankees line-up - including Babe Ruth and Miller Huggins George Pipgras was a right-handed pitcher for the 1923-1933 Yankees , leading the league with 24 wins and 301 IP in 1928. He says to me, “What did he do, George? He said, “Show me how.”

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