Getting “Much” of the Children

I’ve been nursing for almost 20 years and have never been able to find a specialty of nursing that I love until I showed up as a school nurse. Christmas after Christmas, holiday after holiday, weekends, evenings, nights, doubles, split shifts, on-call shifts, and extra shifts, I have worked them all. And now here I am...Nurse Kevin...school nurse for 1100

Ringworm at School – The Fungus Among Us

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You ever get an itch? Sure you do; we all itch once in a while. The challenge is: Can you get through this article without scratching...nope...you’re already noticing an itchy spot, right? It's not a parasite, it's a fungus! Okay...that video was way out of line...well...maybe not "way out." Anyway... Let’s talk a quick bit about ringworm, or tinea, to be more

Do Lice Live In My Christmas Tree?

A study by Bjart Jordal Associate Professor at the University of Bergen , "There are a number of insects hiding in a Christmas tree.” The bugs come into your house like on a Trojan Horse being “welcomed” into you home while hiding in the inner workings of the bark. During the summer months, the bugs are active and...well...doing what bugs do: Eat,