Hello- I'm still a nursing student, but as I was surfing through the threads, I chuckled as I came across this thread. Years ago I was a camp counselor, and one summer we had an outbreak of lice (over 30 staff and campers were affected). It was quickly brought under control, but the camp nurse wanted to keep on top of things to prevent another outbreak. She didn't want to cause panic among the new campers (some campers stayed for several weeks, so for just one week), so she instituted daily checks for "ticks" for all campers. The counselors were all responsible for these checks. It worked great. I think only one or two new cases of lice were found, but they were handled quickly and quietly- no panic and no embarassment for the camper. However, several ticks were also found. I don't remember a lot about this camp nurse, but now especially as a nursing student, I can really appreciate the way she handled this situation. Thanks for letting me share a camp memory
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