I am only a second year school nurse so bear with me. I would write an incident report to protect myself if she continued to refuse to seek care. We can't make anyone go to the doctor/ER against their will. All we can do is advise. Now, if she be...
tsansom replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School
I just want to scream when I think about how many screenings I have yet to do. I am in a very large school and do not have an adequate place to do hearing. I have 1200 elem. students PK-6th. Last year I had screeners come in and do most of the scr...
tsansom replied to schoolnurse09's topic in School
I start out the year with a lot of donated clothes. As the year goes on, my clothing supply dwindles since some students parents do not return them. This year, I am sending home a large plastic Ziplock bag with a letter inside suggesting that paren...
Thanks everyone for all the helpful ideas. I met with the building planner. It's going to be good. I will have a separate storage closet, a large testing room with acoustics, a sink in the clinic and a full bathroom. It will be located across the...
Looking for someone out there who receives The Journal of School Nursing that may have these articles. I am not yet a member but I need to be. Thank you bergren.
It's ok if you don't know what you are doing cause that's what the forum is for. You could start a thread by asking a question. Most questions are the same questions that we all have. I am glad you responded.
For a whole year I visited this site and read the dialogues and benefited from what was posted. I didn't join the forum until a few days ago. I feel really bad that I just read and didn't bother to share. I just noticed that there are over 3,000 n...
Before you take the position, check and see what the student to teacher ratio is and how much the teachers help with all those diaper changes. In my school, I have a Life Skills class that has 4 students. They all wear diapers and most have to be l...
What would you like your clinic to be like if you could choose any design features you wanted. Need some ideas before this Monday. My school is being rebuilt and my principal wants my input into the clinic. I have no idea the square footage or anyt...
I ask lots of questions about where the child goes, who the child spends the night with, who they may share clothing items. And someone mentioned to me that they had the hardest time with reoccurance until they treated the car area where the child u...