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  1. student with terminally-ill parent

    We have no guidance dept.....I'm pretty much it.....The parent died last night. The family is out of state for a week for the funeral, etc, so we have some time to figure out our school's response. Thank you for the help and advice.
  2. student with terminally-ill parent

    Any ideas for good resources, both for the family and the class as a whole? Child is only 3 1/2.....I contacted the school the older sibs attend to see if their social worker would work with me to make a plan for all the kids (we have no mental heal...
  3. privacy issues re. those individual med packs

    Thank you both for responding! I asked the arts and crafts director to switch my red sharpie for a black one, as that seems like the easiest way to go this. Really appreciate the help!
  4. I've been a camp nurse for 4 years but this is the first time I've had a camper whose meds are individually packaged (https://www.campmeds.com/). I know some camps require such a thing, but mine doesn't. I have privacy concerns when throwing this k...
  5. Silly question about asthma

    Wow, Spidey's Mom: big pat on the back!
  6. Silly question about asthma

    In my state (MA) I just call the doctor's office and ask them to fax an Asthma Action Plan over. Then again, I am pretty sure it's a law here, and if it's not a law where you are..... Good luck.
  7. Expired medication

    EpiPen® (epinephrine) and EpiPen Jr® (epinephrine) Auto-Injectors Free epipens for schools
  8. Family Night Lesson

    What a great opportunity to speak with parents! I would talk about --when to keep a child home --handwashing (after my yearly handwashing talk with the kids, I always have teachers tell me they wish their spouse could hear me). If you have/can ge...
  9. I give notes for students to return to class. Says the time they left my office (b/c some of them can walk mighty S...L...O....W) and any f/u the teacher should do/watch out for. I have worked hard to get the kids to know that, aside from emergenci...
  10. School Nurses: Who Works a Second Job?

    I don't have a second job yet, but am looking. I have an interview scheduled for February re being an adjunct professor of pediatric nursing at a small local college for Fall 2014 We'll see .
  11. Security During High Stakes Testing

    YES! Any parent who doesn't have a 504 for their child with diabetes should get one!!!!
  12. What to do instead of a health alert list?

    I wish I had input, but this is more of a "me too" post. My school is age 2 through grade 8, and the practice that was in place before I got here was that the preschool has a list up in all classrooms of every preschooler with allergies or asthma. ...
  13. Preschool student with mild asthma, usually triggered by uri. Mom says she "always knows" when he will need and will send inhaler to school if necessary but she doesn't want to spend $ on getting another one just for school "which he will probably n...
  14. Any good/helpful books?

    I borrowed this from my library my first year: School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text: Dr Janice Selekman: 9780803614031: Amazon.com: Books It was very helpful! Also, the major children's hospital in my state has a conference called "Summer School for ...
  15. What to Do? Feverish upper body, cold lower extremity

    Very good point, Esme!!!!!