Frequent flyers

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just curious ??? how many visits to the clinic does a student need to have before you consider them a "frequent flyer" ?? would you consider 20 visits during the school year a lot. usually for occasional stomach ache, head ache, sore throat....etc...

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I don't imagine that anyone will see this or respond, but is there any other literature other than the Shannon article that you know of that has to do with this phenomenon of frequent flyers? I'm interested in seeing whether this has been explored more fully.

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Specializes in NCSN.

For anyone that uses SNAP, you can run reports who frequency of visits and it will tell you the total of minutes they have missed from class (missed instruction time).

I send out monthly notices to my teachers with my frequent visitors (5 in a month), and depending on the student I may call home and talk with the parent. I feel like if it is an avoidance issue, the teachers should be the ones reaching out to the parent, not me. I don't always know how my students are doing grade wise in class and which subjects they may be avoiding, or if it is a social issue in the classroom. But the teacher does which is why most of the time I pass the responsibility of talking with the parent to them.

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Specializes in NCSN.

Oh and I have students well over 50 visits for the year, so even with the notes and calling home, sometimes there is no changing a little one's want to see the nurse.

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Specializes in School nursing.
Oh and I have students well over 50 visits for the year, so even with the notes and calling home, sometimes there is no changing a little one's want to see the nurse.

Yep.

I have one student who has over 100 visits a year for the past three years. Nothing I do changes that.

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On 6/3/2010 at 12:29 PM, Flare said:

yes, i do think that's a lot. especially if it's for the non-specific things that make up a frequent flier. A kid that has 25 entries for the year for things like paper cuts and such is clumsy, but i suppose not malingering.

I have a notice i send home when a student hits 10 visits that reinforces the importance of being in class and getting an uninterrupted education. It basically tells the parents in the nicest way possible that their kid is making a PITA out of themselves.

That letter is a great idea. Would you be able to share it?

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