How many kids?

[mc3, ASN, RN]

I'm doing a mini survey for my own curiosity. How many kids are in your school, what grades, and how many do you see a day (approximately). I want to know if I'm abnormal, I guess............. I work in an elementary school, grades K-5, about 1000 kids total, and see between 30-40 students/day, on average. Thanks!

mc3:nurse:

[luvschoolnursing, LPN]

Grades 9-12. Around 1,000 kids. I see about 30/day unless you count the multiple visits from the diabetics then it is closer to 50.

[Nurse_Ziba]

I'm doing a mini survey for my own curiosity. How many kids are in your school, what grades, and how many do you see a day (approximately). I want to know if I'm abnormal, I guess............. I work in an elementary school, grades K-5, about 1000 kids total, and see between 30-40 students/day, on average. Thanks!

mc3:nurse:

I'm assigned at the ELC clinic (It's a separate building), 180 kids total - composed of Nursery to Grade 2. The volume depends. On a busy day it's 20 kids - usually during Mondays (Monday sickness.. ). Average is 10-15 kids. Sometimes 5-10 kids (Usually during Friday's and nearing holidays ).

The other clinic (Main Building/Grade 3-12) is a different story. Average is 60-100.

[mustlovepoodles, RN]

My old school was a 900-student urban/suburban 6-8 grades. I averaged 65-75 a day, unless it was spring. Then I would see as many as 90-100. Gotta love being the gateway to healthcare.

My new job is in a 350-student neighborhood K-5. They average about 20 students a day, 2 diabetics(so they have multiple visits.) Calm, quiet, happy. I like my new school better.

[Keepstanding, ASN, RN]

800 kiddo's. 25 clinic visits per day. 25 meds to give per day. see less kids on field trip days, party days, picture day and fridays !!

praiser :heartbeat

[OncallRN]

250 kids, 3yo to 8th grade, pvt school

the # of visit vary greatly, but I have 2 diabetics, and visit tend to be more when it's nice enoguht o go out for recess :)

one day I had 1/2 the 8th grade trying to get home :)

[Purple_Scrubs, BSN, RN]

500 students, PK-5th. Usually average 15-25 per day, unless there is something going around then I get up in the high 30's (like right now!).

I also have 4 daily catheterizations, 1 diabetic student who visits 4 times daily, one scheduled lunchtime med and various inhalers and nebulizer treatments PRN. Between the caths, diabetic checks and meds, I pretty much have something scheduled every hour! Makes the day go by fast, but getting screenings in can be a challenge.

[bergren]

I think I posted this before, but just in case:

NASN found that typically a RN school nurse in US serves 1151 students in 2.2 schools.

75% of schools in US have an RN school nurse at least 2 hours per week.

45% have a full time RN school nurse

25% have no RN coverage

14% have no one, either licensed or unlicensed, designated for health issues.

The 2009 state by state ratios were just announced in a press conference at the Capitol Tuesday:

http://www.nasn.org/portals/0/about/2009_press_room_faq.pdf

See how your state ranks and share with your legislators.

This work is all supported by dues paying school nurse NASN members. http://www.nasn.org

[2ndgenschoolnurse]

I have 450 pk-2 students and range between 10-20 visits a day, one daily med and many prn meds (usually admin 1/day)

[LACA, BSN, LPN, RN]

I have about 450 PreK-5th grade students, usually see anywhere from 15-25 on a normal day (sometimes higher, sometimes lower)...1 diabetic, 2 every day medications, several prn meds....

[jagalu100305]

800 students 6-8th grade i see between 20-30 a day--i have one diabetic and pass 4 meds--2 in morning 2 at lunch