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No. 10
Old Oct 30, 2009, 02:57 PM

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Woof! I am there with y'all (perpetually, it seems )
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No. 11
Old Oct 30, 2009, 03:55 PM

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Make some room for me, seems I am there too!!
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No. 12
from jess1215
Old Oct 30, 2009, 05:14 PM

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Sorry, I am guilty of not reading all the replies....

I am a classroom nurse (I am there because there is a very medically compromised student and therefore am the nurse for the classroom). In our school, we are all interchangeable. I think "offically" it is the job of the special ed department to change diapers.....but on a day to day basis there isn't a designated person who does the job. If the class assistant is tied up in the bathroom, and the teacher has to run and catch a phone call, I will even jump in and go on with the classroom routine. Of course there is a line that can't be crossed, the teachers can't give meds....and I can't write thier IEP's.....but we all just work together to get the job done.
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No. 13
from LovebugLPN
Old Oct 30, 2009, 10:02 PM

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I know I am being very picky here but I just can't get past the word "diaper". I always corrected people when they referred to them as such. They are not babies.
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No. 14
from janfrn
Old Oct 30, 2009, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tsansom View Post
The Special Ed class the child belongs to. If the teacher's assistant is out for the day, they call me to change the female student because the teacher is male. If I had to do that everyday I would be miserable. They are hard to change.
Call me miserable then. I'm the parent of one of these special people.
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No. 15
from jess1215
Old Oct 31, 2009, 07:34 AM

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There are definetly worse things in life than taking care of the bathroom business. It needs to be done, and it gets done. But that is the nurse in me and VERY little turns my stomach.

Yes, coming from a more traditional setting, the term "diaper" was disturbing to me....but when I said "attends" or "brief" I got blank stares. So I for the sake of not confusing everyone I go with the crowd.
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No. 16
Old Nov 01, 2009, 08:34 AM

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I have no problem helping out when I am on campus. My problem is that "nobody" else in the entire buliding will serve as an emergency back up. We are talking about having to step up probably less than 5 times in an entire school year.

It is the resposibility of the entire staff to provide for the comfort of this student and not just the nurse!

Certainly, I cannot get in the car and travel 40 miles while on maternity leave post c/section to change this poor child! Yet, my principal is insinuating that by going on maternity leave - I am ignoring my duties! Therefore, she feels the nurse at he junior high who has over 1200 high needs students and is emergency coverage for 3 other schools needs to drop everything and become responsible for the task.
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