I work in a middle school with almost 1200 students---6th, 7th and 8th grade. I see 40-45 students a day for daily meds or diabetics with insulin. Then I see an additional 60-70 students for other things. Feeling a bit overwhelmed with 100+ visits a day.
How do non-emergent students come to the clinic? Do they have a signed pass? Do teachers send them directly without a pass? How do you handle those teachers that continually send the same students over and over without a true issue?
Would you mind sharing your "when to see the nurse" protocol? I see hangnails, gassy tummies, dry skin, and booboos that happened last week (but multiply that by a hundred other non urgent/non medical issues). 75% of our staff are brand new, fresh out of school, teachers and they're all babies themselves so they know very little about small children - every sneeze or hiccup gets sent to my office
Would you mind sharing your "when to see the nurse" protocol? I see hangnails, gassy tummies, dry skin, and booboos that happened last week (but multiply that by a hundred other non urgent/non medical issues). 75% of our staff are brand new, fresh out of school, teachers and they're all babies themselves so they know very little about small children - every sneeze or hiccup gets sent to my office
I feel your pain. My school is this way, and has absolutely no intentions of changing.
jodys-girl
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Would you mind sharing your "when to see the nurse" protocol? I see hangnails, gassy tummies, dry skin, and booboos that happened last week (but multiply that by a hundred other non urgent/non medical issues). 75% of our staff are brand new, fresh out of school, teachers and they're all babies themselves so they know very little about small children - every sneeze or hiccup gets sent to my office