Feeling like chopped liver

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Oye I am so mad I could just scream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:arghh:

I just found out yesterday, approximately halfway through the school year, that there have been kids coming in for one or two classes a day, EVERY DAY, and I have no knowledge of their existence in our building, thus NO medical information!

ya knoww...important stuff, like IMMUNIZATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

allergies or significant medical history in the event of an emergency, cause who are they gonna call when the ish hits the fan? ME that's who!!!!!!!!!!

Grrrrrrr! And I have addressed this with our guidance department before....I guess I have to take it up the ladder from here. :banghead::banghead::banghead:

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Well, why should they tell you? You are just The Nurse.

:sarcastic:

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Nobody cares until one of those sweethearts has an asthma attack and another student shares his / her inhaler OR if they start a measles outbreak!! Then it will be, "why did that nurse not warn us?"

:no:

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Specializes in School Nurse. Having conversations with littles..

Hey Nut- Go Get Em!! We are in your cheering section. Go! Go! Go!!!!! :)

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Hey Nut- Go Get Em!! We are in your cheering section. Go! Go! Go!!!!! :)

*cough*

I was too cool to be cheerleader.

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Ohhhh...the struggles. I have this discussion with my registrar regularly. Me (in my nice nurse voice) "please let me review the immunization records before you allow new students to start school to ensure that they are compliant." To which, her response is "Oh, ok."

Every Monday when I run my report, there may be 4-6 new students in the system. Of which, at least 1-2 are non-compliant. My principal will not exclude, so it is almost impossible to get them to get their shots after they have already started.

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Specializes in kids.

The usual response I get is "What difference does it make, if they are homeless, they can enter anyway"

Aye yay yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes they can, however it might just be a little important to know

1) I need to follow up

2) I need to see their file which may have some information until I get their health record

3) Their contact information int the event of a PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know I am preaching to the choir in this forum but at least you guys all listen and empathize instead of shrugging your shoulders and walking away...and if you, at least I cannot see it!

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