Field trip chaperones

[arlingtonnurse]

Do you have a policy re: field trip chaperones and epis/inhalers? Ie, does those student need to be with the teacher (who is trained in epi) or do you train the chaperones in how to administer epi?

[eichers1]

The teachers are trained at our school.

[Flare, ASN, BSN]

i train delegates in epipen. I can't delegate an inhaler. My district wants a nurse on every trip that has more than 10 kids (unless obviously theres a med or tx that i can't delegate).

[arlingtonnurse]

12 minutes ago, eichers1 said:

The teachers are trained at our school.

Yes, I train all my teachers (and paras as well) but do you then require that the students only be grouped with the teachers (or paras) when chaperones will be used?

[OyWithThePoodles, RN]

I do require that the students be with a medication trained person for PRN meds. It would suck if Johnny was on bus 3 having an asthma attack and his meds were on bus 1 with Mrs. Jones. Or Susie was stung by a bee at the Gorilla exhibit but her epi pen is a mile away with the teacher at the Lion exhibit.

Also should add we don't train the chaperones, but if a parent of a med kiddo goes, I do allow them to carry their kiddos meds from home, not my stash ?

[BrisketRN, BSN, RN]

Med kids stay with teachers and school staff unless they're grouped with their own parent! Keep the meds on the student or within arms distance (with the staff member) at all times.

Administration suggested we have a nurse parent hold all the meds & emergency care plans for a field trip once, and I had to shut that down real quick.

[JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN]

We don't allow parent chaperones on trips - only teachers/staff. And I train all of them. Plus, I have parents sign up on self carry form for inhalers.

I do group my inhalers/epi-pens by traveling group in the middle school for students that do not self carry. Teacher in charge of that group holds them.