Flu in Schools 2016

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How's it going with you guys?

Not to temp the Flu Gods, but so far so good.

Lots of mono, strep and "walking" pneumonia, however.

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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.

I haven't seen any increased traffic. Strep has been passed around all year unfortunately. I recently made a poster to hang up - "is it a cold...or the flu" because everyone with a head cold thinks they are dying.

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I have a cold right now. If I get a kid complaining they want to go home for a cold I am going to say, "Me too."

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I have a cold right now. If I get a kid complaining they want to go home for a cold I am going to say, "Me too."

*pulls a tissue out of my bra and hands it to you*

Blow.

Wash your hands.

Back to Class.

(The kids don't get the bra tissues.)

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(The kids don't get the bra tissues.)

This might be my favorite quote ever!

I recently made a poster to hang up - "is it a cold...or the flu" because everyone with a head cold thinks they are dying.

Oooooo... I want to make one!!

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I have a cold right now. If I get a kid complaining they want to go home for a cold I am going to say, "Me too."

I also have a cold. Stuffy nose and sore throat. I am high dosing on vitamin C.

I haven't had any confirmed influenza this year. And I got my flu shot like a good girl

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Specializes in School Nursing, Public Health Nurse.

No flu, but I've been pimping out my free flu shots. Lots of sore throats, but no confirmed strep and I haven't seen any pus pockets yet either. I few of them thought it was strep yet they have a cough. Nope. No fever. Here's some Cepacol and cough drops. Back to class.

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Specializes in School nursing.
I haven't seen any increased traffic. Strep has been passed around all year unfortunately. I recently made a poster to hang up - "is it a cold...or the flu" because everyone with a head cold thinks they are dying.

I put that sign up from day one. It's on my door. (Also: "Is it a cold or is it allergies?")

Every kid think they are dying and need to get home. I just shrug. If I sent home every kids for a cold, there would be no one in school.

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My current bulletin board is "Cold vs Flu" the cold side is regular cute minion and the flu side is one of the crazy purple minions. Symptoms are listed on their respective sides, but everyone still thinks that they are dying. No flu yet. I read that the peak of flu season wasn't going to hit until February this year.

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Specializes in med-surg, IMC, school nursing, NICU.

Not a whole lot of flu on my end... I had one student whose mother HATES for her to come to school and wants to be called to pick up whenever the child comes to see me. According to mom, the student has had the flu 3 times this season. That's one heck of a track record! She, of course, was full of it.

Most recently? "My mom says I have the flu." No fever, no chills. Nothing. I called mom (mostly to prove a point like, "okay lady you wanted to be called every time she came here, so I'm doing it") and guess what? She came to get the student! I said "Are you sure you want her to miss a day? She really has no symptoms and our policy doesn't say a student has to go home if they 'think they have the flu.' " But mom was insistent. The AP and I have been in talks about this all year, it's an ongoing issue with this mom. Sigh.

So, to answer you question, no real flu. Plenty of fake flu.

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No flu but we did have a vaccinated child present with chicken pox.

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Not a whole lot of flu on my end... I had one student whose mother HATES for her to come to school and wants to be called to pick up whenever the child comes to see me. According to mom, the student has had the flu 3 times this season. That's one heck of a track record! She, of course, was full of it.

Most recently? "My mom says I have the flu." No fever, no chills. Nothing. I called mom (mostly to prove a point like, "okay lady you wanted to be called every time she came here, so I'm doing it") and guess what? She came to get the student! I said "Are you sure you want her to miss a day? She really has no symptoms and our policy doesn't say a student has to go home if they 'think they have the flu.' " But mom was insistent. The AP and I have been in talks about this all year, it's an ongoing issue with this mom. Sigh.

So, to answer you question, no real flu. Plenty of fake flu.

Does this student have an attendance issue?

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