How busy are you?

Gampopa · Mar 7, 2011

I have 6 schools in the half of the county I'm responsible for. Schools range from 6 kids in the more rural schools to 100+ in the pre k - 8 here in town. M,T,F i'm in town. W,Th out on the road.

In town it's-

1) PreK-8 about 160 kids; HS on the other side of town about 80.

2) I see anywhere from 10-20 a day. 3) I have a part time health assistant about 20 hrs/week

3) The office staff handles daily meds. I see a lot of scrapes, cuts, vague feelings of being sick (Mondayitis), sore arms/legs,1 DM kid I have to track down 2-3 times a day although he is getting better, HA, lice, poison oak, bug bits, unexplained rashes, and a big one- tooth pain from no dental care, 1 kid who is either going blind, deaf, limbs are numb, etc. depending on the day. We've also had numerous kids dx w/Lyme disease but that's more because the NP in the health clinic in town is incompetant.

mycsm · Mar 8, 2011

) what school level do you support? 6th,7th and 8th

2) how many students are in your school? 908

3) how many students do you see each day? 45-50

4) do you have an assistant? no assistant

5) what do you treat mostly? headaches, stomaches, diabetics

katynurs22 · Mar 16, 2011

1.elementary (k-5)

2.almost 700 students- we also have 1 life skills class and 2 units for autism (behavioral units)

3. On a slow day 15-18 per day, most days 22, my busiest so far was 42 .

4. no assistant

5. Most common complaints: HA, Stomachache, clothing needs repaired, unexplained rashes, pain/soreness, head bumps, nosebleeds, bites- from autistic students. I have asthmatics, 1 crohn's, 1 encopresis, no diabetics.

Heidi the nurse, BSN, RN · Mar 16, 2011

1) I have 3 elementary schools and a preschool.

2) 1400 give or take (600, 400, 300 and 60 in the pre-school)

3) We have health clerks in each building - one of my schools has an LPN on site due to students with diabetes and diastat. They see between 15 and 50 kids per day.

4) All schools in our district of 17,000 students has a health clerk. Nurses have between 2 and 3 schools. We do cover the health room at times, but for the most part are only called when needed for more serious injuries etc.

5) Lots of stomach and head aches.

diabeticnurse · Mar 22, 2011

I have 5 schools.

About 1500-1700 students

Service everyone from Pre-K to 12th grade

We also are now combined with special education dept and service all those students as well

We are getting an increasing number of insulin dependent diabetics in our district

NYnursejo · Apr 1, 2011

High school 9-12th

1800+ students

2 RN's (thank goodness)

10-40/ day

mostly sports related injuries,asthma, diabetes, stomach aches, cramps, sore thoats.

Luv2care0907 · Apr 1, 2011

I was discussing my work load with the office staff at lunch yesterday and one of the admins asked how my work load compared with other school nurses. I don't really know, so I have a few questions for you:
1) What school level do you support?
2) How many students are in your school?
3) How many students do you see each day?
4) Do you have an assistant?
5) What do you treat mostly?

I have had the opportunity to float to several schools in my large metropolis; and so far, I have not seen a consistent way that things are done. I am specially in the school for the chronically ill students such as diabetics, seizures, asthma, and even trachs. There is a long list of illnesses that qualify. I work in one middle school. Along with me, there is also a CHI clinic with a NP and PCT. They are a totally separate entity. Technically, I am not supposed to even talk to the students that come in for cuts and scrapes. But I help sometimes anyway. I watch the clinic when they're at lunch. I won't see anyone with a major problem. I feel that I might get in trouble if I do. There are about 1500 students in this school and I have 4 that I see every day.

The majority of students come in for cuts needing bandaids, bumps needing ice, and kotex. :).