COVID has brought many changes to all nurses and the entire world. Nurses working in hospitals have been stressed to the max due to lack of PPE, increased patient numbers and acuity, shortage of nurses, and more. But let's not forget the School nurses. With schools fluctuating between virtual attendance and in-person classes, school nurses have had to remold their roles to fit the needs of their patients and patience. School staff, administration, and parents have looked to you with many different needs and expectations.
What are some of the changes you have had to make?
What changes have you seen, for better or worse, as the Pandemic has evolved into what seems to be an everlasting nightmare?
Nurses in our district actually work for the local health department. We've been used for contact tracing while we were on lockdown and now are vaccinating throughout the city when not in school. The schools are in hybrid mode, the majority of students are doing virtual, and the kids and staff are following precautions the best they can. The kids are only in school half days so no gym or recess, thus no scrapes or inhaler needs. My hardcore asthmatics have stayed virtual as have the medically complex kids. For the most part, the office is quiet (don't want to jinx that!). The state has not given the go ahead for teachers to register for the vaccine yet and I don't see us vaccinating in schools anytime soon due to the temperature requirements. Aside from missing a few physicals from virtual students, I'm well ahead of the paperwork and my office has never been so organized!
ChristmasNurse
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Nurses in our district actually work for the local health department. We've been used for contact tracing while we were on lockdown and now are vaccinating throughout the city when not in school. The schools are in hybrid mode, the majority of students are doing virtual, and the kids and staff are following precautions the best they can. The kids are only in school half days so no gym or recess, thus no scrapes or inhaler needs. My hardcore asthmatics have stayed virtual as have the medically complex kids. For the most part, the office is quiet (don't want to jinx that!). The state has not given the go ahead for teachers to register for the vaccine yet and I don't see us vaccinating in schools anytime soon due to the temperature requirements. Aside from missing a few physicals from virtual students, I'm well ahead of the paperwork and my office has never been so organized!