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Parents show up on campus to tell me their son tested positive ?

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5 minutes ago, tining said:

Every.Damn. Day.

Custodian comes in ill (evening shift) and rapid test positive in my clinic - "I only go home and to school, husband too, we don't mix with anyone."  However they all sit at the same table for meals - mask off, less than 6 feet away, longer than 15 minutes.  All custodians on quarantine because they ironically did a deep clean and worked closely together all weekend.  She called into supervisor Saturday, who told her to push through.  Same supervisor did same thing this Summer and 3 custodians tested positive.  I am pi$$ED that this supervisor abuses these vulnerable staff.  They are one of THE infection control pieces we have.  They said they are vaguely threatened with their jobs.  Wrote a scathing email to everyone up the chain. 

"These people are frightened about the virus SECONDARY to losing their jobs." 

UGH x 1000 here. 

This is so true for so. many. people. Working when sick because they don't get enough sick time, or if they do, they feel like the might actually get fired if they actually use it. 

We need to change this. The one thing I want to come out of this is to stay home if you are sick. To get the paid sick time to do so. To be supported by your manager when you need to. I'm been pushing this all year.

When I first started and they were talking about COVID leave, they said unlimited paid leave if due to in school transmission/exposure (testing positive or needing to quarantine). I just shook my head and say "no" to that - some times we may never be able to fully determine if in school transmission and it is in our community. Even those who are more careful have gotten it.  Some staff members need to quarantine/stay home when a child was exposed at school as well. Folks did listen and now it is just COVID leave, no matter where transmission/exposure occurred. 

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On 2/3/2021 at 2:40 PM, JenTheSchoolRN said:

Only plus was it was COVID testing day on campus, so got a sample from the student to run the individual PCR on before the Tylenol started to wear off.

Curious.  What does the Tylenol do for PCR testing.  Is it a pain issue?

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On 2/5/2021 at 3:42 PM, Redd.CCRN said:

Curious.  What does the Tylenol do for PCR testing.  Is it a pain issue?

Oh, nothing. Is this statement, I meant we had already gotten the PCR sample earlier in the day before the Tylenol wore off to re-reveal the symptoms.

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