Letters home to parents

[KeeperOfTheIceRN]

Good morning all! I've been considering typing up a general "Hey I saw your kid in my office today" letter that I would send home with my kiddos who were seen but didn't necessarily need a call home at the time. My question is....how do you send yours home? Do you just send it in an envelope with the HOPES it makes it to the parents possession? Do you attach it to the kids' backpack (in an envelope, of course)? I feel like there are several different ways you could send a letter home, but just curious to see how you lovely peeps do it. Clearly this isn't for those times when a call needs to be made, but rather those times when a heads up, thought-you-otta-know courtesy communication is needed.

[MrNurse(x2), ADN]

I'm so jealous, OldDude. Because no way I'm sending all that stuff via my personal cell phone. And texting is the way of the world, it seems. Some parents will never ever answer their phones. Ever.

When I call, I do with my generic: "This is the school nurse calling. This isn't an emergency, but [insert LD name] saw me today and I wanted to follow up. Please give me a call back."

If it has to do with paperwork, I will state "This is a reminder that I need [xyz paperwork] for [insert LD name.] Please call me back with any questions."

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I got my texting taken away. I understand the rationale that they want a school owned access to communication, but most emails I send are answered in the evening. Typical 21st Century issue that one person messes up things for everyone.

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

Ha! I work with MS/HS kids. The chance is gets home is usually not great. But I have tried! :)

This reminds me of when I was in 6th grade. Our middle school was offering Hep B shots but I didn't want the shot so I never brought the permission slip home. My mom knew about the program so she tried to sneak a letter to the school nurse in some eye form she gave me in a sealed envelope to turn in. Never turned that in. She told me on the day they were starting the Hep B shots that I may get called down for it and I was hysterical- until I asked her how she signed me up for it. She told me about the secret note in my eye form and I said "ha! I never turned that in." You shouldn't trust 11 year olds to do such things.