Migraine Action Plan

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I'm a school nurse at a small rural school (143 kids K-8) and totally new to school nursing. One of the students has a migraine action plan (written by mom) that includes giving essential oils topically or inhaled, himalayan salt for the student to mix with some water and drink, accupressure :nailbiting:, Advil liquigels (mom provides the salt, oils, meds) and then the usual stuff of rest, low lights, reassurance etc.

Is this legit? I have the school form that the parent signs and it looks like our school has had this in place for this child for 3 years. I asked the previous nurse and she said it was just to appease mom and just not to do anything I wasn't comfortable with. Hmmmmm.....

Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

The best thing about my new office? Essential oil free, no smell of the spilled oils in my old office. Still smells as I went there a week ago to get something left behind. I will never allow EOs in my office again.

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Specializes in NCSN.
I talked with mom and she was fine with taking those things out of the plan, she said he just "liked having options" for treating the migraines.

I am extra glad that everything went ok!!

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.
What is Himalayan salt? Asking for a friend.

Crack. It's crack.

(I'm just kidding, fyi.)

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
What is Himalayan salt? Asking for a friend.

THE newest health fade. Ever seen the salt lamps? That's Himalayan salt. Hope your friend is enlightened.:blink:

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Specializes in NCSN.
THE newest health fade. Ever seen the salt lamps? That's Himalayan salt. Hope your friend is enlightened.:blink:

I had a student lick a teachers salt lamp recently and everyone panicked.

FYI: They do not recommend licking them but you won't get sick if you do.

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Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing.
FYI: They do not recommend licking them but you won't get sick if you do.

I think that at some point this knowledge you dropped is going to be useful to me....

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I have 2 himalayan salt lamps at home. I bought them at the zoo before they were trendy. I do not believe that they "purify" the air or that they remove "negative ions" but the orange glow is pretty:) My children have licked them, neither child has died!

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

I'm putting that on my bucket list...licking a salt lamp.

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.
I had a student lick a teachers salt lamp recently and everyone panicked.

FYI: They do not recommend licking them but you won't get sick if you do.

How on earth did i miss this thread! So you guys know how i feel about essential oils, but if you're tardy to the party - do what every the heck you want at HOME, not in school.

As far as the salt lamp -yes, new age hippie Flare also has one. Not in my office, though i wouldn't necessarily see the harm. (but honestly i don't have the spare outlet) It doesn't really do anything but make a pretty glow... and no it won't hurt you if you lick it... i may have liked mine...:bag:

I had a student that had such "bad migraines" that her parent had a 504 written so that she could wear sunglasses in class. Guess what the student never ever had on her. Even when she was down in my office moaning and groaning that her head was pounding. She forgot them or broke them. I think in the time that the migraines were her big issue, i never once saw her wear sunglasses.

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