Nurses Pass?

[MrsK_Nurse]

Do you all use nurse passes? We do not currently and I wonder if it would be more of a help or hindrance? I have so many crazy, unnecessary things come into my office at times and I wonder If the teacher had to fill out a pass for them if they would stop?

We are a small school Prek-6th with 180 students total.

[villageRN, BSN, RN]

I'm currently in 9-12 and kids are "supposed" to have a pass. The nurse prior to me mentally checked out several years before actually leaving so this was not enforced. We have a lot of discipline issues and wanderers in my school and administration basically lets the kids run the zoo. I REQUIRE passes (except in a true emergency) and have no problem sending a kid back to get one. I have had many teachers thank me for using passes as it makes their lives easier when they are able to see exactly when a kid left my office.

[kidzcare]

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[SavyNurse, ADN, EMT-B]

Unless emergent, which a teacher should accompany the student, we require nurses passes. The previous nurse had a huge checklist one that I felt unnecessary and a hindrance. Mine simple states student name (multi cultures here so hard to spell or understand sometimes), date, time and teacher. I told the teachers that if the student can tell you why they have to see me then they can also tell me why. I've caught a couple kids in lies this way because they can't just say what is checked or written on the pass.

[CHRISTINA SALGADO]

lyrern said:

This!

"Third reason - I think of it if it is worthy of a clinic visit, my time, charting, etc., then it is worthy of a few seconds of a teacher writing out a clinic pass."

 

[NutmeggeRN, BSN]

JenTheSchoolRN said:

7th-12th and yep, passes or no go. I have sent students back to class for a pass. And because we require passes, we can catch kids skipping class and this year I caught one of my FF HS student forge a pass from me, complete with a faked signature. Teacher knew something was up, emailed me, student was not with me, showed my picture of pass. It went straight to the dean. Turns out student was vaping in the bathroom instead...

I'm shocked, I tell you! Guess where the naughty kids are now directed to go when using the bathroom? Yep, my petri dish. I cannot beat it into anyone's head how bad this is. So frustrating.