Orientation for new School Nurses

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Oct 23, 2020

Basically my bulletin board is also set up as a guide - some of what is has:

Immunization requirements, tables on eye disorders/conjunctivitis info, the Ottawa ankle rules (which aren't pedi really, but I still find very, very help for the 13+ population), DCF phone number list, chart of normal level BPs for children and adolescents, photos for reference for ear exams, our seizure action, our allergy action plan, and school specific info (contact phone numbers, etc).

If I left this job, I'd put these all into a binder as well (my sub binder has a 1 page "welcome to school nursing, here's how the office is set up and some school nursing basics and tips"). But I've also done on the job training for every single nurse in my district as the senior nurse, usually during new staff orientation (which is for two weeks prior to returning staff arriving). I do this and also send them to the MA mandatory program.