ruralseok

Where is the best place to get free CE? I am about to retire so I was wondering about this.

Has anyone done PRN work after retiring? I don't think I could do hospital work, but would consider office or Long Term Care. I would also consider non nursing work. Might be fun.

sounds like Oklahoma

Yes, we require regular immunizations. Covid vaccines are not required for public school.

An inservice years ago from police that reviewed illegal drugs. Things to watch for drugs, alcohol, and they even brought things that had been taken from students that was used to use drugs. I was very naive about the ways students get around this.

With the passage of Oklahoma SB 658, we do not currently have any mask mandates in my area. We can only quarantine a positive student or staff member. Also, we can only highly recommend quarantine for close contacts per our school lawyer. We can not ask vaccination status for covid either. Does this make any sense? Any other school nurses from Oklahoma that can help clarify this? I have a feeling it's going to explode.

I feel your frustration. I am in Oklahoma. Oklahoma has the least amount of restrictions. Administration and the school board has adopted the ten day policy. We still quarantine households with a positive family member ten days after the positive family member comes off quarantine. Most people does not understand this. The newest information from state government is students and teachers exposed to someone who tests positive for Covid-19 in school are no longer required to be excluded from education activities and in-person classroom instruction as long as the exposure happened in a classroom setting and everyone was wearing masks covering their nose and mouth. Other quarantine requirements remain in effect, including exclusion from social activities or other public environments. Students and staff considered exposed to a case of covid -19 within the classroom setting will still require exclusion from other high-risk school activities where masking is either not feasible or is not know to be effective at preventing transmission (ie., band, choir, PE, and sports.) The new quarantine guidance is contingent upon both the case and contacts wearing masks and is intended ONLY for exposures that occur in classrooms, This has only added more drama and excuses for people to argue with that "mask loving nurse".

Public Health right now is very stressful. Many people do not believe that COVID-19 is real or that the government is just trying to control us.

Are any of you doing contact tracing? I assist the local health dept. if a case is confirmed in my school. My administration wants the health department to make all decisions regarding contact tracing and quarantining. My biggest hurdle is some teachers, parents, admin. doesn't believe quarantining is necessary. I have even had some teachers bring their own children to school after being quarantined. I have to get admin. to step in and send students home. I am asked what is the point of quarantining when there are asymptomatic cases. Can you please help give me rationale for this? I know but I don't seem to be communicating it efficiently. We live in a very rural red state. I feel like I am talking to a brick wall.

We have so far 11 faculty leaving after this year. I'm counting down my time. I can retire July 22 if I can hold on. I really don't have any other choice though.

Wait until you have teachers who doesn't believe in quarantine and send their kids any way. Then you have to get administration involved and still I feel like the bad guy.

No travel restrictions in Oklahoma.

I should say our Elementary requires masks and district requires everyone who rides a bus to be masked.

I will be surprised if many teachers return next year. I see many in tears everyday from regular classes, virtual same time as class, and the virtual that just checks in now and then. Plus being rural, internet is not always reliable. We also have some where workbooks are sent home.

Year 19 as a school nurse. Year 30 as a RN. I'm feeling overwhelmed myself especially with covid. I have prek through 12th about 900 students. I call other district nurses and ask them questions or email is easier. Join you state school nurse's association or National. It really helps to talk it out with other school nurses.