PediNurseNYC

Hi everyone! I work with special needs students who typically have co-morbidities requiring medication. When the parents register their student for the new year, they fill out an online registration form and make any necessary updates. I am finding t...

I agree that it's the parent responsibility but unfortunately admin is getting involved and we hold everyone's hands around here.

For a while we did paper forms, but it got to be so overwhelming with that much paperwork plus having to do my usual nurse duties. So we went to electronic records and still having issues.

hi! working with special needs students we come across a lot of instances where current medication information is needed. If I have to call EMS for an emergency (which has unfortunately happened several times) I have to be able to report their curren...

Hi fellow school nurses, I am currently dealing with an issue that has taken over my entire day at the school since the holiday break and really need some advice/insight. I have a 10 year old student with Autism and is non-verbal. It has been such a ...

He gets one medication at home (7 am) and another one in school (9:30a) per the order. He is refusing to take it at home also.

And yes... same amount of refusal.

No...they are the first dose

He had a patch previously and couldn't tolerate it... I thought about contacting a compounding pharmacist, which hopefully mom will agree too.

Yeah...we have the ENTIRE team working on this... Because he is 10, parent has guardianship, but I will have to look into that. given that he has Autism he may not be granted the right legally. Good questions!

We are a DIR school (http://affectautism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/What-is-DIR.pdf) so a reward system, task completed, etc. is not part of our methodology. However, we have used a comparable system and even that isn't working. Its all about him...

i always call before giving the med to obtain verbal consent even if the parent signed off on our OTC med consent form. this way they know their child isn't feeling well/in pain, you can verify any med administration before school, and the parent kno...

I work with all special needs students so i've become a chef, mad scientist, and a whole bunch of roles. I sprinkle crushed medicine/capsules between oreos. Also Put it in scoops of ice cream. I give liquid meds in a bit of apple sauce or put it in a...

Wait. How about the staff member that wanted to see a doctor through Worker's Compensation after she bumped her knee on the door frame.

Great point! Of course trying to get vital signs for 45 minutes is unrealistic in a PICU setting. There are also a lot more resources.

I know there are several threads on the best thermometers, but working with all special needs kids who very rarely tolerate an ear thermometer (forget about oral!) I am looking for a no contact infrared thermometer. A poor little student was burning ...

You may be right, but I didn't want to make the post any longer and it may have been better for you to have asked the context instead of insulting ones nursing character. I don't get easily offended much, but when it comes to how I treat my kids (who...

Don't want to start an argument but i will defend it. It took that long because we do not force anything. It took three people to sit with, play with, and support the emotional needs of the child. Respect is my number one policy. I hope you know that...

NYC in a private independent school $68,000 with no weekends, paid holiday days/breaks off, benefits, but no option for paid overtime only comp (PTO) hours.

Hi everyone! I am a nurse at a private school for children with autism and other developmental delays. We just hired a second nurse as our student # and the acuity increased. How do you guys document with multiple nurses? We travel to classrooms to a...

Although I only have 17 teachers in my school, I order first aid kits that's come fully stocked from our supply company. Then when they run out of supplies, it's their responsibility to come to my office to re-stock. I only provide bandaids, alcohol ...

I work with a student who uses the dexcom and treat based on its readings. sometimes if i think the BG reading from the dexcom could be inaccurate, i'll do a finger stick. Almost always the finger stick reading is only one or two numbers away from th...

Thanks everyone! Unfortunately getting an EMR is not feasible for this school year. I am working with the program director to hopefully implement one within the next two school years since that's the best option. I guess i will just have to have two ...