FloridanurseRN

So do school nurses out there give use Neosporin for small cuts? Is is the same as cough drops. I understand both are medications and I thought we could not provide these with a Dr order. Also, do school nurses give out crutches? Like if a student h...

There is a policy for us for Neosporin, cough drops, and crutches. We don't provide them. Parent has to provide them with Dr. Orders. But unfortunately, are counterparts (athletic trainers) do use Neosporin & crutches without Dr. orders. So it ma...

Sometimes the Dr. will clarify the note, sometimes they will not disclose anything to me referencing HIPAA. Last week was the first time a had a major issue. I received a note that stating a student was only allowed to do "non weight bearing sports"....