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Just thinking... maybe the implication is that there could be something in the student's history that makes epi contraindicated, and that's why their MD would not have written it into their plan or prescribed it?
Back2workRN replied to Back2workRN's topic in School
Thanks, jhunting. It did not sound right to me, but I wondered if I was missing something... She said it very matter-of-factly, even when I asked her to repeat/clarify.
Back2workRN replied to Back2workRN's topic in School
Thank you, kidzcare. This situation would be for a kid who does not have their own EpiPen at all, but who has a known allergy. Like some students' allergy plans she showed me just said "avoid the allergen" (no meds ordered at all) or only had MD appr...
I'm new to school nursing, just working as a sub, and I am confused about something that was said by a nurse who was training me. She was talking about having stock EpiPens on hand for emergencies and being able to use them on someone who has an une...