SmallStateSchoolNurse BSN, RN

SmallStateSchoolNurse has 12 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in School Nurse.

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   Emergency response team

   SmallStateSchoolNurse replied to SmallStateSchoolNurse's topic in School

   THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH THIS IS SO HELPFUL!! I seriously appreciate it!! Thank you!
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   Emergency response team

   SmallStateSchoolNurse posted a topic in School

   Would anyone be willing to share their protocols or manuals you might have for your Emergency Response team? Who is on the team, what are their jobs, how often do you meet, etc. Do you have a specific manual for all emergencies: Fire Drill, Code Si...
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   SNAP EMR

   SmallStateSchoolNurse posted a topic in School

   Hi everyone! I have been using Aspen to document for the last 7 years. It’s pretty basic and no where to upload paperwork so I’m not fully paperless like I want to be. I have been hearing SNAP EMR is the best. If you are using SNAP or another EMR you...
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   Part-time School Nursing?

   SmallStateSchoolNurse posted a topic in School

   Hello! Is anyone here a part-time school nurse? I am full-time but I am wondering what other schools do when their nurses are only part-time? Basically I leave an hour before the school day is over and don't have a formal plan set in place. The ...
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   Test to Stay

   SmallStateSchoolNurse replied to SmallStateSchoolNurse's topic in School

   So any close contacts that happened at school- including bus close contacts can stay using test to stay? I was thinking to only use it for whole classes who have been exposed only because then 1 contact in another class could lead to a whole new clas...
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   Test to Stay

   SmallStateSchoolNurse replied to SmallStateSchoolNurse's topic in School

   What is your process with the BINAX? Are you testing symptomatic/asymptomatic? Letting kids stay if they’re negative? Or just pooled testing. thank you!!
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   Test to Stay

   SmallStateSchoolNurse replied to SmallStateSchoolNurse's topic in School

   Oh wow! So our policy is if vaccinated no quarantine and we require a test on day 5. For close contacts who are not vax we do a 7 day quarantine with test on day 5. But we are masked up, besides lunch where we use plexiglass, stable pods besides bus ...
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   Test to Stay

   SmallStateSchoolNurse replied to SmallStateSchoolNurse's topic in School

   Thank you!! Yes I am not sure what it would look like for our school like where we would do it etc. We are elementary so no one is able to be vaccinated yet. Just trying to figure out logistics of this! This is good to know. I feel li...
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   Test to Stay

   SmallStateSchoolNurse posted a topic in School

   Hey everyone! Very, very long time lurker! First time posting! I have been a school nurse at the same school since 2015. We are currently K-6 but will eventually be K-8. Wondering if anyone is doing test to stay in lieu of whole class quarantine...