At age 40, you are in the under 49 year old age group that does not have residual immunity to H1N1. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a8_2nrwYD1kM " Swine flu may infect half...
It is the only approved emergency protective equipment for H1N1 for health care providers. In a recent poll by NASN, only 17% of school nurse respondents had an N95 mask....
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Ahhh OK - given that scenario, an 1:1 it a good option. Is there a back-up RN too? If you can get a weekend position at some point that would be good too. If your state holds a school nurse...
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The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) is now accepting Abstract Submissions for the NASN 42nd Annual Conference -- Voice, Vision, Visibility: Charting the Course for a Healthy Future to be...
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I agree - do a year in Peds if you don't want Med Surg while you work on NJ certification. You will gain a lot of confidence and fine tune assessment skills that are so needed when you work in...
Meet with principal, not the secretary. For now, her report is all hearsay, not policy. Act accordingly..... "There must be a misunderstanding... I am sure you will take care of this.... Thanks I...
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You would be able to access all the files remotely and there would be a backup server off site. I would think you would only need the files for the most medically fragile, and they should be prepared...
NACCHO has posted a toolkit for school located clinics: http://www.naccho.org/toolbox/tool.cfm?id=1680 School-Located Influenza Immunization School Kit The school kit is a comprehensive collection of...
Thanks for the information. I live in Chicago, but used to work as a school nurse in California. The credentials required are listed on the Calif School Nurse Organization web site....
"Can you work as a school nurse without this certification? " You do not need national certification to be a school nurse in MOST states. It is required in North Carolina, and I believe it can...
The resources NASN has gathered for school nurses: http://www.nasn.org/ CDC School guidance: http://www.flu.gov/plan/school/schoolguidance.html Form to report school closure:...
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I am aware of districts that have put all health and registration forms on the web, interactive forms that the parents fill in online and he nurse does not have to "enter" them, but just needs to...
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Nursing student (are you going to change your name to Mrs Ex nursing student!!! Congratulations!!! I have been weighing whether I would respond to this, as ultimately, it is your decision. I think...
If you have worked for at least 2 years as a school nurse, and are prepared, you should do well. Best advice, get enough sleep and eat a decent meal - it is a LONG test 250 questions. But that means...
"I will actually be working as a tech this year " Are you an RN? Will the district's insurance cover you if you act within your RN role (which your license & Nurse Practice Act requires you to...
NASN is fortunate to have the expertise of Mary Louise Embrey, NASN's Government Affairs par excellance!! ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: NASN To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 16,...
Swine flu shots at school: Bracing for fall return http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/16/swine-flu-vaccine.html States told to prepare for worst H1N1 scenario:...
School nurses can give the vaccines with the assistance of partners, but school - located vaccine clinics are preferred by administrators - it keeps the liability issues on another party. Even if the...
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"I wonder why the number is lower than the 750 that NASN recommends...." NASN recommends 1:750 well students 1:225 chronically ill students 1:125 medically fragile 1:1 for students who need constant...
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NASN Medication Administration in the School Setting Position Statement: http://www.nasn.org/Default.aspx?tabid=230 You do not list your state - state Nurse Practice Act and state Pharmacy Acts...