As long as we go in sick, there will never be a solution to the sub problem. They will not solve the sub problem until it affects someone other than the
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It is hard for a person who is not trained or experienced in health assessment to make these determinations. In fact it is often hard for those of us that do have health assessment skills to be...
Be sure to use the sample questions in the study guide online. In addition to those resources, I also recommend reading recent journal articles online in JOSN, and reviewing community and school...
The DEADLINE for the next National Board for the Certification of School Nurses certification exam is December 31, 2006. The exam is February 25, 2006 and is administered in cities around the...
Sue Will, NASN president was interviewed ojn the Today Show about the shortage - I hear it was excellent. Did anyone see it? I sent a request to Today - NBC to put it on their
I had two kids on ventilators in my last school. You go as high tech as the care demands because the children are protected by federal law - IDEIA - to be educated in the least restricted...
The Cold Case episode on last night (Sunday December 4th) (CBS) depicted a school nurse who lies to students, betrays their confidence, and makes out with the math teacher. GGEEEEZZZ...... If you...
At a school that large I could use two binders or the single sheet per child method. You would put the sheets in their files at the end of the day. At other larger schools, I've seen a different...
NASN has Guidelines for School Nursing Documentation http://www.nasn.org/publications/orderform_itemlist.pdf It is a little out of date, but still very useful. There are sample forms You should not...
"I'd just like to clarify: It is my understanding that IL requires MS level coursework for school nurse certification (Type 73 certificate). However, certification is not required for employment...
The reasons LPNs cannot work independently in schools is because in most states Nurse Practice Acts they are required to work under the supervision of a RN. So if a district has an RN who is...
If you accept a doctors order to administer a medication, it means you must do what a "reasonable, prudent " (legal terms) nurse would do. Just because you are in a school and you ahve a heavey...
Follow up on that immediately. You would not even be able to train the person. What state are you in? In most states this would be practicing without a license. Send the ad to the Board of Nursing...
We all had high hopes for mayo and the other harmless household products that were purported to kill lice, but alas, the research did not support them : Takano-Lee M., Edman, J.D., Mullens B.A....
" I hear the "no nit policiy" is no longer recommended by NASN (read it on their web site). " Not just NASN " "that nit-free policies disrupt the education process and should not be viewed as an...
You are doing th right thing by not putting multiple studnet names on a lsit to be distributed, but ensure that persons who are in a position to assist a student with serious health issues are aware...
Two editorials about health implications of prom in today's Chicago Tribune: Too much of a good thing: The party's over http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0510230295oct23,1,5967044.story...
Teacher mistakes insulin pump for cell phone By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published by news-press.com on October 5, 2005 CLERMONT-A substitute teacher pulled out a student's insulin pump after mistaking...
Elementary is the only school setting I have not worked in - I've been a school nurse in early childhood, where there is usually a classroom aide who did this, and in middle and high school, where I...
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The cover story of the October 17, 2005 issue of US News and World Report is "Sex Ed: How teens learn about intimacy and what schools should do." It presents both sides of the...
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"huge push from certain groups to not just teach about disease and prevention but to teach that having sex with multiple partners is ok and that is just fine sex with the same sex" What groups are...
Eagle Ridge High School has 7 assistant prinicpals, and no school nurse ther is a "clerk" in the clinic. http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/school-erh/ In another article I read the nmother has pressed...