HELP! I have 7th and 8th grade students with IDDM, who are having some adolescent related diabetes management problems. Some of the kids have been diagnosed for a long time, others within the last...
We stopped using H2O2 in the ED over 10 years ago because of the tissue damage. The hospital used ShurClense, which is too expensive for me to order in school. I use plain soap and H2O. If it is a...
The NASN puts out a book "Ouality Nursing Interventions in the School Setting: Procedures, Models, and Guidelines". It contains a 5 page model for procedure development (based on Oregon Law), for...
Check with the Public Health Nurse in your area. She/he probably knows who's gotten what they're supposed to, and who is due for what by just looking. They may know of a specific program. I also...
Would I be operating outside of the NJ Nurse Practice Act by giving a prescribed medication for a use not approved by the FDA? A doctor has prescribed Wellbutrin for a 13 year old student of mine....
If I have a question about whether I am seeing nits or not, I ask the student to pull out a strand that looks like it has an egg, (that I have separated) and I look at it under a microscope. The...
I Love It! It's technically part of the job to keep kids in school, but also to keep them healthy! The kids on our retention list are usually the ones with the most absences/tardies. It truly is a...
my worst was cardiac arrest, cpr, revived, ambulance to the hospital, discharged with a dx of hypoglycemia (b/s of 112?). i insisted on a follow-up with peds. cardio., & he was placed on an event...
It takes a lot of practice, but you can give the appearance of being academically oriented while maintaining Nursing as your priority. Try to appreciate the fact that you will always be misunderstood...
Laws of supervision in schools vary by state. Some states don't even hire nurses in any form to work in the schools! I would make sure you know what your license allows you to do, and never practice...
New Jersey state law requires a written MD order and parent signature for all medications, including otc's. This order needs to be renewed every year, and parents are required to supply the student's...
Sometimes I do. I often find that a teacher knows the student better than I do, so I will give them the initial benefit of the doubt. If this is a frequent problem, I ask a staff member to watch my...
If you have brought it to their attention in the past, I would press the button on the mini recorder or cell phone in my pocket. If not, you should tell them that it makes you feel uncomfortable when...
My mother is an RN, and tried to discourage me from going into Nursing. That was 30 years ago! She did a good job, because I got my BA in Psychology. After working in that field for 4 years, and...