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I have started in a city health department (in communicable disease) after years of school nursing. I already have my masters degree, technically an MS, not MSN. I did a program for direct entry into nursing/masters (I had a non-nursing undergrad). I...

Hi - I am in an elementary school (through 5th grade) and we are looking to see what other schools do for injuries that might be in more delicate areas (any area that would involve removing or pulling down of pants-private area or upper thigh). Barri...

Has she considered that if kids attend school while still contagious, they get more children sick, leading to.....MORE absences?!

Yes - I remember when a staff member found out how many kids I see in a day and how many ice packs I give out. She thought I had a rotating supply of 5 ice packs (like my TOTAL ice pack inventory was 5). Hahaha!

I agree overall, that this isn't a battle I generally choose to fight-so I feel many of my ice packs are just 'TLC ice packs'. I do find with playground/classroom injuries that seem super minor though, that if I have them go back to class (without ic...

I think I need to add you to my 'bubble wrap' list. We'll just wrap you up in it, and then you won't get hurt so often.

Oh goodness...I'm already creating a poster to put up. If that doesn't make someone wash their hands, nothing will!

Unfortunately, I think it's pretty common. I remember being (embarrassingly far) through part of my first year and realizing - wait, who checks that the AEDs are working?!? It just hadn't crossed my mind (I think I thought of it as part of the facili...

Last school year, my then 7 year old told me that he and classmates had a 'mini rally' against Trump and McDonalds. How random kids are. Wish I had seen it!

Good morning, Well, last Friday, I had the moment I've had dreams about since starting school nursing - a student with an anaphylactic reaction at school. Staff did everything perfectly, and student is well now. Student complained throat "didn't feel...

Yes! The salad bar is fantastic - the children are really encouraged to make healthy choices, and do!

That's a good idea - for certain students who might have any of their allergens in the food bar. I'll bring that up!

Thanks OldDude! We're figuring out a good plan going forward. Part of the issue is parents pay ahead of time for lunches. Students then go to the hot lunch or sandwich line to get the main part of their meals, and then go to the salad bar. From the s...

The student sometimes brings lunch and sometimes takes hot lunch. I agree it would be best for the student to avoid the salad bar altogether, but mom seems to want him to use it still. He does always have some sore of an allergy free hot lunch option...

The student has a chickpea allergy, and knew not to eat hummus, but had never actually seen a chickpea, and so, didn't know what it was. I have the parent in touch directly with our food services manager to discuss as well. Not sure if it makes a dif...

I am in Chicago and attended a direct entry masters program. I don't think anyone in my cohort had trouble finding jobs at good hospitals. Maybe this varies greatly by location? I'm from Wisconsin, and knowing the great reputation Marquette has (did ...

Ah, yes, for chest pain (which I don't get often), I would do full vitals, no matter what. I used to do the same for dizziness (when I was wee newbie), but I see that complaint so often I try water/snack/rest first (if students seems well otherwise),...

I think that sometimes (and I'm not being sarcastic, I literally mean just sometimes), teachers send the kids at the end of the day if they are still complaining so that the kids don't go home and say they felt unwell and the teacher didn't do anythi...

Our school used to do the same as OldDude, however, we had many parents who either didn't realize, or purposely ignored the rule and either brought in home made items, or store bought items without the label. The number of treats getting sent home wa...

Hi all - Do you ever have to make the call whether a child who was out sick during the day can attend a school concert that afternoon/evening? Our students had a winter concert last night and we had a kiddo who had thrown up in the middle of the nigh...

Thanks all for the reassurance! Maybe I'll see if we can add a line to our parent handbook next year regarding after school activities/illness.

When I first started, our school policy was to check the entire grade if even just 1 case of lice was reported (so that meant checking 80-100 kids!!). Absolutely ridiculous! I've gotten our admin down to checking just the class, and then if multiple ...

We have had orders from the doctor for dexcom 5 stating that as long as blood sugar was in a certain range, we could go off of the CGM numbers and not do a fingerstick for meal/snacktime dosing. Seemed to work well for the student and her blood sugar...

Our school stopped food treats (for birthdays, holiday, etc...) last school year. It was a parent led process, so maybe see if any parents are on board? It was getting ridiculous here, between birthdays and holidays far too many sugary treats were go...

Just to add - the medications I keep in my office are in clear plastic bins from the container store. For now, I put each student medication in it's own Ziploc bag, clearly labeled and have a grade or two in each bin (depending on how many there are)...