Hey, I am a school nurse/health Advocate for a Head Start program and work closely with pregnant moms who are soon to give birth. We use the Edinburgh for pregnant moms for depression screening at...
I am a school nurse/ health advocate in a preschool program in ohio. My license is active in this state with multi state added. I a m researching how to become a personal caregiver in Virginia....
I work for head start and send information to doctors about our children such as health care plan and physical needed through an internet fax company? Does the fax company have to be HIPAA...
I want to find an area of nursing I like. I think I have tried all of them. My biggest problem is I'm never confident and I doubt everything I do. I am looking for advice on two...
I am searching for advice...I am an R.N. with a Master of Arts in Health and Wellness. I have been thinking about getting back into nursing, however I am not very confident and not good under...
I work for head start and we have health care plans for everything under the blue moon even though we don't do medicine. My manager has said if there's no supporting documents from the doctor then...
Here's my question... Do you often call a medical provider to get background details on a medical note they have written to the school or to ask for more information? I understand that there's USDA...
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It's pretty much notes written with very clear instructions.. either keep the child inside for Temps below freezing and avoid a certain food for this length of time. There's no confusion.its just...
Here's my frustration .kids get sent to school with bites...are are we supposed to be able to distinguish from bed bug bites and flea bites... those are the ones we get.mostly. we don't send them...
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You don't know how comforting this is..it makes me feel less like a complete idiot. I pride myself on not diagnosing and making it very clear that I can't.. and yet they still bring me in.. to...
I work in Early Head Start as a Health Advocate. I work with children 0-3 years of age. In reading through the policies regarding height and weight I am wondering... I know that it is a big issue.....
Ok.. I live in Ohio. I am wondering what the difference is between the school nurse licensure ( which I am not going to get) and the Nation School Nurse Certification? I am an RN with a
Ok so Here is my current dilemma... My little type 1 can take up to half an hour to eat.. if she sits down in time ( its preschool and that hardly ever happens) do I stop here when the scheduled time...
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I am sorry for all the questions but things are bugging me and I can't get it... this is my first T1D and for the most part I have worked in the hospital with T2D. Where novolog /insulin is given...
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That was my thought..I don't want to know what my diabetic is when I don't have to. I have a strict policy work stays at work. I like the idea that mom calls when she is low...Is there a way to look...
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here is an addendum question... How do you deal with Continuous glucose monitoring? what phone would you use and are you responsible for every five minutes it checks? I know that it does not replace...
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Head Start does Family Style Meals and lets the child choose how much to eat. Today I choose a lower carb snack with the correct serving size that will hopefully make a shorter snack time. She has a...
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I am totally not one that wanted to say okay, your done... lets go!! but mom is struggling with numbers being too high or too low and insulin duration. it being too close to correct a high due to...
I need to brainstorm ... I work for Early Head start and frequently request doctors to either fill out a certain physical form and /or fax it to head start.. with most places using Electronic...
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oh trust me I try to put in the parents lap... that is where I prefer it to be ... but i never get anything... unfortunately it Head Start and there are no repercussions.. for some the child misses...