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Dear Flynurse, I agree, I'd have many headaches as well... I have seen a pattern for the standardized tests but I do see more h/a's at the end of the marking periods. I initially thought that it would be the students with lower GPA's that got more but my numbers show that the students with GPA's around 85and up have more! The whole research project has been interesting. Unfortunately i have not come up with any right or wrong answers. It is just omportant the a nurse is there to see these kids as needed! Did you see the article in news section that told about Massachusetts nurses being laid off due to the budget- kind of scary...

Deb- thanks for your response, I appreciate the thoughts. It is our job to investigate the various causes for all the frequent visits to the nurse. I work closely with the counselors in the next office to clue them into my "frequent flyer" list as well as bring these kids up to our special services team for discussion as well. I think these students are very lucky to have caring school nurses. I wish the administration thought we were more important. Our district is the third from the bottom for low salary positions...

Thanks for your response! I can't believe you need to do a 504 for any OTC meds. I have at least 100 students out of a total of 650 that have MD orders for Advil and Tylenol! I have noticed a big reduction in visits to my office since the newSED regulations. Going back to school and working full time is for the birds! I'm glad I am about to get my BSN because my new knowledge for caring for the kids! Thanks!

Thanks for the input. I do see no breakfast headaches as well as legitimate migraines. I am interested in any more follow uop on MD prescriptiions for OTC meds. It is about time that the private MD's realize how many meds their patients take at home! They do not seem to listen to the school nurse... I have seen many of the NASN articles on h/a's. They are being used for my BS project! I have not read the article entitled"Childhood headaches: a school nurse perspective" Thank you for the article!

I am a middle school nurse currently back in school for my BSN. I have a class project to use this site and to pose a question- my project for graduation is "Is there increased class absenteeism from headaches among my student population. or has the new New York State regulation requiring physician's prescription for OTC reduced the headache visits? My own opinion is that too many students just want to leave the classroom and say that they have a headache and need to go to the nurse! Any ideas? Thanks for your help!

I am a middle school nurse who is going back to school for my BSN. A project we are currently involved in is using this site for gaining information on a particular subject. My question is, "Have school nurses seen an increase of absentee class time due to headaches"? My practicum thesis hypothesizes that students are increasingly going to the nurse for headache treatement. I live in western New York State where school nurses may not give any OTC medications to students without both a parent permission and a physician's order. It has, in my view, reduced the amount of headache visits of students that just want to get out of class and really do not have a serious headache. So it has weeded out the serious migraine type headaches from the stress related types. If any school nurses have an opinion, I'd be happy to reply! Besides, it would help me out with this assignment...