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I don't feel I'm doing anything that would require a renegotiation of a contract. It falls under "other duties as assigned". And really, every staff member is going above and beyond contract requirements this year to make everything work. Our a...

The problem we would have here (and other places I assume would too), is there are people in our community without computers and/or internet access to be able to do this. When we went virtual last Spring, we went above and beyond by hand delivering...

No not really, I don't test for minor stuff like that, unless they are already a close contact. Fever, loss of taste/smell, or severe cold symptoms gets you tested.

Oh, yes. Probably about half of them.

I've been doing these test for a couple weeks now. They are very straight forward to do and simple to learn and perform. I've done about 25 of them. For students the rule is that if they are sick enough for me to decide to test, they are sick...

At the last DOH webinar I watched, they stated the license was covered by some agreement/arrangement for all schools for this time period. Not quite sure on the logistics, but they said it was covered. On the diagnosing - ya, I'm not sure on how ...

We are 100% in person, so I'm as busy as ever. Getting ready to start the rapid testing program whenever our shipment gets here. Getting handwashing demo's ready for the elementary. Plus all the usual stuff.

Every school here in SD has been giving the option to receive the rapid tests free from the DOH. We would only administer to symptomatic students or staff and then results need to be reported daily to our DOH. There is a webinar happening today a...

I have two sets, one set is in the main office, behind the secretary's desk, in a bright yellow cabinet mounted to the wall. It isn't locked, because its either always in sight of staff, or the office is locked. The second set is hanging on the wa...

I have a similar system to the two above posters - cabinet on the wall, plastic bins from the dollar store for AM, Noon, After noon, and PRN. I also have a "no longer need" bin and a bin of empty med bottles (they'll come in handy some day right?)....

Until recently, I was the supervising nurse in an assisted living (10 hours a week). Now I work one weekend a month at a nursing home. It works out well.

My admin is handling most of it, honestly. I sit on the back to school well committee, and I've been put in charge of running the sentinal testing on staff, but that's about it.

I don't work at a hospital, but I was told by our DOH that if I was in full PPE (N95) while working with a student who ended up testing positive, I wouldn't be considered a close contact.

Our state requires student records who transfer out to be kept for 5 years. If they graduate from our school, we don't keep beyond that. So what I do, is print an updated immunization record for each senior, attach it to their health file and it i...

I just checked today and nothing I had ordered in the Spring for PPE had shipped yet ? A quick check of amazon showed everything I needed was in stock, so I talked to my business manager and he cancelled my original order and sent one in through ...

I'll be back there shortly, but have been at meetings and have started getting my room(s) ready. My area was set up as a decent sized clinic (holds three cots) with a small office for me inside of it. I was NOT getting any help, so the only soluti...

My health office consists of a clinic part, and then a small "office" that had my desk, file cabinets, ect. So it was decided my desk and things come out into the clinic area, and my office becomes the isolation room. There was talk of using a n...

I have always worn scrubs, so will just continue with that!

I have a shelf of random kids book from my own stash, then some medical/health themed picture books that I sit around the office. I have a few funko pops sitting around that often get played with by those hanging out/waiting. I have a drawer of cr...

I just notified my admin that I have added to my budget request for next year to add masks, face shields, gowns and dedicated alcohol sanitizer station for my office. We have just finished building a new school, so a remodel for a quarantine room i...

Happy School Nurse Day to all!! It sure is the strangest one I've had yet!

everyone stopped worrying about headlice ?

Our governor closed our schools across the state for the year. hopefully we'll be back in August.

I go in everyday and check temps of people delivering meals. I left stuff so the kitchen staff can self check. It takes about an hour a day.

So at best, we'll be back in school May 1st which would give us 13 school days. Realistically, admin has said to be prepared not to return this year. I know many of you are in the same boat. So...what won't you get done if you don't go back? I h...