campmonkey

Would you mind sharing what a day looks like for you at camp? Last year, I was asked to set specific times for visits to the health center (which of course remains open for emergencies at all times) but it was hard to implement as everyone is very se...

We actually still haven't had a single case of fever this summer. A couple colds and many heat related headaches but otherwise it's been a pretty quiet summer. We did have very high fevers unaccompagnied by any important symptoms a couple summers ago...

Good morning! I am the sole health care provider at a camp in Maine, but I am not a nurse. For the last three years I have asked for Standing Orders but there has never been any. We got a surprise vsit from the CDC yesterday and we now have 10 days...

Alright, this is my last thread today! Seems I am on a roll, I can't wait for summer :) I am looking to set a few simple rules in the health center and suggest a couple of health rules around camp and would love to have some imput on it. Our health c...

Who is in charge of bringing your sick/injured campers to the ED/doctor's office? Would you mind sharing your "protocol" concerning these transports? Have you ever had to have a child taken by ambulance? Who accompanied that child? Before last summer...

Thank you hotflashion. I sent you an email with my email adress if you want to send it my way!

At your camps, does a staff member accompany every camper to the health center? At our camp, counsellors rarely accompany their campers. I am OK with that when it comes to regular med distribution. However, our camp director wants counsellors to know...

Thank you TheSquire. I was thinking of using meal times to inform counsellors, I might try that. Anybody else???

I hope you have a great summer. I am going back to "my" camp for a 3rd year. First year was great, second was very stressful but I love the camp and adore my campers so I simply couldn't say no to a 3rd year.

I work at a French camp located in Maine. We are accreditated with the Quebec Association of Camps. Last summer, we received the accreditation inspector. He suggested that campers initial their own MAR when receiving their medication. He told us, my ...

How do you approach birth control at camp. We request that all meds be brought the the health center at beggining of camp but have only ever received birth control pills for younger campers (ages 10-13), the older girls and their counsellors don't be...

I hadn't even tough about that but that would be a great compromise and I think it would better than doing any of the two alone. Thanks!!!

I am currently trying the finalise a report I have been pushing back for the camp where I worked for the last two summers. At this camp, I am the only health care worker. I get 6ish days off during the summer like all other staff members but these da...

Good morning everyone, For the first time this summer, our camp director (new from this summer) as asked for an end of summer report for the health center. It's my second summer and I am the only health care provider. No one is really sure what they ...

Thank you everyone! Anyone else have any ideas? I have a week left to put everything together while taking care of everything else that needs to be done. Wish me luck!

Our campers also play "gaga ball". Our camp is not in session yet but last year I had quite a large number of foot injuries from kids playing without their shoes on but no knuckle injuries. Our campers play on grass or grass/mud last summer with all ...

Would you mind sharing what you have so far. I am also the only health care worker at the camp where I work, a Canadian camp based in Maine, and have been trying to set-up new procedures for quarantines. I would also add something about special meal...

Thank you for your replies. DanaCharlee, I am with you on letting campers come during rest period so that they don't have to miss activities and I will discuss this with our leadership team before camp starts. They are the ones who have a problem wit...

Would anyone mind sharing their camp standing orders? The camp where I work as never had any and I would love to show an example to our visiting doctor to discuss setting up our own this summer. We have a consent form that all parents are required to...

That would make me boil! At our camp, we keep campers with fractures if the camp director, the nurse or other person in charge of first aid, our doctor, the camper's parents and the camper feel it's in their best interest to stay at camp. We had 3 fr...

I can't really answer any of your questions had I am the only permanent health staff on site. I am trained as a Advanced Medical First Responder. We also have a pediatric ER doc who stays at camp for most of the summer but he only sees the patients I...

I am new to camp nursing. I did it for the first time this summer and absolutly loved it. There was just one problem, the lack of directions. They showed me the health center and left me to decide most things; I was the only nurse, with one doctor be...