Maine17

Maine17

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  1. New 504 eligibility regulations-anyone overwhelmed?

    Maine17 posted a topic in School

    Has anyone out there started to look at what the new 504 eligibility regs will mean as far as volume of

  2. Help with hand hygiene

    Maine17 replied to Guest219794's topic in School

    We actually has an incident 2 years ago when a K+ student drank some instant sanitizer-fortunately it was only a small amount. After checking with Poison Control (and notifying parents), we just...

  3. All School Nurses

    Maine17 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Hi! I am in southern Maine. I started out working at Children's in Boston, lots of VNA and now 14 years of school nursing. Two years ago I moved from elementary to middle school. I am lucky to be...

  4. Sharing students' medical info with teachers

    Maine17 replied to lcprnc's topic in School

    We have no audit ability or any way to know who is looking at our logs. The rationale the district uses to allow our logs to be read by the principal/secretary is that the principal needs to be aware...

  5. Sharing students' medical info with teachers

    Maine17 replied to lcprnc's topic in School

    This is kind of a followup question -something that has been bothering me. My school district (and many others) use a medical record system where the nurses log in each student visit. My concern is...

  6. 2000+ suspected cases on college campus...

    Maine17 replied to ONCRN84's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am a school nurse in Maine-550 middle school kids. School nurses across the country have been told to use fever as the primary symptom (for H1N1 screening), usually with cough, sore throat etc....

  7. Swine Flu in Australia/New Zealand

    Maine17 replied to indigo girl's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The rapidly evolving situation in Australia is pretty

  8. How many out there actually are prepared?

    Maine17 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    First I would like to thank Indigo Girl for the incredible amount of factual info that she has gathered and posted regarding influenza. Awesome job! The more I read about bird flu/swine flu, the more...

  9. H1N1 Vaccine in October, IF all goes well.(that is a big IF)

    Maine17 replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks Indigo Girl for clarifying that info. It seems that we probably will have no choice but to go with adjuvants due to the need to make as much vaccine as possible (assuming the virus does not...

  10. H1N1 Vaccine in October, IF all goes well.(that is a big IF)

    Maine17 replied to oramar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I read the link about adjuvants, but it did not state why the FDA has not approved the use of adjuvants with the influenza vaccines in the past. Does anyone know

  11. How many days until you're out ??

    Maine17 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Maine gets out June 17th. Cant wait for

  12. Field Trip!!

    Maine17 replied to pugmomrn's topic in School

    I am very lucky to be in a district that has a nurse in every building every day. I cant imagine having to be responsible for more than the 530 students I already have. God love all you nurses...

  13. New 504 eligibility regulations-anyone overwhelmed?

    Maine17 replied to Maine17's topic in School

    The 504 eligibility requirements have become so broad that almost anyone who has a health problem will now be eligible for 504 protection. The emphasis will switch from eligibility to the need for...

  14. What is your head lice policy?

    Maine17 replied to cowgirlBSN's topic in School

    I agree completely with Artistyc1-we do the same thing. Cowgirl-Part of your job is not only educating your students/staff, but your administration also. Send them copies of what AMA, NASN, Harvard...

  15. Teacher injury

    Maine17 replied to Rosie67's topic in School

    I guess I am not clear about "providing treatment to staff" aspect. If a teacher asks for Tylenol/Ibuprofen because their back is sore, would you say that you are 'treating' that teacher? If a...

  16. I am the nurse...

    Maine17 replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    Great idea-I think I will try

  17. Teacher injury

    Maine17 replied to Rosie67's topic in School

    I agree with the last two posts. Students come first, but I am happy to assist a staff member if I can. The nursing role in a school is usually an individual position-the nurse needs to build her...

  18. uh duh !

    Maine17 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

    I think that any school that are using lay people (including nonlicensed nursing students) to assess student health problems runs a significant liability risk. I would recommend that if a nurse is...

  19. Pink Eye

    Maine17 replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    I just read Purple Scrubs reply. She is right-if there is any drainage, then send her home and to the

  20. Pink Eye

    Maine17 replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    If the student was at the elementary level and had those sx, I would send them home. At the high school level, hopefully they know enough to wash their hands if they touch their eyes(???). If dad is...

  21. I thought my boss was gonna back me up on this one- NOT !

    Maine17 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

    I agree with you regarding the student just coming in to the HR for a nap-not an appropriate use of the Nurses Room. What would happen if you had to leave the nurses office to go to a student who had...

  22. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    Maine17 replied to nursey04's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nurses just by their training/experience know how to prioritize. If a nurse has dependents (young children, elderly) at home who need care (and spouse cannot provide), then the nurse will most likely...

  23. Can nurses be forced to work during pandemic

    Maine17 replied to nursey04's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hippy.... If you left patients during a crises-it would be called "abandoning" and I believe you would lose your

  24. Are any of your patients getting tested for swine flu?

    Maine17 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Many of the school nurses in my state have been expressing concern that students that have been sent home ill from school with symptoms that could possibly be swine flu are not being seen by their...

  25. Opinions, Is this illegal?

    Maine17 replied to meriposa's topic in Home Health

    If you are providing home care service to Medicare patients (for whatever company) who you KNOW are not homebound, then YOU are participating in fraud. Get out now and report