schooldistrictnurse

schooldistrictnurse

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  1. Epipens and field trips

    schooldistrictnurse replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    It is not the parent's responsibility to "assign" a responsible adult, during the school day the school is "in loco parentis" (loosely: in the place of the parent) and it is the school's...

  2. Telemedicine

    schooldistrictnurse replied to nitpicker's topic in School

    My district has a NP on staff for 14 hours a week to serve students (with parental permission/accompanyment) and staff. She is contracted from the large medical center nearby. I have no idea what it...

  3. truancy

    schooldistrictnurse replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I would present the amount of time spent daily/weekly on this task and show that these are hours not spent on nursing (the job you were hired for). Administrators understand data. I'm all for "we...

  4. proof of immunity for staff

    schooldistrictnurse posted a topic in School

    Has anyone required or discussed requiring proof of immunity to measles from staff? My district is discussing this.

  5. Fever

    schooldistrictnurse replied to plc115's topic in School

    Our policy is to send kids home with a temp over 100, no matter what it's

  6. proof of immunity for staff

    schooldistrictnurse replied to schooldistrictnurse's topic in School

    Just an update--we have asked staff to voluntarily supply proof of immunity and are offering a MMR through our insurance for those who only had

  7. Breast milk pumping at school student

    schooldistrictnurse replied to shsnurse's topic in School

    I have vacated my office (not the health room) for staff. It's a pain at times but the alternative is a bathroom (yeech). We have never had a student pump to my knowledge but I would support it if...

  8. Found a Peanut

    schooldistrictnurse replied to shermrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    As a school nurse, of course I thought the thread was about someone (gasp) violating the NO PEANUT rule in

  9. health office vs spec needs

    schooldistrictnurse replied to lvnforschool's topic in School

    You know we're all going to ask why the aides can't do this if they do it for other students and have a designated

  10. Reporting to parents

    schooldistrictnurse replied to tiffc8433's topic in School

    Are you suggesting that the school nurse is diagnosing an eating disorder? To answer in general terms, our goal is usually to work cooperatively with student, family, health care provider and other...

  11. Record Retention?

    schooldistrictnurse replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    Different states have different regulations. In Wisconsin I have a schedule from the department of public instruction and health records are kept 5 - 7

  12. How many of you precept nursing students?

    schooldistrictnurse replied to SassyTachyRN's topic in School

    I have taken on two students with mixed results. One a bridge ADN to BSN student and another a MSN/NP student. One was only required to observe (zzzzzzzz how boring) and the other was, well,...

  13. Help - GI bug

    schooldistrictnurse replied to GatezRN's topic in School

    Maybe a letter home to say "we are seeing a lot of diarrhea/vomiting/whatever "illness at school xyz. Please keep your child home if they are showing the following symptoms: xyz. Children should...

  14. How many have actually had to administer epi?

    schooldistrictnurse replied to Kittery's topic in School

    One of our secretaries has administered TWICE to the same student. (different school years) Kiddo! Please learn to ask what's in the

  15. Preschool in my elementary school........immunization question

    schooldistrictnurse replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School

    The only way I can imagine that "we don't worry" thing is if the preschool is run by an outside agency and rents space from your school. If it's part of your school system, then it's part of your...

  16. Summer jobs?

    schooldistrictnurse replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Is there summer school in your area? we have nurse coverage for

  17. Wind chill and outdoor recess

    schooldistrictnurse replied to scrubsrn24's topic in School

    They do close school sometimes for extreme cold--considering that some kids walk to school and some wait for a bus. But you guys are making me feel like a pioneer woman on the plains. In reality,...

  18. Wind chill and outdoor recess

    schooldistrictnurse replied to scrubsrn24's topic in School

    My district is in Wisconsin, our cut off is 10 degrees or a wind chill of

  19. Physical Requirement for K?

    schooldistrictnurse replied to bakert's topic in School

    I'm also in WI (go Pack!) and our registration "health" letter to new K4/K5 families says a healthy student is a better learner etc etc etc. We include an OPTIONAL very simple health exam form and...

  20. Standing Orders

    schooldistrictnurse replied to 100kids's topic in School

    We have

  21. Do you have a blood glucose meter in your office?

    schooldistrictnurse replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    In my opinion, a finger stick is an invasive procedure and not within the scope of our practice without

  22. What degree of fever to send kids home from school?

    schooldistrictnurse replied to latishadawn28's topic in School

    Your school or district should have formal or informal policies on sending kids home. If you don't have any such thing, maybe through the course of this year you can create it. If you have a medical...

  23. UIC School Nurse Program

    schooldistrictnurse replied to abbyzabby's topic in School

    Another thought to consider--there is national certification which is obtained by passing an exam. (cost--$400) This provides you an additional credential and a chance to expand your knowledge. It...

  24. OSHA

    schooldistrictnurse replied to Wave Watcher's topic in School

    Never heard of any such thing. let us all know if you learn

  25. School Nurse Interview Today

    schooldistrictnurse replied to RogerThatRN5's topic in School

    Let us know how the interview went and the