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  1. Camper to Nurse ratio?

    Sudsy posted a topic in Camp

    Hi everyone, I worked as the camp nurse at an overnight girls' camp last summer. It was a very good experience and they have asked me to come back. I'd like info, if anyone has it, on what optimal...

  2. student with terminally-ill parent

    Sudsy posted a topic in School

    Any ideas for good resources, both for the family and the class as a whole? Child is only 3 1/2.....I contacted the school the older sibs attend to see if their social worker would work with me to...

  3. student with terminally-ill parent

    Sudsy replied to Sudsy's topic in School

    We have no guidance dept.....I'm pretty much it.....The parent died last night. The family is out of state for a week for the funeral, etc, so we have some time to figure out our school's response....

  4. privacy issues re. those individual med packs

    Sudsy replied to Sudsy's topic in Camp

    Thank you both for responding! I asked the arts and crafts director to switch my red sharpie for a black one, as that seems like the easiest way to go this. Really appreciate the

  5. privacy issues re. those individual med packs

    Sudsy posted a topic in Camp

    I've been a camp nurse for 4 years but this is the first time I've had a camper whose meds are individually packaged (https://www.campmeds.com/). I know some camps require such a thing, but mine...

  6. Silly question about asthma

    Sudsy replied to mc3's topic in School

    Wow, Spidey's Mom: big pat on the

  7. Silly question about asthma

    Sudsy replied to mc3's topic in School

    In my state (MA) I just call the doctor's office and ask them to fax an Asthma Action Plan over. Then again, I am pretty sure it's a law here, and if it's not a law where you are..... Good

  8. Expired medication

    Sudsy replied to nurse1991ka's topic in School

    EpiPen® (epinephrine) and EpiPen Jr® (epinephrine) Auto-Injectors Free epipens for

  9. Family Night Lesson

    Sudsy replied to Cackalacky's topic in School

    What a great opportunity to speak with parents! I would talk about --when to keep a child home --handwashing (after my yearly handwashing talk with the kids, I always have teachers tell me they wish...

  10. Please Share! New school nurse looking for tips, hints, and other helpful info!

    Sudsy replied to jodys-girl's topic in School

    I give notes for students to return to class. Says the time they left my office (b/c some of them can walk mighty S...L...O....W) and any f/u the teacher should do/watch out for. I have worked hard...

  11. School Nurses: Who Works a Second Job?

    Sudsy replied to uthscsa2011's topic in School

    I don't have a second job yet, but am looking. I have an interview scheduled for February re being an adjunct professor of pediatric nursing at a small local college for Fall 2014 We'll see

  12. Security During High Stakes Testing

    Sudsy replied to amble26's topic in School

    YES! Any parent who doesn't have a 504 for their child with diabetes should get

  13. asthma but no inhaler at school: wwyd?

    Sudsy posted a topic in School

    Preschool student with mild asthma, usually triggered by uri. Mom says she "always knows" when he will need and will send inhaler to school if necessary but she doesn't want to spend $ on getting...

  14. What to do instead of a health alert list?

    Sudsy replied to mrsnurseblogger's topic in School

    I wish I had input, but this is more of a "me too" post. My school is age 2 through grade 8, and the practice that was in place before I got here was that the preschool has a list up in all...

  15. Any good/helpful books?

    Sudsy replied to lpnbutterfly's topic in School

    I borrowed this from my library my first year: School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text: Dr Janice Selekman: 9780803614031: Amazon.com: Books It was very helpful! Also, the major children's hospital in my...

  16. What to Do? Feverish upper body, cold lower extremity

    Sudsy replied to nastassialeslie's topic in School

    Very good point,

  17. Any programs to track illness in a school?

    Sudsy posted a topic in School

    We had no strep in my school for over a month, I'd say. Then one preschool kid about three weeks ago came in. It's been really fascinating to see how it spread down the school floor he was on (first...

  18. Any programs to track illness in a school?

    Sudsy replied to Sudsy's topic in School

    Yeah, I had a feeling I wasn't inventing the wheel here! Thanks, Flare. Thank you, NH Nursie. While I don't have any fancy software, I certainly have

  19. How to handle vision/hearing refusal

    Sudsy replied to 100kids's topic in School

    How old is the student? I have had a few refusals in my whopping two years of being a school nurse, so I don't have tons of experience here, but I found that all the refusals were from the very young...

  20. Bravo to you school nurses!

    Sudsy replied to sommeil's topic in School

    I agree with all that has been said. And, yes, oftentimes I don't get a chance to eat. The other day I worked the whole day without even going to the

  21. Student Body Odor

    Sudsy replied to hsnurse1's topic in School

    I kind of doubt it, but they do live in a very rural area and have a number of animals and just do not seem to bathe as much as we would consider

  22. Favorite thermometer?

    Sudsy replied to 100kids's topic in School

    I have an infrared temporal artery one that I like. I do feel like it consistently reads low, but I LOVE that it's no contact and I can almost-instantly go from one kid to another: Amazon.com:...

  23. Asthma Attack

    Sudsy replied to ethiopia's topic in School

    I would be very tough: "if you can't be here in five minutes, I'm calling 911". I think parents who have never seen how bad asthma can get and how quickly it can go south, sometimes don't think it's...

  24. Question about normal temps being lower for some?

    Sudsy replied to jbrmdr's topic in School

    That's funny b/c I use temporal at my school and I feel that it, quite consistently, runs low. Almost every afebrile student has a temp in the 97's. Once a kid had a 102 on that thermometer and I...

  25. vision screening: how do I respond to this parent?

    Sudsy posted a topic in School

    I have a 4th grader who did not pass vision screening recently: 20/40 and 20/50 for her far vision. She passed near vision. I sent home a referral letter, and today emailed to follow-up. Her mom...