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Does anyone have a powerpoint they use for staff first aid training? I've been asked to do an in-service next week for Jr High and Senior High staff. Don't want to reinvent the wheel if someone already has something that works well. Thanks!

I am certified by the AHA as a CPR/First Aid Instructgor

I have no idea! My principal just emailed me and asked if I would do it because they have scheduled a health and wellness day (I knew nothing about this).

Question for you endocrine nurses- I am a school nurse and have a student on an insulin pump. Reading from glucometer goes directly to pump, which adminsters necessary bolus. My problem is the amount of insulin the pump gives after BS check and car...

I do the same thing you do. I alert every teacher (via email so there is a paper trail) as to which students they have who have life threatening conditions. I also send out general first aid procedures for events like seizures, anaphylactic reactio...

I have a student on an insulin pump. I have some questions about the dosing. The student's accuchecks go directly to the pump, which administers bolus. My thing is..I can't get the amount of insulin to match what is prescribed on doctor's orders. ...

Yes, it is Novolog. I have orders from the physician with correction bolus and meal/carb bolus. Based on those orders, numbers don't match what pump is giving. This may be due to basal rate, etc. I'd just to fully understand. Waiting on call bac...

Thanks Nurse ABC. I am waiting on a call back from the clinic. I received new orders this week so that's what I was basing my calculations on.

I, too, am a HS nurse and I deal with this frequently. I let the office know anytime I send a student home via email and that is placed in their file so if attendance comes into question they know which days are unexcused/excused. I am also amazed...

I am in Arkansas and in our state we can give OTC meds with written parental consent. A doctor's order is not required. We include the consent form on the health history we send out at the beginning of the year for parents to sign. It is of course...

What is your email address? I can send you what I have on Monday.

What do you do with student who refuses to test for ketones with high blood sugars? Don't think it is ever done at home.

I have a HS student who has been diabetic for most of his life. Non compliant, always has been from what I understand. Won't do simple things like eat appropriate amount or check ketones when necessary. Obviously can't force him to do either. How...

I forgot....I would definitely go in early since this is your first year and review all policies and emergency plans. I scoured the internet to find great emergency plans and printed them out and put them in a binder. You will find flow charts that...

This will be my 3rd year as a school nurse so I'm still learning, but here's my input. As far as websites go, this one is very helpful and also School Nurse Perspectives is good, although it has been under maintenance recently. I also find the New ...

I guess my question is this: if you tell a student with a medical condition like diabetes they can't go on a trip is that not discrimination? I'm just basing that question on what I read in my "Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed" manual from...

We have ours calibrated each summer. We take them to our Special Ed department and they handle it for us.

Our superintendent came by and told me Happy Nurses Day. He also told all the teacher's he appreciated them for teacher appreciation week. I did not receive anything from anyone in my building. Got gifts from other nurses in the district. There w...

15 for me, but 3 are field trips:-) Come on summer!!!

School nursing is great. Most days are wonderful. Yes, there are those days when you want to crawl under a rock and never come back. But, that is true with any nursing job. I worked years in surgery before I came to school nursing, so I was alrea...

I'm a high school nurse and am wondering how you all handle student body odor complaints. It is a delicate issue and I feel like I'm walking a fine line of being accused of singling a student out.

All of my seizure care plans state we will call EMS for seizures lasting more than 5 minutes or if seizures are successive in nature or severe in nature. I have one epileptic student with emergency medication, but my others do not have any. I think...

I'm with you tictac!!

I am a HS nurse and I teach one hour a day. One semester is Intro to Health Professions and the other semester is Medical Terminology. I enjoy the teaching (most days). It kind of breaks up my day and I get to know a few of the students on a diffe...

I am also a HS nurse and in AR we are allowed to give OTC meds with written parental permission. I agree with nhnursie- if it is the difference between them staying in school or going home b/c of headache or cramps I have no problem with it.