LynneM64

I have been nursing in the school for 3 weeks, and have found one teacher sends almost every child to me. She has a forehead thermometer, and if they have a 99, she sends them to me for a check. Once she even came herself and lined them up to take temps! At least that freed me up to see other kids. I am hoping that this will not continue, and will only be happening during the cold season. She did have several kids with strep at the same time, including herself and her kids, so I think she's just paranoid. I had another teacher that called the Mom herself, after I sent the child back. We have so many kids that are frequent fliers, that I rely on the parent and teacher to gauge if the child is really sick or not, if there is a tummy ache but no other reason to send him/her home (no fever, d, v). At least that saved me the call. I'm still trying to figure out how to do this job, but just love it. Good luck with your situation. Lynne

I am new to school nursing, and am still confused about documenting a student's visit. (I have K-5). We have computer programs Dyn-o-log and Dyn-o-mite, but I don't feel like I have the time to type in notes. In VA, the nurse had a card for each child (5X7 or so), and on it they wrote one or 2 lines in the soap format, and it was done. That way it was easy to see how often and why the child was seen. What do you do? I am still more comfortable with pen and paper, but if the computer really is easier...let me know what you think! It is so great having a support group! Lynne