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I thought anyone who performed the V/H screenings in Illinois schools HAD to be certified by Illinois Department of Public Health? That's what I was taught during certification.

Lets all remember nursing judgment and nursing assessment can not be delegated to unlicensed staff. These people do practice nursing "tasks" under our license, but they are NOT critically thinking professional nurses! I have refused certain people to perform some tasks if I did not feel they could do it safely and to my standards.

My experience has been that the case management and needs of kids of high school age are much easier and less time consuming. At the high school level you would be spending more time teaching students about managing their diabetes and other health conditions where as in the elementary schools the needs of the kids may be greater, especially if the economic status of that area is lower(higher rates of asthma, and other untreated health conditions). It is also important to know if you will be responsible for the vision and hearing screenings in your building. If so, there are fewer mandated grade levels in high school. Good Luck! And consider yourself lucky, where I am, we do not have a nurse in each building. There are 2 of us for 5000 kids in general ed, and a profoundly handicapped program.

I am very interested in how to get started as well. Your post was VERY helpful! I will continue to follow this thread in hopes that we can get more detailed information. thanks!!

Anyone have pointers for Illinois?

I would love to know how and where to start this process in illinois. Any Illinois individual medicare/medicaid providers out there??

Contact your local public health office. The epidemiologist could be helpful.:

I would be interested in a good website for lung sounds. Any suggestions?

If a patient has a "History" of MRSA in the sputum should the contact precautions always be followed? Does it colonize?

I'm also "rejoining" Rehab nursing. I would also be very interested in a cheat sheet. Thanks so much

I am in the state of Illinois. I have still not been able to come up with a clear answer. Martha Burgren, I would appreciate your input. Thank You

Is it acceptable for a Registered Nurse who does not hold a Type 73 certificate to write individual health care plans? Is it acceptable for the registered nurse to only provide nursing care plans? Please clarify.

a recent newspaper article brought to light the unclear laws related to caring for children in school who require invasive procedure or skills that require nursing judgement. teachers assistances have voiced their conceerns about weather or not these things should be done by non-medical personell, even though they are not "required" to do so, but may be asked. it is my understanding that the new nurse practice act states that registered nurses can not delegate any task to non-nurses that require nursing judgement. but...the illinois state board of education allows district employees to perform health related services to students with medical needs. how can this be allowed when an rn can not delegate such tasks to a cna or even an lpn in other circumstances or health care settings? what happens to the nurse if parents sue because a problem did arise while a non-medical staff member was performing these skills? also, can you shed any light on the pending bill, sb 2048 that is before lawmakers at this time? my understanding is that will require medication management plans for all students on meds, and if there is no school nurse employeed it would be the principals responsibility to appoint, supervise and train a "designated health care aid" to perform all tasks necessary??? please help me sort out the confusion as i am one of these nurses delegating tasks to teachers and ta's.

I found there to be plenty of work in LTC last summer(it may be different this summer). I worked through a relief staffing agency. The pay was good, but the hours long. I chose to work 12-16 hr days so I still had some free time. I love geriatrics but it's very difficult to walk into a strange facility and take charge for 30-40 residents. That's why I am exploring other options for this coming summer. Besides, i don't know if my feet and legs can hack it anymore!

i'm a school nurse for the past 5 years, and about this time each year i start thinking about where i will work in the summer. i have usually worked for an agency or long term care facility, but i'm a little burned out on that. what does everyone else do? suggestions are greatly appreciated