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I am relatively new still myself, can you give pointers on a hand-washing discussion and how is it best to teach mainly boys to aim correctly in the bathroom? I have had a teacher ask and I have never done any teaching in the classroom. Thank you!

Thank you, OldDude!

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Hello everyone!! I am in desperate need of help. I am a school nurse at an elementary school for grades 2nd and 3rd. We have roughly 475 kiddos. I have been doing this job for 8 months and still learning everyday. I do love it! I need suggestions/advice/opinions on chronic toileting problems with 3 students. Only one has medical documentation from 2013 for encopresis, and the parents/child were terminated by the ped office due to excessive no shows and non-compliance. The other 2 have no medical documentation. They are all 3 SPED, but not full time. I know this is said often, and I have tried researching and reading previous threads. What do I do?? I have a very limited amount of clothing, before I arrived in this position the previous nurse would wash the chronic children's clothes and make them return at the end of the day to change back into their clothes. We have a huge issue with parents not returning the clothing. It is a lower income area. I call the parents to inform them of their child's accident, they refuse to bring in extra set of clothes, wipes or they have disconnected phone numbers, do not answer, no voice-mail set up, the list goes on... It is not that I mind doing the laundry, I just feel like there is an underlying problem as this is NOT normal at this age. We are talking 1-2 accidents a day. I don't want to enable this behavior of the parents, but do not want the child to sit in soiled clothes all day. I am worried about the children. As a medical professional, I feel this is not of the norm and I question how sanitary it is to wash multiple children's soiled clothes in 1 washer/dryer. Are there any articles regarding this? I wanted to try and write up an expectation of our school, the nurse, the parents and the students and eventually try to enforce it as policy, does anyone else have any policies regarding this? What do YOU guys do with chronic children and families that will not help and basically leaves you with your hands tied. I feel too busy with caring for the other 472 kids to monitor and remember to wash/turn over or fold their clothes. I hope I am not sounding shallow, I am just ultimately concerned that we are enabling and looking over a possible medical condition. I want to advocate for these children and do the best I can for them. Thank you so much for reading and helping!

Thank you everyone for all the information and suggestions.

Hello everyone. I am looking for some advice and help with a complicated situation. I was recently (4 months ago) hired as an Admission Coordinator at a Rehab facility. I have my Orientation & Competence Check List and the job description I was giving upon hiring. Last week I was given 15 hours notice that because census was low I would be training to the floor and being a staff nurse with some orientation (not just releasing me to the wolves). I had previously said no I was not interested in this but on this day, it was mandated. A few weeks before this I was given 14 hours notice that my hours would be changing from 8-4:30 to 6-2:30. So the background is I was hired to work 8-4:30 as an Admission Coordinator. I was not asked nor hired to do this job, as I have in my 8 years being a nurse been a school nurse and primarily OB & LD. Now, I am beyond frustrated and confused. Do I have any rights? We only have 1 hospital here and the protocol is that if you transfer units you are required to give a 30 day notice. So not only am I scrambling to find another job, I then have to give 30 days notice on a job I was never asked nor hired to do. I called HR and my job description was updated on the day I was told this would be taking effect, and someone deleted all my Admission Coordinator information as if it never happened. So the only items I have in my possession is my job description, checklist and a print off of the computer screen the job I applied for. Do I have any rights? Lost, frustrated and feeling very overwhelmed. Thank you kindly.