This popped-up on my FB recently. It has some great ideas. It makes me sick to see how much food is wasted at school. The sharing table is a great idea. Texas public school districts may now store,...
This is the issue I have in HS also. I have told my teachers to never deny a student use of their inhaler if they need it in class. Then send them to the clinic if they don't have a self-carry form on...
^^^Yes!^^^ If this student has had this condition since 1st grade, why did Mom not have the proper paper work completed in the clinic. Parents get lazy and don't do what they are supposed to, and...
Welcome! NASN has great information. That also offer many free CEUs specific to school nursing. Find out what school nurses in your district are required to do from the school perspective (IHPs,...
Welcome! You could first start by finding the state requirements and individual district requirements. NASN is a great resource. Look through the endless posts here in the school nurse section to get...
I am in a suburb of Houston, directly impacted by the high winds and flooding waters. I heard a tornado go past my house on Friday night, but luckily was unaffected. I am very fortunate as to have no...
It really depends on who will be interviewing you. If it is administration, with no medical background, they will want to know that you will follow school policy, try resolve matters on your own...
I'm here! I don't start until tomorrow, but have been checking in here lately to get my school nurse brain functioning again. Wishing all of you a great school
So sorry for your family member, I am glad you are there to help guide your family through this difficult time. Please point out to ill-informed family members that not only have you passed a natioanl...
I just read that article and thought the same thing. I have two teachers at my school who have these weird reaction to fruits and veggies. Neither carry an
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If you have Ebay on your phone, turn your wifi off so your phone is not connected to the school wifi. You then should be able to connect to Ebay using your data
If I have not found any medical reason that the student needs to go home, I send them back to class and tell the student that the front office will contact the classroom when the parent arrives. My...
I should have provided Hx. This is a FF, no previous complaints of any headaches, multiple absences, at risk of losing semester credit because of absences, Parent was looking for Doctor's note to...