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  1. Sending kids home

    chasinRT replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Just had a kid come in wearing coat and hat, carrying bookbag and note from teacher saying the boy was miserable and needed to go home. As I'm assessing him, the phone rings, it's his mom, she wanted...

  2. FERPA/HIPAA Question

    chasinRT replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    I think that if administration has access to the information, then they can print it off. I would be hesitant to share personal health information that is likely not relevant to the investigation....

  3. Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain....

    chasinRT replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Our lifeskills class made green eggs and ham last week and brought me a bowl...it was surprisingly good.

  4. proof of immunity for staff

    chasinRT replied to schooldistrictnurse's topic in School

    I approached my boss with the idea of just sending out an email to staff asking them to locate theirs in the event that we would need it. (There was an outbreak in a daycare about 90 miles away.) He...

  5. Lice Police!

    chasinRT replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Wasn't implying that I thought you actually gave her the info...just that it was pretty presumptious of her to expect that you

  6. Lice Police!

    chasinRT replied to SnowyJ's topic in School

    Totally inappropriate and should be dealt with by her supervisor. She is there to work with the kids, period. That's her job. Also it would be a privacy violation for you to tell her if a child does...

  7. Do you refer kids with glasses

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    if they don't pass the vision screen? This is my second year as a school nurse and I have sent refererral letters to parents whose kids don't pass, even if they wear glasses. The kids are usually...

  8. Record Retention?

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    I am in year two and finally having time to check out all the nooks and crannies of my offices. I am finding tons of old records including med permission slips, med admin records, clinic logs etc from...

  9. All you vision experts

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    What does it mean when a student is able to read all the letters, but reverses them (for example reads DOKV as ODVK)? Is that a referral for a vision fail or a referral to the school's literacy...

  10. All you vision experts

    chasinRT replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    2nd

  11. Will I get in trouble with the State Board of Nursing

    chasinRT replied to aetienn6's topic in School

    Technically I guess you shouldn't have done it; realistically, the parents are total jerks. Look at us, we're RN's, look how important we are. Rolleyes. And yeah, I'm an

  12. AED Maintenance

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    Who is responsible for checking expiration dates/batteries in your schools? Is it done by facilities maintenance or are you as the school nurse

  13. Summer jobs?

    chasinRT replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    I took this terribly low-paying position so I could have the summer off....HECK NO I don't have a summer job! :) I do think that if it wasn't so much fun I would consider going back to the hospital....

  14. Preschool in my elementary school........immunization question

    chasinRT replied to loveschoolnursing's topic in School

    Also in Indiana. When I took over last year I was told that "we don't worry about the preschool" in regards to immunization. I believe that the code addresses it and we DO need to worry about it so...

  15. Thermometer woes...

    chasinRT replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Not familiar with the Veratemp but is it set for oral mode vs. rectal or core mode? That makes a difference in some of the thermometers I have used over the years. Compare apples to apples, so to...

  16. Say what...?

    chasinRT replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Excellent

  17. Say what...?

    chasinRT replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    I got a kid a few days ago with the sole flapping on her shoe, sent down so I could fix it. Hellloooo...do I look like Gepetto?? I gave her a roll of duct tape and sent her back to class. And the...

  18. Vitals?

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    Do you do a full set of vitals on every student that comes in not feeling

  19. Stock Epinephrine

    chasinRT posted a topic in School

    We are in the process of setting up our stock epi policy. Our state law says that a lay person can administer epi to student/staff/visitor with signs of anaphylaxis if they voluntarily become trained...