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That's a great idea Alex mentioned about asking to speak to another nurse. They will speak your language. Also working there while your kids are campers brings a whole different set of things, such as are your kids ok with you doing it? Are your kid...

Similarly - I work at a summer camp and the minute the kid gets off the bus (he will be staying with us 24 hr/day for 4 weeks) he comes to the health center to have his toe checked out - he hurt it at home. I ask why he didn't get it looked at when ...

Hi all - I was just wondering if anyone has developed a return-to play type of communication slip specific to camp activities? Most of the ones I can find are team-sports types and don't fit the camp environment. I'm looking to create something li...

Oh yes - I do that as well, the note would be handy though even for the counselor - I'm just thinking that camps are so different than usual return to play forms - of course football/contact sports are a given - Maybe the bigger question is - what d...

If you search the ACA website for MESH (mental, emotional, social health) you will find a lot of resources. I would start there. acacamps.org

It's not too late to register! The ACN (Association of Camp Nurses) annual conference is February 8 - 10th in Atlanta. Topics include: head injuries, medication management, ethics, and hiring camp nurses just to name a few. Come join us in Atlan...

I don't think so, they didn't mention it. That's a great idea though, but I've never been to a conference that has that available, have you?

I am a nursing educator and teach a senior level nursing course called "quality and safety for nurses". I have the students actually perform a quality improvement project, determined by the facilities (so not a "change project") and it usually always...

Just curious if nursing programs are still allowing students to practice injections with normal saline on each other? We we have stopped allowing students to practice IV insertion on each other, but are currently debating pros/cons of allowing IM/SQ...

Serious shortage of nurses this summer. A few years ago hospitals had a hiring freeze in many areas, so nurses were looking for work anywhere. Not so this year, they are hiring again and we are feeling it! If you need endorsement/reciprocal licens...

The camp I work at serves over 1200 campers all summer (not all at one time!) but it is very complex, with a 2 week, 4 week, and 8 week option. We use CampMeds and I highly recommend them. We ask the meds to be there 4-5 days prior to the campers s...

I have been in and out of 3 different hospitals with my mom in the past 3 weeks and have to say, I am completely disillusioned about my own profession. In all the 3 weeks she has only had one nurse that was anything near what I would consider safe/k...

KatieMI - thanks for responding. Yes, there are many variables to consider for sure. To try and answer your questions #1 - I don't know the nurse/patient ratio - I didn't ask and wasn't in a position to know. When I discussed it with the nurse a...

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all of these ideas about post-clinical! In the book "Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation" (Benner's, Sutphen, Leanard, Day, 2010) they identified the post-clinical as one of the very special things i...

I look forward to meeting you! I have enjoyed reading all of your posts throughout this specialty. Have you been to one of the ACN conferences before?

I would love to hire a company, we check on opening day, 2 weeks later, and the day before they go home (4 week camp). We have over 500 campers to check and use 4-5 nurses, and 2-3 nursing assistants. The nursing assistants usually get the temperat...

How do others handle melatonin at overnight camps? We distribute it with other HS meds, but last summer had so many parents call to request their child take it right before their head hit the pillow as opposed to HS time. It's too difficult to have...

tining- that is so true that we could have an entire new thread about special requests! Yes, and not just in ice cream, but in vanilla, not chocolate, and at room temperature..oy. I like that you have in your policy a spoonful of pudding. While I ...

Thank for your response- yes we try and work within the camp culture as that is so important, we have also utilized the lead counselors in the morning for the early morning meds, they just seem to be less reliable for the night times ones. I'll kee...