Have any of you heard of giving insulin in the upper area of the inner thigh?? I have a student who recently switched sites from the abdomen to this area. I have never heard of it but I did find a...
I called and spoke w/ her Dr and he stated it is fine as long as there is subcutaneous tissue there. I feel better. :) Although, throughout my day i've continued seeking out info and have read to...
Hi all, I live in Butte County, California which as you probably have heard in the news we have been absolutely devastated by the Camp Fire. It literally has wiped our town of Paradise off the map....
Thank you so much!! How very kind of you. Yes, shelter is the most important thing for people right now. It's been 3 weeks... 88 human remains found, 196 still missing over 15,000 homes gone....
How nice of you. I really have no idea though. Today I am going to be a 'train the trainers' training put on by our County's Crisis Response team. It is going to help us help support students and...
Thank you to each of you for taking time to help me and encourage me. I've reached out to the California School Nurse Organization for advice as many of you encouraged me to do and i'm also brushing...
There are literally thousands of stories like this. My nephew who is 7 and has autism was stuck in a parking lot with his bus driver, special needs teacher and dozens of others while the fire burned...
Thank you for your advice!! It is devastating for sure! I actually have my brother, his wife and their two special needs children staying in our home because they lost everything in the fire....
Hi there. I don't have a nursing supervisor... it's literally just me and 1400+ (soon to be more) students. Love your advice about reaching out to local peds offices! Thank you so
In Calif., do parents have the right to have copies of school medical records. Specifically, i'm referring to logs kept in health office for a diabetic student. I can't see any reason why the parent...
I can't find any district policies specific to this but from what I could google I gathered that it was part of the educational record and therefore not a problem for me to give. This morning I had a...
Thank you so much for your advice! I really love the kids and would never turn them away as I feel it's important for me to build a relationship with them so they feel safe in the health office and...
What can I do as the school nurse if I think a child maybe is autistic or has some sort of sensory disorder but the mom states the student doesn't have any issues but she has self-dx said w/ Sensory...
I recently attended a vision testing training and was told the eye screeners (plus optix for example) do not measure acuity and cannot replace the wall charts. Question... do you have to screen 4...
Wow!! I'm brand new to school nursing and just waiting for the day I may have to be brave and cool-headed like you! Reading about your experience will certainly help me when the time comes! Thanks...
THANK YOU ALL for your comments, thoughts, suggestions, etc! Such valuable insight for me! I haven't even had a chance to come back to this thread as I am so swamped at work I can hardly tread...
Thank you for your reply! Frustrating for sure! I did also ask our school psychologist if she had recommendations but she's swamped so I doubt it. With regards to the neglect issue... i'm learning...
NEW school nurse here. Spoke with a mom and found out her child has Currarino Triad w/ many ongoing medical issues. Seems to me the student could benefit from a 504 plan but i've never written one....
Thank you! I haven't ever heard of it so I did a little reading before calling mom. She was very grateful that I did that. She stated it would be helpful if we encouraged bathroom visits but...