mrsfoster601

I'm sure you can't either....remember you don't follow district's policies and procedures

Trust me you are not alone. This is my 2nd year as a school nurse and I still miss the excitement of working in LTC, but I have a 2nd job that make's up for the excitement that I'm missing. But every weekend, holiday, and summer off is enough excitement. Hope it gets better for you.

You sure we don't work at the same place? GEESH!!! Sounds like where I work.

I already know my district's policy as stated before. I was not asking a question or wanting anybody's opinions about anything like I said before my district does not allow anything given without a doctor's order don't know why I just follow the policy

It's not a dumb question you as a nurse should know that people allergic to shellfish is actually allergic to the iodine in shellfish and some table salt has iodine in it do your research NURSE! no medical question is dumb!

Oh ok but my school policy says differ

So will you give a child with shellfish allergies salt water to gargle with?

Because what you think would be ok to give might have an affect on that person and the first person that's gonna get blame is the nurse because she gave a simple salt water gargle. You never know. It's a liability thing. Nurses need protection too

It's not weird for me and I'm not over 60

Well I understand completely why my school district does what it does and I'm glad they are strict with the policy. If i gave a child say for instance salt water to gargle and something happens after I gave the salt water gargle. Who do you think they gone blame? All about protection/liability.

Essential oils...what they want a spa treatment lol

But wait a minute salt seems like it would irritate the throat more

WOW...LOL

Well unfortunately at this school I can't give anything like that unless it's a doctor's order

Right..I was thinking the same thing