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I appreciate everyone's feedback. My district was able to purchase large NIOSH approved N95's(limited supply), but no medium...so far. Fit testing was only successful for half of us. I don't think all of the nurses will be wearing them anymore then they have to because they are so uncomfortable, but I do want to have them available for everyone as an option since it is highly recommended by NASN. Thank you. I like that plan. We do not have students back yet. I'm not sure about assessing them inside the isolation room though. I am thinking assessing them just outside the entry door upon arrival and keeping a visual on them when in the isolation room is preferred. Any additional advise is greatly appreciated.

Thank you! That is very helpful!

Are other school nurses implementing the use of N95 masks in school and if so, do you plan to decontaminate them in some way to extend use?

Yes, it is definitely worth it. I worked a PRN job for the first 12 years of my school nursing career. PRN hospital, agency, and summer school. So glad I hung in there!

Good Morning Occupational Health Nurses! I am a school nurse for the past 15 years, prior to that I had a few years of Occupational Health Nurse experience. That being said....I am finding school administrators asking school nurses to assess students for possibly being under the influence of marijuana or alcohol! This is new to me, and the nurses are not trained or experienced in any way to determine if someone is or is not under the influence. By the way, there is no policy. Please Advise! Thanks so much!

Good Morning fellow school nurses! I am curious if any of you have been asked to assess students for being under the influence of marijuana or alcohol? If so, do you have specific training or credentials? Is this your school policy?

WOW! That is crazy!

Thanks for your reply. I did look at the state website, and it appears that health records are part of the permanent record and must be kept for 60 years after graduation or leaving the school system.....

How long must school health office records be kept for students? This does not include immunization records.

Oh, it is unfortunate that you were not given a kit for each school. Our local community hospital received a grant to provide all of my schools with one kit each. My understanding is that the kits are around 70.00 each. I plan to start by training each nurse in each school but would also like to have a power point that could be included in the beginning of the year trainings that everyone completes.

Has anyone attended the "Stop the Bleed" training and if so, how do you plan to train/prepare your building staff?

In addition, students with allergies are not included in FERPA, as everyone needs to know who they are.

FERPA

I only ask for prenatal/birth history if the IEP is for an early childhood student. Beyond EC age it is not really relevant.

I worked PRN at the hospital for 10 years while also working as a school nurse until recently. It is doable.