tdean13 RN

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?

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 the...

Thank you! That is very helpful!

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 student...

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?

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

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.....

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

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...

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.