Day One and already dealing with...

[KKEGS]

Lice.

[Cattz, ADN]

I took my life into my own hands and got brave enough to tell all my teachers at my schools" inservices---- that it is not "need to know information" of whether or not I find any signs of lice on any students. Eeeeeek! It was really scary to see some of the faces of the teachers in response..but nobody said anything.

[AdobeRN]

I am in Texas. We exclude with live lice but nits are OK.

I am of the "don't ask, don't tell" in regards to lice. I hate dealing with it. With this new law passing - should be interesting, I will probably be sending home the dreaded "lice letter" monthly.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

Yes Tencat- We welcome lurkers. We have alot of fun and support each other in such an awesome way here. You can even wear pink on Wednesdays with us too.

Dagnammit! I forgot my pink today.

[kidzcare]

Dagnammit! I forgot my pink today.

MF. Me too.

[Jeniele, ADN, RN]

Lurker here as well, but take a look at the info on a product called Lice MD. I don't sell it, not affiliated, just a really frustrated mom that got some great advice from an awesome nurse in the ped's office.

First time my daughter got lice it was bad before I noticed it (I don't think she is particularly sensitive to their saliva). I tried the typical treatment and literally wore myself to exhaustion cleaning and steam cleaning everything and spraying the pesticide spays on everything I couldn't. Fast forward a week and we repeat the cycle all over again but with all three kiddos this time. This went on for a month before I called my pediatrician literally in tears. The NURSE at the office suggested I try the Lice MD. It's not a pesticide, it's lube...but allows you to comb all the nits out of even the longest hair. First treatment and they were gone, finally. Plus you can repeat until you finally see no nits because it's not a pesticide.

Fast forward three years and my daughter has lice from horseback riding lessons. I grab some of the super lice lube, sit outside on the porch and comb for less than a hour, wash her clothes, jacket, and bed linen. No lice, no worry. It does make the hair greasy looking for a day or so, but better than the really bad dandruff the pesticide shampoo gave my daughter.

[3ringnursing, BSN]

Let me guess ... It went something like this:

"My head itches!" ...

"Really, really bad!" ....

"Me too!" ...

"Ahhhh, yeah ... heheheh ...me too!" ...

"Go to the nurse's office NOW!" ...

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{10 minutes later iin the nurse's office}:

{Dramatic music: Dant-dant-DAAAAA!} ...

"Rarrrrrrrthhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" ....

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... [Call home to mom] ...

... (Ring! Ring!) ...

"Hello? Why no! My little Snowflake couldn't possibly have head lice! He/she didn't have them this morning before school!".

... SIGH ...

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The head lice elimination squad - a highly trained expert in these delicate matters is called in to evaluate ...

... And treat:

ROARRRRRR!!! RARRRRRHRARRRRRHHHHH!!!

... {After head lice treatment} ...

(((What do you mean it didn't work?!))) ...

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Have you consulted with the OldDude RN Institute of Head Lice Research?

[3ringnursing, BSN]

The Lice Queen:

[OldDude]

Update...Today I'm sending out my first parent notification of a case of head lice in a classroom, per SB1566, new Texas law which went into effect September 1. I guess I should consider myself lucky that I've made it 6 school days without having to send one out!

So, tomorrow brings the phone hysteria, Facebook bashing, and similar hysterical reactions. Someone on here once made a reference to coming into their clinic to the "red light of doom" flashing on their office phone...that'll be me tomorrow; like I'm worried about it:roflmao:

[peacockblue]

Buckle up, Old Dude! That's what you get for giving all those poor children lice!