Hygiene

[Spidey's mom]

This isn't the first time I've had this issue with kids in my 2 years as a district nurse. But got this in my email today. What would you say to this teacher?

"I have a student with very poor hygiene. He is from a very low socio-economic household and I am not sure what resources they have. I have been to the house, but not inside several times. Is there a procedure for approaching this situation? "

I don't know of any written "procedures". Do you?

[brillohead, ADN, RN]

As to the reward system the original student is a teenager and has special needs . . I doubt he'd have anything to do with a sticker/reward system.[/quote']

Probably not, with an older kid. Unless you could find the "right" reward to motivate him? Like a "no homework" pass for one class for one day or something (with teacher's permission, obviously). Hard to know, though, with a teen with special needs -- what would motivate us may not even register with him!

Oh well, you could always just take him outside and spray him off with a garden hose!