I am so ready to be finished with beginning of year paperwork!

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Specializes in Pediatrics, school nursing.

It seems like most of my students have medical alerts this year; everyone has asthma, food allergies, or cardiac issues, but of course, their parents have not provided medication or doctor's orders. I don't know why we bother sending home action plans in May for parents to have their doctor complete over the summer; it's rare to actually get any of them back in August without threatening to not let them participate in athletics, band, ROTC, etc.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

The list gets longer every year. When I first got into school nursing there wasn't a such thing as a food allergy. I know otherwise but sometimes it seems like EVERY kid has some medical, dietary, physical, or behavioral issue that needs to be addressed school. But I guess that's why we get the big bucks:roflmao:

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Every time I think I'm caught up my receptionist brings in another stack of papers. Students haven't even arrived yet.

I also have printed out a copy of the EXACT Illinois laws that prohibit me and other staff members from administering OTC meds without doctor's orders since I have SO MUCH push back from parents when I tell them I can't give Jimmy Tylenol for his headache until I have a form from the doctor.

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Every time I think I'm caught up my receptionist brings in another stack of papers. Students haven't even arrived yet.

I also have printed out a copy of the EXACT Illinois laws that prohibit me and other staff members from administering OTC meds without doctor's orders since I have SO MUCH push back from parents when I tell them I can't give Jimmy Tylenol for his headache until I have a form from the doctor.

You're in IL? Me too! West suburbs of Chicago!

I have tried explaining that these are federal/state regulation for med orders and physical/immunization requirements. No one cares. They still get pissed at the nurse.

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Specializes in Cardiology, School Nursing, General.

I know what you are talking about. Last year I got a HUGE stack of papers of allergies and such. Out of 560, only 23 were food allergies, so I called the parents. I swear to god, from the 23, 4 were legit food allergies, the rest were "Oh we just don't eat "blank", so we put that they are allergic" or "*Put that allergies are severe, asking for Epi-Pen* Oh they are not that severe, if they just start getting splochy, just call me and I'll give them benadryl"

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It's a never ending battle for me it seems like. Just when I feel like I am all caught up, BAM another stack of 100+ students shows up on my desk.

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