Spinal Screening First Timer

[cooties_are_real]

Starting a new venture this year....Spinal Screening. Kind of nervous. Trying to find a good time to complete screening process has been fun since I am at the high school level. PE, Athletics, Choir, Drama here I come. Thank God it's only 9th graders.

[verdeacres]

They still do that?

[SaltineQueen]

Are you required to do it, or do you just want to do it?

[JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN]

We're required to do postural screenings every year until 9th grade in my state. Fun as that means grades 5-9 at my school. But, once you get into the grove, it goes quickly. My state provides training and an excellent check off sheet with great visuals for screening.

[Flare, ASN, BSN]

i have to do them down at my level too. I like to wait until spring when the kids are apt to wear light t-shirts and do them as a group over clothing then only pull them for a more in-depth and private screening if something is hinkey. The kids don't have to know what marks i make on my list and i call them later if needed so privacy is maintained.

[DEgalRN]

We have to do them up until 9th grade, too. Luckily I'm high school, so I just have 9th grades. It's very awkward to find good times to get it done.

[100kids, BSN, RN]

My state provides training and an excellent check off sheet with great visuals for screening.

Would you mind sharing the check off sheet you use?

[Eleven011]

Is this the test for Scoliosis? I do this with my 5th graders with the help of the county health nurse ( I don't have the tools you need ). She said our state recommends 5th grade and 9th grade get screened, but the 9th graders get this done at their sports physicals.

[cooties_are_real]

Are you required to do it, or do you just want to do it?

We are required to do it. There was an option do do it 5th & 8th, but due to us getting a new school we changed it up. It really hasn't been to bad.

[cooties_are_real]

We have to do them up until 9th grade, too. Luckily I'm high school, so I just have 9th grades. It's very awkward to find good times to get it done.

That has been my issue, but I have a great coaching staff and they are working with me to complete them during PE and Athletics. I do have to pull some out of class, but I made sure it was non-core classes. It takes all day, but not all class period so I plan on entering the findings when I can.

[cooties_are_real]

After I sent out the letters notifying the parent that screening was going to be done, I had one mom come in and tell me she was glad we changed it. Her daughter had an rapid onset scoliosis over the summer and will have to have surgery. I did see some possible issues on the few I did yesterday and when I asked the student if they had any issue before they said no.

[cooties_are_real]

i have to do them down at my level too. I like to wait until spring when the kids are apt to wear light t-shirts and do them as a group over clothing then only pull them for a more in-depth and private screening if something is hinkey. The kids don't have to know what marks i make on my list and i call them later if needed so privacy is maintained.

May look at doing it in spring next year. Finding time around football practice and games have proved a little difficult, but my coaching staff has been helpful.