Swine Flu

rdsxfnrn · Oct 16, 2009

where r u from? NOTHING here in CT. :) (yet)

schoolnurse1001 · Oct 16, 2009

We are on fall break this week but had several cases of flu last week. I am in KY.

luvschoolnursing, LPN · Oct 16, 2009

None for us yet. Other local school districts have been getting hit, though so we are gearing up for it. Hope it's not too bad.Hang in there, Praiser!

Purple_Scrubs, BSN, RN · Oct 19, 2009

We had our wave come through late Sept and early Oct. My absences and illnesses are back to running about average, but for a while there I had 10% of the school out sick. I am bracing myself for the next wave!

cowgirlBSN · Oct 19, 2009

We've gotten hit pretty hard as well. I'd say getting close to 10%. We've also had stomach viruses and strep. It's been a sickly few weeks! I'm hoping we'll start tapering off soon. I've not gotten much other work done trying to combat our illnesses!

SchoolNurseBSN · Oct 20, 2009

Been pretty quiet for the last 2 weeks. Before that, I had a line of kids out the door- all with temps above 102.0.

Rosie67 · Oct 21, 2009

Past two weeks I sent home average 20 kids a day w/ fever over 101. Slowing down now. I don't know what to do with myself, only sent home 2 so fartoday. I got used to a line out my door at 800 am. Fires me up that parents don't keep obviously ill children at home. They look so sick and uncomfortable.

raidermom · Oct 22, 2009

Swine flu is starting to hit here along with strep and nausea and vomiting. We also have a viral illness that is going around that is about as bad as the flu.

pugmomrn · Oct 22, 2009

One of my schools closed this week at a 40% absence rate. The other two are muddling along with increasing numbers every day. (still in the 20% range). It has been NUTS!!!! :eek: Then why am I on All Nurses, you ask? Daughter home sick (not oinking, though!)

Needsmorechocolate, ASN · Oct 23, 2009

Had our first confirmed case today though I have been seeing lots of kiddos with temps >100 and the coughing and/or sneezing. This early surge has kept me a lot busier this year than last year. I am hoping for this wave to pass soon.......

tsansom · Oct 28, 2009

Here in Dallas, we had a few weeks of large numbers out with Flu like Symptoms but it has slowed down to almost nothing right now. I am thinking, but hoping not, that this may be the calm before the storm. I have been doing a lot of praying on the way to school each day because I have a lot of medically fragile students and a large number of asthmatics. I have 81 known students with asthma out of 1077 students. How does that compare with others of you out there on the forum?