Home Health Columnist / Guide NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN 11 Articles; 17,842 Posts Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion. Has 46 years experience. Aug 11, 2020 ? ???? coming your way as you navigate this new pandemic school frontier.
nursetlm, ADN 171 Posts Has 11 years experience. Aug 11, 2020 Please keep us posted! Staff start back on 18th of this month- our students return on the 31st.
JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN 3,034 Posts Specializes in School nursing. Aug 12, 2020 Virtual hugs! As they said on a school nurse PD I've been doing this week: "ready or now, here they come!" So many states are launching into full in person and/or hybrid options in the next couple of weeks, including folks in areas with a 10+% positive rate. We are in this together - even if it is virtually through this forum.
BrisketRN, BSN, RN 916 Posts Has 4 years experience. Aug 12, 2020 I am with you! Staff is back in the school and students arrive (75% have opted for in-person) 8/24.
nurseoflittlesharks 3 Posts Specializes in School Nurse. Has 14 years experience. Aug 12, 2020 Georgia Nurse here!! We started on Aug. 4th. The parents had the option for in full face-to-face class or virtual. We currently have around 450 at school and 150 doing virtual. Mask are strongly encouraged but NOT require. So, far, so good.
Home Health Columnist / Guide NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN 11 Articles; 17,842 Posts Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion. Has 46 years experience. Aug 12, 2020 YIKES..... school district was open just 1 week. Hope our AN SN don't have this experience.Over 1,000 students under quarantine in Georgia school districtThe district reopened its schools to 30,000 students on Aug. 3.https://abcnews.go.com/Health/coronavirus-updates-us-records-1000-deaths-covid-19/story?id=72322071
ruby_jane, BSN, RN 3,142 Posts Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing. Has 14 years experience. Aug 12, 2020 Do I remember you're in West Texas?? May the odds be ever in your favor.
nurseoflittlesharks 3 Posts Specializes in School Nurse. Has 14 years experience. Aug 12, 2020 We are in Southeast Georgia. The school system in the article is over 5 hours away. Hopefully the same will not happen here. Time will tell.
ruby_jane, BSN, RN 3,142 Posts Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing. Has 14 years experience. Aug 12, 2020 At this point my best advice is that parents will or won't send masks and kids will or won't wear them so do the best that you can. The American College of Medical Toxicology is telling us that a surgical mask plus face shield in ambulatory care setting is adequate. I use N95 when in front of someone for a long time, surgical masks for everything else.
JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN 3,034 Posts Specializes in School nursing. Aug 12, 2020 Just now, ruby_jane said:At this point my best advice is that parents will or won't send masks and kids will or won't wear them so do the best that you can. The American College of Medical Toxicology is telling us that a surgical mask plus face shield in ambulatory care setting is adequate. I use N95 when in front of someone for a long time, surgical masks for everything else.That is my plan as well. N95 if I have to be in my isolation space with a symptomatic student for a long period of time. Otherwise, going with surgical mask and face shield for assessments. (I also have a limited supply of N95s.)
ruby_jane, BSN, RN 3,142 Posts Specializes in ICU/community health/school nursing. Has 14 years experience. Aug 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, JenTheSchoolRN said:That is my plan as well. N95 if I have to be in my isolation space with a symptomatic student for a long period of time. Otherwise, going with surgical mask and face shield for assessments. (I also have a limited supply of N95s.)If I had an N95 mask for all the N95 masks I disposed of after one use....I'd be a happy woman....
