Wrap it up?

I will ask why it was not wrapped at home, since it's first thing in the morning.

I would assess, and ask would he like an ice pack instead.

Yeah, I will wrap it. Then usually call a parent to follow up.

I second the loose wrap. I will properly wrap an known injury, especially when the parent tells me that the kiddo will be in school with an ace wrap.

Depends on the kid, but, yea, I usually wrap it.

I wrapped my own ankle today.

see the thing is that i don't usually wrap an ace wrap any more than i will buddy tape a finger or toe. i may in an extreme or certain circumstance and i don't mind "checking it" to see that the job that was done at home was done properly. But for me to initiate the "treatment" so to say is not something i really feel comfortable treading into.

I am fine if they come to school with the wrap already on - i've already rewrapped shoddy workmanship and slipping aces. If they come in with new neoprene supports on that's fine too - it's just something about them handing me that rolled up ace and telling me "wrap my ___" that gives me this uhhhhh no. feeling. Can't explain it. It's like in my mind it's a step further than i want to take it into treatment land.

The students usually tell me that their parents didn't help them at home because they didn't want to wake them from sleep

If my assessment doesn't make bells and whistles go off in my nurse brain, and I haven't heard from a parent. I probably won't wrap. If I have a concern, I would call the parent to get the scoop and wrap if it seemed appropriate. Dang. I sound like a hard butt. But, I must say. My own kids would get the same answer.

Flare- I know that uhhhh no feeling that you speak of.

I had a student come to school with his writing hand wrapped, claiming he could not do his work. When asked what happened, he claimed he didn't know, it just started hurting. I called parents they could not tell me either what happened. I removed the wrap, assessed the hand and could not find anything wrong with it. I did not re-apply the wrap, so that he could complete his class work.

We aren't allowed to wrap! They consider this a step beyond our scope of nursing. So with that being the rule, I wouldn't even rewrap :/

We aren't allowed to wrap! They consider this a step beyond our scope of nursing. So with that being the rule, I wouldn't even rewrap :/

But isn't the standard treatment for a sprain RICE? Rest Ice Compression and Elevation? Not sure that is out of scope. How do you compress a (sometimes rapidly swelling) ankle injury? I wrap and have them picked up for further assessment. I follow up on them to ensure, they still need it (or not) or to check that it isn't too tight.