What are schools supposed to do
with the new CDC guidelines?
SCHOOLS ARE ON WINTER BREAK
NEW COVID GUIDELINES
NOW WHAT SHOULD SCHOOL NURSES DO?
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Helpful School Nurse Tip: There are many nurse related blogs around the internet, but finding one specific to school nursing can sometimes be a challenge. The School Nurse Facebook fans recently nominated their favorite SCHOOL NURSE blogs. You can find and follow all of them here...
The original School Nurse blog - School Nurse Perspectives, which was the inspiration behind Diary Of A School Nurse. Thank You Gerri!
Are there other school nurse blogs that I missed? If so, please share them with me and I will update this post for future reference. Also, if you have ever dreamed about starting your very own school nurse blog, please do! Then share the link with me and I will promote it on a future list. THANK YOU :)
Wearing school appropriate attire is probably one of the easiest ways to get involved and the students really like it too. Consider wearing a fun headband, t-shirt, leggings, and/or socks. If you are feeling daring then you can go all out with a full costume. Not sure what to do? Here are a few school nurse options I found for you on Amazon:
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A domain meeting is an official special education meeting where each member of the special education team reviews the findings specific to their domain. Depending on the findings, the school nurse or other member, may request "additional evaluations" needed.
There are eight domain sections:
Typically, additional evaluations and assessments are needed to determine if an identified concern might negatively impact the student's educational learning process. Parents need to consent and team members need time to gather more information. The follow up information would then be presented at another meeting (Eligibility Determination Meeting) scheduled in the future.
There are different guidelines depending on the state you live in. For example, in Illinois, a School Nurse holding a Professional Education License (PEL) should be the one to complete all Individualized Education Program (IEP) paperwork, including health domains.
However, if school districts do not have a PEL School Nurse, they may hire a Registered Nurse who takes & successfully passes a six week RN with IEP designation course through the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to complete the IEP paperwork. Do you know the requirements in your state?
Most school nurses complete health domains by performing a school health chart review. Think of this as your information gathering phase. During this review, school nurses are looking for any current or previous health diagnoses, medication treatments, health concerns, school health action plans, Individual Healthcare Plans, etc. School Nurses are using this time to gather a health history in order to present at the upcoming Domain Meeting. They will also determine whether or not additional information is needed by gathering more specific and detailed information in the future.