Posted on September 10th, 2018 by ProCare Therapy
The role and responsibility of a school nurse keeps changing from year to year. Thanks to this, it is even more important to have a checklist of items to complete during the first weeks of the new school year. Being organized with a must do list will help when a potentially emergent situation crops up and you have to be flexible.
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Posted on June 25th, 2018 by ProCare Therapy
It is hard to think about using more than typical medical intervention and knowledge as a school nurse. The reality is that many districts are starting to require a new training for their nurses. In the horrible event of a school shooting, lives may be saved with a special one-hour Stop the Bleed course.
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Posted on May 21st, 2018 by ProCare Therapy
Life outside of school will almost always impact the way things go inside the building. If there is a traumatic event in the community, it will mean that many individuals have to change their daily schedules to work with students who are in need. This may mean a fire, death, weather event, or something else. The same is true for school nurses. Their roles within the school have dramatically changed over the last decade. Depending on state laws, school nurses may be the healthcare provider who children see the most. With the growing cost of health insurance and co-pays, many families rely on school nurses more than ever.
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Posted on February 22nd, 2016 by ProCare Therapy
Addiction is a real problem in our nation and in many schools across the country. Gone are the days when you could simply tell students to Just Say No. That is not enough and does not make drugs and other addictions go away. Drug awareness programs must be incorporated in the curriculum starting as early as in elementary school.
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Posted on November 23rd, 2015 by ProCare Therapy
There is nothing new about the danger of drug use with middle and high school age students in schools. In recent years, the shift has changed to different experimentation with drugs. In many communities, traditional programs like DARE have been cut. This means that in some schools and school districts, the school nurse is the person that helps to educate students about the dangers of drugs and overdosing.
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