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Whatever medicine I give the school to administer to my child at the appropriate times has to be observed; the school cannot wantonly withhold the medications I
by lilott8 8y ago
Whatever medicine I give the school to administer to my child at the appropriate times has to be observed; the school cannot wantonly withhold the medications I provide them, especially when provided a Dr's note.
If I send my child to school with an "off-brand" epipen with a doctor's note and direct the school to use this instead, they have to observe it -- a nurse is in no way capable of making a drug administration decision without the consult of a licensed medical doctor.
- grahamburger 8y agoBut what if they fuck it up and your kids dies? That's the (not totally irrational) fear - parents want the nurse using something they are already familiar with.
- patejam 8y agoOr they fuck up, prick themselves with epinephrine, and die (or at least not have a very good time).
- raverbashing 8y agoIf the school nurse is that incompetent you have bigger problem
- traek 8y agoI don’t think an incompetent school nurse would be a bigger problem to me than my child dying.
- lev99 8y agoThe bigger problem is how many other children receive substandard care.
- DanBC 8y agoIn England the protected title is "Registered General Nurse" or "Registered Mental Health Nurse" - a registered nurse is qualified to a certain standard and has a professional registration. Nurse isn't a protected title, so it's possible a school nurse has minimal qualification and no professional registration. I dunno if it's similar in the US.
- paulie_a 8y agoI had an EpiPen and various other stuff when I was in 5th grade. I was taught to use it. If a nurse is incapable of administering it properly that person needs to find a new line of work. It honestly is a completely irrational fear.