Why didn't anyone think of this before? It's a great idea.

[Diamond_Dog]

Starting Monday, any student will be able to have any aches or pains treated in a mini doctor's office which was once a classroom inside Crestview Elementary school.

"We don't have a physician within the 38 miles of our school district. Some kids are uninsured. What do they do? Some parents are temporarily out of work. You still need medical care," added Manley.

Ohio is looking to create more clinics like this in schools all over the state and they've provided grant money to fund them.
The CEO of Quick Med, based in Trumbull county, says they've had these clinics in 4 Youngstown city schools for the past year.

(snip)

The school clinics have a nurse practitioner, physician or physician's assistant available to provide treatment and or prescribe medicines.

https://www.wfmj.com/story/45704509/quick-med-puts-urgent-care-clinics-in-local-schools

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. I hope the repugs don't hear about this...

they will begin legislation to shut it down before it even begins.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

2. In the 70's

We had the nurse's office.
It had a nurse there everyday and a doctor was there twice a week.

I took my noon meds in the nurses station.
I thought all schools had a nursing station.

When did that stop being part of school?

[Diamond_Dog]

5. I think school nurses

Don’t exist in many schools … budget cuts, you know.

My friend’s daughter’s school has a nurse there for half a day and then the nurse goes to another school for the other half day.

I don’t remember a nurse’s office when I went to high school back in the ‘70s.

I think this mini clinic idea is something that is badly needed.

[Nay]

10. We had them in our schools in the 50's and 60's, too. Full-time nurses.

That was way back, though. Now we don't care if kids live or die, as long as a clump of eggs is protected.

[brush]

3. So this will provide more extensive treatment than a school nurse...

or have school nurses been budgeted out?

[MyOwnPeace]

4. Source for the OP???

[Diamond_Dog]

6. I added it - sorry

[3catwoman3]

7. School nurses, unless they are also nurse practitioners, are not allowed to...

..."diagnose and treat."

Prescribed meds, both long term like ADHD meds and short term like a course of antibiotic, can be dispensed from a bottle with the original prescription label on it and a form from the prescriber. Over-the-counter meds like Tylenol, ibuprofen, Benadryl, etc, can be given as needed with a form signed either by the parent, or the child's pediatric office, depending on the school district policies.

My mom was a school nurse in a middle school for decades. She once had an 8th grader come in with abdominal pain who turned out to be in labor.

[Demsrule86]

8. They are nurse practitioners according to the article. it is a good idea.

[3catwoman3]

9. I know. I was referring to traditional school nurses. I agree that this is an...

…excellent idea and hope it spreads far and wide.

I just retired from 45 years as a peds NP. When our sons were young, I was frequently asked, “Wouldn’t you like a job as a school nurse so you could have summers off with your kids?” I was never even remotely interested for 2 reasons:

1. My favorite part of my job was seeing first time parents and new babies. None of that available in a school setting.
2. I knew i would chafe at the loss of independence, as I would be restricted from being able to use my full skill set. For example, if a kid came to the health office complaining or ear pain, I could look at the ear if the health office had an otoscope, but all I would be allowed to do about it would be to call a parent to come and get their child and take them to their own pediatric office. It would have been like working with my hands tied behind my back.