BLS Nursing Blog
We made it to October!!!!
OUR TEAM
#bestschoolnursesever #bendlapinenurses
DEI
Nonbinary teen wins discrimination lawsuit against Greater Albany Public Schools.
| Nonbinary teen wins discrimination lawsuit against Greater Albany Public SchoolsA federal jury in Eugene concluded the district and a former principal violated the U.S. Constitution, Title IX and Oregon law.www.opb.org |
This story is a good reminder about the importance of using the bias incident reporting and response process. Each of us is responsible to ensure that students, families, staff, and community members feel a sense of belonging and dignity in our schools. This involves actively promoting equity and inclusion and standing up against harmful acts that run counter to these values.
If you see/experience a bias incident, report it!!
CONCUSSIONS
For any concussion reported at your school, please complete the Concussion Brain Injury Reporting Form.
(**The only high school that has reported a concussion so far this school year is La Pine High School.)
OUTSIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS
Outside service providers meeting with students on campus during school hours information.
TRAININGS
- QPR Training – Mandatory (if you haven’t taken the class within the last year)
- Wednesday, October 25, 2023
- 230-4pm
- Location: TBD
- Mandatory nurse staff /meetings trainings on the following non-school days:
- Friday, February 2, 2024
- Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Friday, April 12, 2024.
- Suicide Prevention TrainingAs a part of our suicide intervention efforts for our Adi’s Act plan, suicide prevention trainings are highly encouraged for our nursing staff. All of our trained suicide risk screeners, which are typically school counselors, school psychs, some nurses, and some SSC’s attend the ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) PD every 5 years. This year, ASIST will be offered on Nov. 2 and 3. There will be two additional ASIST trainings offered in the winter and spring for those who need to recertify.
*For the November 2 and 3 training, we only received 1 training slot for nurses. Trevor will be attending the November 2-day training. Lauren and Oliver will attending winter training. Depending on available nursing slots for future trainings, we will prioritize training for those nurses who have the most outdated training dates.
NURSE MEETINGS
You can find the dates/times of upcoming nurse meetings in the Nursing Schedule 23-24, Google Sheets (select the Nurse Meeting tab).
DAY OFF REQUESTS
- Day off requests – Get your requests in ASAP for any time you wish to take off. (This includes school conference days.)
- Classified Staff – Per HR, no more than 5 unpaid days can be used for personal time (vacation, recreation, etc.) during the school year.
- Certified Staff – Per HR, there is no option for unpaid days for personal use. Certified Staff can only use personal leave.
- Please remember when requesting an extended period of time off for personal time (greater than 5 days), your team is affected by needing to support your assignment.
- Dates not available to request time off*Please do not request time off during these times.
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023
- Thursday, November 2, 2023 (ASIST training)
- Friday, November 3, 2023 (ASIST training)
- Friday, February 2, 2024 (non-school day)
- Thursday, April 11, 2024 (non-school day for elementary and middle schools)
- Friday, April 12, 2024 (non-school day all schools)
- Thursday, April 18, 2024 (OSNA Spring Conference)
- Friday, April 19, 2024 (OSNA Spring Conference)
LINKS
All About You Form – Please complete the form so Tami can know more about you.
BLS Nurse Check-in Survey Form – Having a stressful week? Need some extra support? Suggestions for nurse meeting ideas.
How to log extra hours in UKG after the pay period has ended can be found here. *Must have prior approval from Tami.
Return to School Project, Concussion/Brain Injury Reporting Form
Student Incident ReportsWho is Where Quick Guide
