BLS Nursing Blog
COCC
COCC Winter Term Nursing Students
Looking for nurses to host a first year COCC nursing student for one day. One way we can support our nurses of the future is to introduce them into the world of school nursing. (It’s much more than ice packs and Band-Aids.) Please take a look at the schedule here and sign up.
DEI
Interpreter/Translation
Need an interpreter or translator in a pinch? An updated list of CAFE Program members is available here. This information can also be found on the Portal’s Equity page, under “Employee Resources”. You are welcome to contact anyone on the list, not just those at your site! Please continue to use Linguist Link for the majority of your requests – CAFE members are bilingual staff who can support as linguists if you have a time-sensitive matter but should not be relied on for these services regularly.
Upcoming District Family Events
Dates to mark on your calendar
Wednesday, January 31, 2024: Black History Month kick off-celebration.
Thursday, February 8, 2024: Lunar New Year celebration/AAPI Family Night.
Both events will be in the evening with dinner included. More information to follow.
LGTBQ+
Increasing Family Support for LGBTQ Students to Reduce Risk and Promote Well-Being
Free On-line Training Opportunities
FAN
FAN Staffing
From Dana our FAN Administrator: FAN staffing has been a challenge this year due to resignations and leaves. Thank you all for your patience as I have adjusted staffing and most recently, made some changes in staffing assignments. I am committed to staffing our Dual Immersion schools with Spanish speaking Advocates. This has caused some shifts in assignments, as the last round of hiring yielded some great candidates, but none of them speak Spanish. Here is the current list of Advocates and their assigned schools. Two new Advocates are in the process of being hired now. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
IMMUNIZATIONS
Immunization Exclusion Day
Immunization Exclusion Day for ALL students is Wednesday February 21, 2024
Thank you everyone for your help in getting our students updated with their immunizations before Exclusion Day!
Primary Review Day is January 17th and that is the day I send the initial reports to the Health Department.
The Health Department will then send out letters to those families whose students are not up to date notifying them that they will be excluded from attending school on February 21st if they are not up to date by then.
Immunization Exclusion Day for ALL students is Wednesday February 21, 2024
Here are the dates to use for running your HLT 414 report to determine which students are not up to date.
Assessment date – 1/17/24
Cutoff date – 12/31/23
Exclusion date – 2/21/24
Click Insufficient, Incomplete and No Record when running report
Print a copy of your report so you can use it to make notes on it such as when phone calls were made, mail sent and when students were updated.
INCOMPLETE Students: Means they are not up to date. Check Alertiis for any new immunizations that you can update. Check that the CIS signature box has been checked.
INSUFFICIENT Students: Always is a “data input error”. The dates are in the wrong order, or the student’s birth date is entered incorrectly.
MEETINGS/TRAININGS
Mandatory nurse staff /meetings trainings on the following non-school days
- Friday, February 2, 2024
- Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Friday, April 12, 2024
- OSNA Spring Conference 2024
- April 18, 2024
- April 19, 2024
Mandatory Training – January 17th
The mandatory training for Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention that was canceled (due to the snow day) has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 17th, Bend Senior High Auditorium. Nurses are required to attend. Our regular nurse meeting is canceled for this month. More information to come about the February 2nd meeting/training.
What: Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention
When: January 17, 2024, 2:45-4:00 pm
Where: Perseverance Hall, Bend High School
School counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, and student success coordinators will gather together for Educator Network Day at the Caldera Auditorium for the roll out of Raptor StudentSafe early intervention software. After an initial introduction to StudentSafe, participants will be working in school site teams for entry of their risk screens.
Action needed: please bring suicide risk screens and a screen for NSSI (if you have one) as well as your charged computer. We will be learning how to enter these documents into our system and how to navigate StudentSafe.
Questions? Please reach out to Jess Calbreath or Jamie Gunter
LINKS
AED Supply Order Form – Complete this form to request any AED supplies.
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.
Concussion Brain Injury Reporting Form
Nurse Meeting Topics – Please enter meeting topic/training information you would like to see in the spreadsheet.
OHA: Oregon Respiratory Virus Data: COVID-19, Influenza, RSV
OSNA – Communities of Practice
Return to School Project, Concussion/Brain Injury Reporting Form
UKG
- How to log extra hours in UKG after the pay period has ended can be found here. *Must have prior approval from Tami.
- Requesting Time off in UKG – directions
Weather – Inclement Weather Delay Guidelines
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
