BLS Nursing Blog
CONCUSSION UPDATES
District Concussion Numbers for SY 23/24
| Elementary | Middle | High | |
| September | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| October | 17 | 16 | 20 |
| November | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| December | 3 | 4 | 47 |
| January | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| TOTAL | 37 | 48 | 105 |
DEI
Celebrating Black History Month
Black History highlights
29 Black History facts you probably didn’t learn in school – You can access the videos here.
Upcoming Religious Dates
Ash Wednesday – February 14
Students who observe this day may wear ashes on their forehead. Students should not be asked to remove or wash off the ashes. If other students mock or tease them, please report this as a bias incident.
Ramadan – Monday, March 11- Tuesday, April 9
This observance includes complete fasting while the sun is out as well as additional prayer.
HEALTH NOTES
Deschutes County confirms case of human plague in local resident.
Deschutes County Health Services has confirmed a case of human plague in a local resident. The individual was likely infected by their symptomatic pet cat.
“All close contacts of the resident and their pet have been contacted and provided medication to prevent illness,” said Dr. Richard Fawcett, Deschutes County Health Officer.
Symptoms of plague usually begin in humans two to eight days after exposure to an infected animal or flea. These symptoms may include a sudden onset of fever, nausea, weakness, chills, muscle aches, and/or visibly swollen lymph nodes.
Plague is rare in Oregon, with the last case reported in 2015. It spreads to humans or animals through a bite from an infected flea or by contact with an animal sick with the disease. The most common animals to carry plague in Central Oregon are squirrels and chipmunks, but mice and other rodents can also carry the disease.
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!
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.
MENTAL HEALTH
Oregon Black Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition
National suicide death rate among Black youth ages 10-24 have increased more than 36% between 2018 and 2021 – a faster increase than any other racial or ethnic group!!
Black youth (ages 14-21) are invited to join a wellness mixer on Wednesday February 19th and apply for paid leadership opportunity.
Attendees can share their voices, meet inspiring peers, connect with mentors, gain leadership training, and hear about a paid opportunity to join the coalition as a youth leader. Successful applicants will help create town hall meetings for Black youth across Oregon and learn from their stories. These experiences will help create a trauma-informed, equitable policy to decrease suicide for Black youth in Oregon.
Emal questions about the mixer and Oregon’s Balck Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition to [email protected].
Event registration information can be found here.
| Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Black Youth Mental Health Leadership Mixer. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.Join us for an empowering, uplifting, and connecting experience at the Black Youth Mental Health Leadership Mixer! Connect with other Black youth ages 14-21 across Oregon for an hour of virtual fun and activities. You’ll also learn about our statewide prevention and wellness work and leave with ways to continue the conversation and create change. Together, let’s center the wellness and joy of Black and Brown communities in Oregon! Questions? Please email us at: [email protected] |
OSNA
Central Oregon Regional Meeting
- Tuesday, February 20
- 3-4pm
- virtual
- OSNA update
- Acuity tool discussion
OSNA Spring Conference 2024
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
- Looking for help with conference “add ons” – We are looking for activities that can be offered to nurses outside of the conference. Wine tour, brewery tour, hike, any type of show
- There will be a silent auction. Any ideas on donations? Mt. Bachelor tickets?
- Gift baskets. Every year, school nurses bring gift baskets from their districts to raffle. We are looking for items that are from Central Oregon to put in our BLS gift basket.
MEETINGS/TRAININGS
Mandatory nurse staff meetings/trainings on the following days: (this is for regular nurses only. Substitute nurses do not need to attend.)
- Wednesday, February 14, 2024 – Nurse Meeting, Caldera HS room 206
- Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 245-4 – Raptor Student Safe Early Intervention (make up day due to 2 snow days). Location TBD
- 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
- Thursday, April 11 – 12, 2024
- April 18-19, 2024
SAFETY
School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
School Resource Officer Appreciation Day is February 15th. The Safety Team is requesting your help to collect cards, notes, pictures, etc. to present to our SRO team. The goal is to highlight the positive relationship between our SROs and their schools.
Fentanyl Crisis – 90 day state of emergency
Deschutes County Commision declares state of emergency to address fentanyl crisis
Deschutes County Substance Overdose
DCHS Substance Overdose Response Briefing – 1-26-24
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
PPE Supply Order Form
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
APPRECIATE YOUR FEET
Foot health is essential in maintaining overall health and well-being.
Did you know that each foot has around 200,000 nerve endings which function as sensory receptors to transmit information to your brain about pressure, temperature and movement. This allows you to move, balance or touch something without conscious thought or effort – a system known as proprioception.
Steps to Take to Protect Foot Health
What Legos do when we’re not looking.
IMPORTANT DATES
- February 13 – *OSNA Mentoring Monday (rescheduled from 1/22/24 – Seizure Tools and Acuity) (register here)
- February 14 Ash Wednesday – February 14
- February 14 – In person Nurse Meeting, Caldera HS, Room 206 230-4
- February 15 – *OSNA Power Hour – Records Request and School Health Records (register here)
- February 20 – Central Oregon OSNA Regional Meeting, 3-4pm
- February 21 – Immunization Exclusion Day
- February 26 – *OSNA Mentoring Monday – Asthma – Life long implications Dr. Baker: Wendy and Larissa Fain on community partnerships (register here)