BLS Nurse Blog
FROM YOUR TEAM
One way we can foster trust amongst each other in our team
Be kind, positive, and professional
Be vulnerable and speak up about your mistakes so others know you are willing to speak the truth
Honesty
Ensure confidentiality
Open and positive communication
Be approachable
What is one thing you can do to achieve this?
Trusting my team will be there for me
Being open to acknowledge my own limitations
Practice open, honest, and confidential conversations with my coworkers
Check in with each other
Model the behavior I want to see in others
Being supportive with others struggles, questions
Having a positive attitude
Not engaging in negative gossip
Mindset of we are in this together as a group – it takes a village
IMMUNIZATION EXCLUSION DAY
Immunization Exclusion Day is Wednesday, February 19th!
If the student immunizations are complete/up to date in Synergy they can be in school!
MEETING HEALTH TOPIC DISCUSSIONS
Nurses (substitute nurses not required)
- To help us all stay up-to-date with best practice guidelines for how we can best support students with complaints/injuries/ in our school nursing practice, why not tap into the nursing skills and expertise from our own group?
- As a team of 3, (1 nurse from each grade level) you will give a mini (10-15 minutes) discussion on the health topic of choice to include:
- assessment
- potential nursing plan of action (intervention) guidelines
- resources (pictures, literature, etc.)
- anything else
- Please write your name under 2 health topics of your choice from the Meeting Health Topic Discussion spreadsheet.
- Please let Tami know if you would like a topic added to the list.
SEIZURES
Swimming Safety Update
- According to 3 local pediatric care providers – determination of safety precautions should be on a case by case basis
- Adaptive PE teacher, Jessica Malanowski, will be coming to our nurse meeting on March 12th to discuss various safety devices and rationales for their use
- Pool safety for students with seizures guidance will be updated after nurse meeting
SEXUALITY EDUCATION (FYI)
From Aimee Snyder, DrPH – Adolescent and School Health Supervisor
Communicating to Families about Sex Ed
A Head’s Up: The newsletter content below about what to expect for Sexuality Education in Bend-La Pine Schools will be in the Feb 26 Family Spotlight. If you’re concerned about any questions that may come your way from this district newsletter, here are the district’s talking points about sexuality education. You can also contact Dean Richards and your Public Health Specialist for help with any questions you have.
An Option for You: It is also an option to include this family communication about the district’s Sex Ed in general in your school newsletters. Your Public Health Specialist will bring this ask to you so that you can decide when/if it goes out in your school newsletter. This is an optional addition to what is required by law for family communications about Sex Ed.
SWIM SAFETY FOR STUDENTS WITH SEIZURES
Jessica Malonowski will be coming to our March 12 nurse meeting to discuss adaptive PE swimming safety.
A few of our local pediatric providers felt that determining which safety device to use should be on a case by case basis.
Once we meet with Jessica, we, as a team, will talk about next steps to establish safety standards for our adaptive PE swimming students with seizures.
SYNERGY
Updates
Parent access to input medication administration for school
IT has disabled this feature. Parents/guardians will be referred to our Medication Use link on the BLS website.
Health room visit attendance access for nurses
Tami met with IT on 2/18. They are working on a solution. Stay tuned…
CALENDAR
| DATE | TIME | EVENT | INFO |
| 2/19/25 | Immunization Exclusion Day | ||
| 3/12/25 | 2-330 | Nurse Meeting | Location TBD |
| 3/24-3/28 | SPRING BREAK! |
LINKS
Quick links page.
Let Tami know if you would like links added to the page.