BLS Nurse Blog
FROM YOUR TEAM
What is an action you can take to improve team morale?
Continue with self-care (exercise, therapy, medications, daily affirmations)
Encourage/reach out and support my fellow nurses – identify when they are struggling , step in
Do some self reflection
Find areas and room for gratitude
Make every day a good day
Plan a meet up
Focus on the day-to-day positives at my schools
CONCUSSION PROTOCOL UPDATE
Bend-La Pine Schools Protocol and Procedures for Management of Concussions 3/2025
MEDICAID
From April Diehl
MEETING HEALTH TOPIC DISCUSSIONS
Nurses (substitute nurses not required)
*Shanon, Steph, and Angelina are presenting information about sore throats at our March 12 nurse meeting.
- 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.
OSNA
- Office Hours Wednesdays @1:00
- Student Acuity Tool 2.0
- Training is necessary. Nurses should watch the training video Student Acuity Tool 2.0 Training Video
- Acuity Tool 2.0 Support/Collaboration
- Legislation Updates
- HB 2948 School nursing clinical autonomy, educators cannot direct nursing practice: being voted on in the House 3/11
- HB 2423 Health Professionals Task Force: we need testimony NOW link Hearing 3/12
- Your voice matters! 🗣️ HB2423 is our chance to ensure licensing rules make sense for school-based health professionals. Take 5 minutes to share your story and submit written testimony here: https://forms.gle/Wf5hoSAYfocxky7F9 ✍️ The hearing is Wednesday, March 12, at 3:00 PM, so submitting your testimony before then is essential to show how important this issue is. Let’s make sure licensing boards recognize the realities of working in schools. Together, we can make a difference! 💪🎉
- HB 3812 Strengthening School Nursing: Nutrition Information, Delegation Policy, Acuity Data Collection
- HB 3813 Rural School Nurses Pilot Project: Needs a hearing scheduled
- Upcoming Communities of Practice: Events Calendar
- Special Topics Cafe- April 2: Comprehensive Sexual Health Education (Sasha Grenier
- Mentoring Monday:
- April 28: Hemophilia and other bleeding disorders
- May 19: Spina Bifida
CALENDAR
| DATE | TIME | EVENT | INFO |
| 3/12 | 2-330 | Nurse Meeting | REALMS HS |
| 3/13 | 305-335 | All Staff Virtual Meeting with Dr. Cook | Elementary Schedule |
| 3/13 | 350-420 | All Staff Virtual Meeting with Dr. Cook | Secondary Schedule |
| 3/19 | 3-4 | NURSE SOCIAL | Dogwood at the Pine Shed 821 NE 2nd St, Bend, OR |
| 3/24-3/28 | SPRING BREAK! | ||
| 4/10 | All day | Purple Up for Military Kids | Show support to our military youth by wearing purple. |
| 4/16 – 4/17 | NO SCHOOL ALL MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS | These are workdays for all staff. | |
| 4/18 | NO SCHOOL ALL SCHOOLS | This is a workday for all staff. |
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