BLS Nurse Blog
WHOSE CAT IS THIS?
Funny Story about Erica and her tabby.
Last night, Scott (Erica’s husband) let Aries (her cat) inside. Erica walked upstairs and Aries did not follow her which was unusual. She went to brush her teeth and her son, Cade, texted that something was wrong with Aries. Erica went to check on Aries and he had a larger underbelly (which is normal for outside cats). But her husband picked the cat up and he wasn’t sensitive like normal.
Erica went back downstairs and Aries jumped on her husband’s side of the couch. Aries did not make one “meow”, which was unusual. Erica called for Aries and he wouldn’t go to her. Erica was worried that something was really wrong.
Erica kept repeating to her husband that something was wrong. Aries was not acting like her cat. Aries jumped up on the coffee table and Erica looked at his face. Erica yelled to her husband that the cat was not Aries!!! Her husband had let some random tabby cat into the house.
Moral to the story: make sure your cat is your cat before letting them in the house.
ANXIETY
SCARED TOOL USE
Follow-up from 5/7/25 nurse meeting regarding use of SCARED tool. It is beneficial to know what current screening tools are being utilized to assess anxiety such as the resources provided from the presentation.
Nurses cannot use as a screening tool. Nurses can review screening questions and can use some questions as a guide. Nurses should not and do not diagnose. If nurses feel there could be an issue (ex., frequent visits to health office with varying complaints, teacher concern), they should reach out to MTSS Tier 3 team at their school site to discuss. Don’t know who is on the MTSS Tier 3 team, reach out to the school administrator.
From Molly
My school psych shared his front and back “student interview” sheet (attached) that he sometimes uses with kids in the health room when I ask him to check in because they come often and their symptoms seem like they could be psychosomatic. He said nurses are welcome to use it and edit it to fit their needs! This is not an official anxiety screener, just something he has developed over the years. Shout out to Taylor Reynolds for developing it.
DIABETES WALK
T1D Walk 5/18/25 – From Angelina
Here is the link if you would like to donate to the walk.
I joined the Type One Buddy Camp group this year and we would LOVE to have more donations!!!
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Have a concern with a specific illness/infection in your school?
Please connect with Tami or Michelle first who are the points of contact to the health department. This will help alleviate information confusion/messaging.
CALENDAR
| DATE | TIME | EVENT | INFO |
| 5/14 | 6-9PM | TRIVIA NIGHT | |
| 5/18 | 1pm | T1D walk | Drake Park (more information to come) |
| 5/26/25 | Memorial Day | NO SCHOOL!! | |
| 5/28 | 215-3 | Medicaid Billing | Virtual (MANDATORY for all regular nursing staff only) |
| 6/1 | Acuity Information Due to Erica |
LINKS
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