BLS Nurse Blog
NATIONAL BATHTUB DAY
Rub-a-dub-dub
October 7th is National Bathtub Day!!! This special day encourages folks to relax and enjoy a bath to de-stress and pamper themselves. This “holiday” is a chance to reflect on the history of baths and indoor plumbing.
How much do you want to bet this holiday was created by someone who didn’t want to offend a person with body odor—so they just invented National Bathtub Day instead?
DIABETES
NASN Webinar: Inhaled Insulin on the Horizon – What School Nurses Need to Know
Join us on October 8, 2025, at 3:30 PM ET for this timely webinar to explore innovations in diabetes management in schools. Learn about inhaled insulin, gain a quick orientation on its use, and hear results from the INHALE-1 Trial—a clinical study assessing the safety and efficacy of inhaled insulin in children and teens. The session will conclude with a Q&A.
Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and stay ahead of emerging practices in student diabetes care. Learn more and register.
Free for nurses who are members of NASN.
HALLOWEEN
Halloween Cultural Awareness
As we head into Halloween, many of our schools and staff enjoy celebrating with creativity and fun. It’s also a good reminder to keep our celebrations respectful and inclusive. When planning activities, decorations, or costumes, please be mindful of cultural sensitivity and the diverse backgrounds of our students, families, and colleagues. A little extra thought helps ensure everyone feels comfortable and included.
Grades K-5 Respect During Halloween
Grades 6-12 Respect During Halloween
MEDICAID
Challenges with Medicaid Billing??
Reach out to April Diehl to schedule an in-person meeting at your school. Several nurses have already met with her and shared that it greatly improved their understanding of the process.
NURSE DASHBOARD
What is it?
It is a tool for nurses to easily identify students with HMPs who:
- Ride the bus
- Have IEPs
Instructions:
- In Synergy, search “nurse dashboard” in the quick launch bar (if you can’t see it, please log out then log back in)
- You will see students with health conditions listed at whichever school you are currently viewing in Synergy
- If you want to see only your students with health plans on file, type “health plan on file” into the search box directly under the header of the “Condition” column.
- Scroll to the far right to see Bus and Case Manager status for your students with health conditions
- Only students with a “Y” in the bus column are bus riders
- In the case manager column, only students with a SPED Case Manager name listed will have an IEP. Students with a school counselor or administrator listed may have an 504 or other support
- You can select only certain conditions at the top by choosing from the drop down menu and clicking “apply filters” (e.g. if you only want to select all the life threatening conditions). You can also use the end date filter at the top if desired.
- You can click on any of the column headers to filter or sort as needed (e.g. see only grade 7 or see only kids who are bus riders)
PET POLICY/ANIMALS IN CLASSROOM
FYI
Animals in the Classroom or on School Property
DATES TO REMEMBER
** STILL LOOKING FOR LOCATIONS FOR OUR NEXT NURSE MEETING** (Erica has offered up Caldera again.)
Upcoming Nurse Events/Meetings
| DATE | EVENT | TIME | LOCATION |
| Wednesday, 10/15 | All Nurse Meeting | 2-330 | Looking for locations!! |
| Wednesday, 10/29 | No school elem/middle | This is a required work day for regular staff. | |
| Thursday, 10/30 | No school elem/middle | This is a required work day for regular staff. | |
| Friday, 10/31 | No school elem/middle | This is a required work day for regular staff. |
TIME SHEETS
| February 6, 2026 | |
| October 10, 2025 | March 6, 2026 |
| November 7, 2025 | April 10, 2026 |
| December 5, 2025 | May 8, 2026 |
| January 9, 2026 | June 12, 2026 |
$$$$$$ When is pay day????? $$$$$$
| February 27, 2026 | |
| October 31, 2025 | March 31, 2026 |
| November 28, 2025 | April 30, 2026 |
| December 31, 2025 | May 29, 2026 |
| January 30, 2026 | June 30 , 2026 |