BLS Nurse Blog
NATIONAL COOKIE DAY
Thursday, December 4, 2025 is National Cookie Day!!!
Did you know that Ruth Graves Wakefield invented the chocolate chip cookie in the 1930’s. Thank you Ruth!!!!
LOGO UPDATE
BLS has an updated logo. Oliver is currently updating our forms with the new logo (starting with our medication authorization forms). He will notify us when they have been updated in the NSM.
MENTAL HEALTH
Central Oregon Public Health Monthly Update – 11/28/25
Navigating Loneliness and Grief During the Holidays
What is 211 and How Does it Support Central Oregon’s Tri-County Area?
PPE
Our post-COVID PPE supply is running low, and we are currently out of medium disposable gloves. Prior to COVID, schools were responsible for purchasing their own gloves for general use, and we will be returning to that practice. The remaining PPE items listed below will not be replenished once they are gone.
Current inventory available through Distribution:
- Small disposable gloves
- Large disposable gloves
- Hand sanitizer
- Disposable masks
- First Aid Fanny Packs (only 11 left)
- Disposable yellow gowns
SAFETY
DCHS Substance Abuse Overdose Response Briefing 11/21/25
From Jamie Gunter:
As per our Adi’s Act plan, staff who can risk screen and safety plan with students include school counselors, school psychologists, and student success clinicians. ASIST trained school nurses and student success staff can collaborate with their school based mental health professionals after screening on next steps in safety planning and lethal means calls home. Policy requires that a student is screened and parent/caregivers are notified the same day that a concern is noted. Same day notification to administrators is also a requirement, as is the entry of all screening information and contact details intoStudent Safe. All administrators have access to the Student Safe system, and if anyone would like a 1:1 walkthrough, please reach out.
SPORTS PHYSICALS
Well Child Exams Information
Feel free to share with students and families.
This information was sent to Gabe Pagano and Level Leaders to put in their weekly blogs.
VISION
Re: VSP Vouchers – NASN
VSP program will be returning. However, no date has been provided. NASN will send out notification once a date has been confirmed.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Upcoming Nurse Events/Meetings
| DATE | EVENT | TIME | LOCATION |
| 12/10/25 | Nurse Meeting | 2-330 | TBD |
| 12/22/25-1/2/26 | Winter Break | No School! |
| December 5, 2025 | April 10, 2026 |
| January 9, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| February 6, 2026 | June 12, 2026 |
| March 6, 2026 |