BLS Nurse Blog
MONDAYS LEFT
ASTHMA
“First aid providers should assist a person with asthma who is having difficulty breathing with the administration of their own prescribed bronchodilators as needed.”
“If a commercially available spacer is not available, it is reasonable to use an improvised spacer when assisting a person who is having an asthma attack to use their own inhaled bronchodilator medication.” Examples include: plastic bottle, toilet paper roll, paper cup (the container should be clean and dry)
CPR/CHOKING
Did you know…
For children and adults with severe foreign-body airway obstruction, it is now recommended to provide 5 back blows (first) alternating with 5 abdominal thrusts until the object is expelled or the child/adult becomes unresponsive. This change has been updated on the Choking Health Management Plan in the Nurse Services Manual. Update signage in your schools with the infographic included with the Choking HMP in the NSM.
HEALTH MANAGEMENT PLAN MOVE UP
Nurses in grades 5 and 8…
Please upload editable HMPs for incoming 6th and 9th graders here. Please check the NSM to make sure that the HMP template has not been updated. If it has been updated, please use that version.
HEALTH MANAGEMENT PLAN REVIEW
Please take a look at the proposed Encopresis HMP and provide feedback to Tami by 6/1/26.
HEALTH MANAGEMENT PLAN UPLOAD
When uploading any completed HMP into Synergy Documents, please email the HMP to records clerks through regular email (no encryption needed). In the subject line write “Please upload”. Records clerks will upload the HMP to the SE side.
MEDICALLY FRAGILE DATA COLLECTION
Friendly reminder that your numbers are to be submitted here by Monday, June 1st. See Tami’s email from May 11th.
NSM UPDATES
Choking Risk HMP – updated
Abdominal Pain HMP – update coming soon
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome – update coming soon
Abdominal Problems section (page 113-120) – check it out
DATES TO REMEMBER
Upcoming Nurse Events/Meetings
| DATE | EVENT | TIME | LOCATION |
| 5/27/26 | Nurse Meeting | 2-330 | High Lakes Library |
| 6/11/26 | Last day of school!!! | Happy Summer! |
| June 12, 2026 |