BLS Nursing Blog
FUN FACT: Experiments in universities have actually been carried out to figure out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, both with machine and human lickers. The results ranged from 252 to 411. You’re welcome!
CONCUSSION UPDATES
District Concussion Numbers as of 10/27/23
Elementary – 29
Middle – 25
High – 28
DEI
Halloween Costumes
A reminder to be thoughtful as you prepare for any staff or team costume themes. Avoid cultural appropriation or offensive caricatures or stereotypes. Some examples here.
November 16, 2023
Pilot Butte Middle School
Dinner 5:30, opening 6:00, sessions 6:30-7:45
ELEMENTARY
Growth and Development
Tami reached out to Julie Walker, BLS Elementary Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Systems, regarding where BLS is at with adopting a new, more inclusive curriculum. Per Julie, we are currently not in the adoption process for this and would most likely begin next school year with a plan to implement in the 25-26 school year.
HIGH DESERT ESD
From Nancy Sorlie, HDESD PT
It was brought to my attention that the ESD has a new policy regarding the temporary accommodation form and process. Our legal department said that we can only loan equipment to kids who are on an IEP or 504. This will affect those students we have been talking about – Broken legs, casts etc. So the process will need to change if we are to loan walkers for example. I remember working with MaryLou and she would always create a 504 for these type of students but the recent nurses don’t know about this.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Safe Schools Trainings
October 31, 2023 is the deadline to complete these required yearly trainings. Get ’em done! You can access these trainings by signing in to UKG.
Flu Shot Clinics
From Andrea Wilson
Please refer any questions regarding flu shot clinics for BLS staff to Human Resources. HR organizes these employee health events.
IMMUNIZATIONS
From Michelle
Kindergarten Exclusion
Thursday, November 16, 2023
I am attaching the wonderful video created by Nurse Molly (it’s at the bottom of this email) that walks you thru how to run the HLT 414 report to determine which students are not up to date.
She also explains the HLT 217 report. This report is optional and used only if you would like to send letters out to parents or students who are not up to date instead of calling or messaging them.
Run the HLT 414 report.
Check the box for kindergarten students
Assessment date – 11/16/23
Cutoff date – 12/31/23
Exclusion date – 11/16/23
Click Insufficient, Incomplete and No Record when running report
Print a copy of your report so you can use it to make notes on it such as when phone calls were made, mail sent and when students were updated.
INCOMPLETE Students: Means they are not up to date. Check Alertiis for any new immunizations that you can update. Check that the CSI signature box has been checked.
INSUFFICIENT Students: Always is a “data input error”. The dates are in the wrong order, or the student’s birth date is entered incorrectly.
If you are a new secretary or new nurse with the district, please sign up for Alertiis so that you can check student immunization records from the state. Use the link below and call the Alertiis Help Desk to be added as a user.
https://www.alertiis.org/ORPRD/portalInfoManager.do
Let me know if you have any questions and Thank you everyone!
Molly Video on reports and letters 1.mov
MEDICAID
MAC Survey
Attn: ALL REGULAR NURSING STAFF
The Fall MAC Survey will be during the week of November 6th, 2023. Your yearly MAC training has expired or will be expiring soon. Please complete the training by Friday, November 3, 2023 at this MAC Training Site.
You can stop and restart the training if you do not complete it all at one time. You may have activities that you perform as part of your job that are claimable for reimbursement on MAC Survey Day, and if not, just by being a part of our trained employee base, your salary and benefits contribute to our reimbursement dollars dedicated to FAN. It will take approximately 22 minutes to complete. Please be sure to click through to the very last slide. You will be sent an email verification that the training is complete.
There is an optional MAC Training Video that will assist you with your MAC Training. You can minimize the MAC Training Video and listen to it in the background while clicking through your MAC Training slides.
If you have any questions or need any help, please reach out to the FAN Advocate at your worksite.
You can find more information about MAC Survey here.
PAYROLL
UKG
Logging Extra Hours in UKG
If you have worked any hours over your FTE (and Tami has approved this extra time), please include a comment in UKG when submitting this extra time. For example, in the comments, please write “student direct care”. Payroll needs some type of reason as to why you are logging in additional hours worked.
STUDENTS
Student Medical Leave Information – FYI for nurses
Occasionally a student will experience a significant medical situation that requires an extended absence. While our attendance policy addresses basic options for this, we have developed additional guidance to support teams in navigating these infrequent situations. Here is the current draft of this guidance just for your awareness.
Youth Truth Survey – FYI for nurses
What is the Youth Truth Survey?
Youth Truth surveys will be happening in January, 2024. This is the fourth year BLS has been working with the organization.
OSNA
Virtual OSNA Fall Conference – At the Heart of School Nursing
Friday, November 3, 2023 from 8-5pm
This conference will be recorded for viewing at a later date.
Register here. Submit your receipt to April Diehl for reimbursement.
Communities of Practice
Check out OSNA’s Communities of Practice page to learn more about school nursing practice sessions such as Mentoring Mondays, Power Hour, Special Topics Cafe, etc. You will also get to connect with other Oregon School Nurses.
TRAININGS
- Mandatory nurse staff /meetings trainings on the following non-school days:
- Friday, February 2, 2024
- Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Friday, April 12, 2024.
- Stop the Bleed Training – Free to anyone in the community
- Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- 630pm – 730pm
- Bend Fire Training Center63377 NE Jamison StBend, OR 97701
LINKS
AED Supply Order Form – Complete this form to request any AED supplies.
All About You Form – Please complete the form so Tami can know more about you.
BLS Nurse Check-in Survey Form – Having a stressful week? Need some extra support? Suggestions for nurse meeting ideas.
Concussion Brain Injury Reporting Form
Nurse Meeting Topics – Please enter meeting topic/training information you would like to see in the spreadsheet.
OHA: Oregon Respiratory Virus Data: COVID-19, Influenza, RSV
OSNA – Communities of Practice
Return to School Project, Concussion/Brain Injury Reporting Form
UKG – How to log extra hours in UKG after the pay period has ended can be found here. *Must have prior approval from Tami.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!
