The 2024 ACIP immunization schedule for children and adolescents includes an important change regarding pneumococcal vaccine guidance. In addition to all children 2 – 23 months, pneumococcal vaccination is recommended for children with moderate persistent or severe persistent asthma aged 2 to 18 years. Patients who are asthmatic and previously only vaccinated with PCV13 or PCV15 shouldContinue reading “Important change to childhood immunization schedule: Pneumococcal”
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Is It an Emergency: Covid -19 Edition.
Calling all the stressed out school nurses trying to navigate through the real emergencies, paperwork, screenings 504’s and IEP’s and minor injuries/illnesses! Are you inundated with kids who sneezed once or bumped themselves on a desk or door? Kids with loose teeth or dirty clothes? Now with the fabulous addition of Covid-19 to our workloadContinue reading “Is It an Emergency: Covid -19 Edition.”
Is It an Emergency?
Calling all the stressed out school nurses trying to navigate through the real emergencies, paperwork, screenings 504’s and IEP’s and minor injuries/illnesses! Are you inundated with kids who sneezed once or bumped themselves on a desk or door? Kids with loose teeth or dirty clothes? We school nurses have a ton to deal with allContinue reading “Is It an Emergency?”
Your Child Has Asthma: What the School Nurse Needs You to Know
So your kid has asthma, and they go to school. Here’s what the school nurse needs you to know about that: 1. I need you to understand what asthma is and isn’t. Asthma is not a cough or a cold. Asthma is not being out of breath from physical activity. Asthma is a big deal. Continue reading “Your Child Has Asthma: What the School Nurse Needs You to Know”
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