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In reply to the discussion: Nurses take on schools over insulin shots (Obama is against the nurses union) [View all]Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)To have specially trained nurses staffing a line, and training medical assistants to give the shots.
Even one nurse in a larger school district might not be able to handle the load if there were multiple cases. The kids all eat at about the same time so the pipeline can kind of jam up.
Not allowing the insulin to be given is going to cause kids damage, and not making arrangements for the kids to have someone trained to give it in school really denies them their access to an education.
There aren't enough well-trained nurses to go around. It would be better to have some centralized offices supervising and checking up on specially trained staff, designing procedures, etc. One of the major risks would be mixing up insulin, so a very knowledgeable central staff could
Not having some one there to give the shot can also cause the kid to tip over and die, and sometimes kids will come to school and something will go wrong (like vomiting or illness) and the kids can also tip over and die.