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California Nurses Put the Brakes on Training Non-Medical School Staff
Recently, as the result of the settlement of a 2005 lawsuit filed by parents and the ADA, California schools were told that they must have staff available, trained but not necessarily licensed, to help diabetic students with their shots, monitoring, and other needs.
The settlement was intended to address California's very low nurse-to-student ratio, the result of which is that many diabetic students receive no care at all during school.
Now, however, it looks like a fix may be a long time coming. The California School Nurses Organization has thrown a wrench into the works by advising school nurses to seek legal guidance before training non-medical staff to provide diabetes-related care. The nurses insist that because insulin mistakes can be fatal, only licensed personnel should administer insulin.
They are concerned, they say, about losing their licenses if they train unlicensed school staffers to administer insulin. And they report that non-medical staff, who have the same concerns, are equally reluctant to be trained.
Source: Press-Enterprise.com
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Diabetes Health is the essential resource for people living with diabetes- both newly diagnosed and experienced as well as the professionals who care for them. We provide balanced expert news and information on living healthfully with diabetes. Each issue includes cutting-edge editorial coverage of new products, research, treatment options, and meaningful lifestyle issues.
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