Can a parent train school staff on diabetes?
Parents usually have a great deal of knowledge regarding diabetes because they have received education when their child was diagnosed and often times seek out additional information such as subscribing to publications, attending seminars and support groups, etc. Problems may arise when parents discuss how things are done at home. Many times what is appropriate for home care may not be appropriate for schools due to laws defining school healthcare services (for example, in a hospital alcohol and retractable needles are used whereas at home they may not use any skin antiseptic and use regular syringes). State education laws define personnel qualified to do training in schools. In California, the training for providing health care procedures in school are the responsibility of the credentialed school nurse, public health nurse or licensed physician. This training responsibility includes training includes monitoring and supervision of the provisions of healthcare procedures. The school nur
