private duty nursing at home, what happens in school?
It’s important to document the child’s routine at home, and your nursing agency nurse manager, or private duty nurse can help with this so that together, you can decide what care can be managed at home and what will be needed in school. There are no hard and fast rules about what any school has in terms of nursing resources, so it’s important to know what your child’s needs could be and communicate those to the educational team. Often this is a point of negotiation, and again, your nursing agency or MASSTART can help the school determine what has to be done during the day, who can do it, what training may be needed for the school staff or an individual nurse etc. Many families ask if the nurse that provides services at home can also provide services in school. Sometimes the school is happy to have the family identify a provider. If the provider and the school are willing, this is an arrangement that can be worked out with the school, but the school also has the option of hiring their o
