I am an agency nursery nurse who works in many different settings. One of the first things I always ask about in a setting is allergies and special needs. Then I look at the noticeboards to see what is written up about this. I feel that sometimes the people who work in nurseries every day and know these small but very important details do not spend enough time going over them. But I must emphasise to all agency staff that they keep badgering if they are unsure about which children have allergies. When I am dishing out food to small children I double-check as to who cannot have cheese, milk, wheat, and so on.
I am an agency nursery nurse who works in many different settings. One of the first things I always ask about in a setting is allergies and special needs. Then I look at the noticeboards to see what is written up about this.
I feel that sometimes the people who work in nurseries every day and know these small but very important details do not spend enough time going over them. But I must emphasise to all agency staff that they keep badgering if they are unsure about which children have allergies. When I am dishing out food to small children I double-check as to who cannot have cheese, milk, wheat, and so on.
So please agency or new nursery nurses, ask and ask again. It is so important.
Deborah Pinchen. Gainpath Agencies
