CASchoolNurse831

CASchoolNurse831 has 5 years experience and specializes in School Nursing, Public Health Nursing.

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1. School Nurse Salary?

   CASchoolNurse831 replied to kegreat's topic in School

   Central CA 3 years ago when I was initially hired, we were on the teacher salary schedule so I started at 39k. I got lucky - the following year the union was able to put the School RNs (4 of us for 25 schools) on the same salary schedule as the schoo...

2. Ativan at School for Students Under 18

   CASchoolNurse831 replied to CASchoolNurse831's topic in School

   Is NY one of the states that has a school nurse on every campus? Unfortunately here in CA we are severely understaffed. In this district alone, we have 25 schools - 4 RNs and 4 LVNs. We also have a program within the district that provides education ...

3. Ativan at School for Students Under 18

   CASchoolNurse831 replied to CASchoolNurse831's topic in School

   Thank you Farawyn!

4. Ativan at School for Students Under 18

   CASchoolNurse831 replied to CASchoolNurse831's topic in School

   Thank you!

5. Ativan at School for Students Under 18

   CASchoolNurse831 replied to CASchoolNurse831's topic in School

   No need to be rude, I think I may have not been clear with my question, and for that I apologize. I think that it is important that we keep this a positive place for nurses to help and support one another. We are all doing the best we can here. That...

6. Ativan at School for Students Under 18

   CASchoolNurse831 replied to CASchoolNurse831's topic in School

   Thank you for responding! It is actually given oral buccally. The parents are concerned about the student's privacy if he had a seizure in a public place they do not want it to me administered rectally. We have spoken to them at length and explained ...

7. Ativan at School for Students Under 18

   CASchoolNurse831 posted a topic in School

   Hello! I am a school RN in California. My district has been getting a lot of students switching from Diastat to Ativan orders for seizures. We are able to train ULPs for Diastat with parental consent. Ativan, on the other hand, can ONLY be administer...