Hi fellow school nurses! Does anyone here have experience using Paid Family Leave in NYS? I am having a baby next month and my school has never utilized this benefit before (I had to tell them about it). Because of this HR is not very well versed....
Hi all, hope everyone is doing the best they can during these unique times! I have a question regarding an observation I have noticed in my school since we returned from pandemic closure. The teachers in my school have been frequenting the nurse's ...
UpliftingRN replied to UpliftingRN's topic in School
Unfortunately since my school is a private school we do not have the child care licensing requirement like the public schools do apparently. But we SHOULD.
UpliftingRN replied to UpliftingRN's topic in School
It's so interesting to hear how this is handled so differently depending on the school. I did actually volunteer to do a training which the principal replied "yes that would have to be a whole other thing but in the meantime this is how we are going...
UpliftingRN replied to UpliftingRN's topic in School
Oh, they used that excuse as well! This is a private school and apparently unless you have a "contract" perhaps everything falls on you. Where's my contract?! It's really a shame.
Hi all, Just polling how many school nurses assist/toilet students when they have accidents in school. I am the only nurse in my school and I had a huge back and forth about this with a pre-k teaching assistant (who adamantly defended they were not ...
Hey everyone! So I'm 2 months into my very first school nurse job and I'm loving it! I was wondering if anyone had any ideas or resources for signs or posters that you hang up or distribute for student/teacher education such as the 5 B's for coming...
Hi all, I was hoping you had some suggestions for an updated resource guide for a brand spanking new school nurse who needs a lot of brushing up on assessment skills, disease education, nursing indications and treatments for common situations faced i...
UpliftingRN replied to Jules0612's topic in School
93k for 184 days? What city is this in and what type of school? From what I’ve been reading this is astronomically higher than average school nursing pay. What is everyone else doing wrong?!
UpliftingRN replied to StressedRN76's topic in School
Are you factoring in 4 weeks (20 days) paid vacation and 9-10 national holidays that wouldn't count as working days at a regular job into the 262 when you are calculating salary?
UpliftingRN replied to Cattitude's topic in School
Are you in NYC or another city in NY? I just accepted a position for $66,000 at a private school in NYC, however I did have to negotiate from the original offer of $62,000. They did take into consideration my years of experience and we have a "Staf...