RedKat

RedKat has 7 years experience.

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1. What Has Been an Upside to Covid?

   RedKat replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

   Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

2. What Has Been an Upside to Covid?

   RedKat replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

   My senior mastiff started having some issues in the fall, and in December was diagnosed with bone cancer. I was able to spend much more time with him than usual during his last month of life. I'm devastated that he's gone, but so grateful that scho...

3. Working from Home During COVID-19 Shut Down

   RedKat replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

   I'm in NY. The local health department is doing a live facebook feed this afternoon, so I'll watch that... plus the state hosts a weekly call-in Q&A session for all NYS healthcare providers, so I'll probably try to call in and listen to that wee...

4. Nurses on field trips

   RedKat replied to RedKat's topic in School

   Thanks for the input! Sounds like I'm thinking along the lines of what most of you are already doing. My diabetic isn't going, and no seizure students who have meds. Mostly inhalers, epipens, and a couple of daily meds which I've already got cover...

5. Nurses on field trips

   RedKat posted a topic in School

   I'm in NY and having difficulty getting clear-cut answers on when a nurse needs to attend a field trip (middle school students). I had one nurse tell me that if any liquid meds will need to be administered, a nurse must go... another told me that i...

6. Teacher’s Union?

   RedKat replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

   I'm in the teachers union at my school. Most districts around here have the nurses in the civil service union, but mine and one other district put us in the teachers union. I don't know how it would work at your school, but here that means I'm on t...

7. NCSN are you certified?

   RedKat replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

   I'm not. I'd like to be... but I'm currently still paying off my ADN, so it will be awhile before I can consider even getting my BSN. I would not get a pay bump for either getting my BSN or my certification, but I still would like to do it. Does a...

8. horrible immunization compliance rate

   RedKat replied to jnemartin's topic in School

   Sorry you've been put in this situation! You've gotten some good advice from other members here. I also work at a private school. I think it's a somewhat uncommon situation - but I am actually an employee of the public school district in which my ...

9. Peanut allergy issue

   RedKat replied to Csn2016's topic in School

   There's a student with the same issue in my district. Like many others here, I feel that a peanut-free school is not realistic. There could easily be times when a parent with good intentions sends something in their child's lunch that they didn't r...

10. Teacher Frustration!!!

    RedKat replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    Using a pass system definitely gets my vote. I work in multiple schools each day, and just instituted a pass system in the one school that didn't already have it. I haven't heard any complaints yet, and we're a couple weeks into the school year now...

11. Typical day of a school nurse

    RedKat replied to jadams92's topic in School

    I can only speak for my district - but for us, the number of students you'll see in a day typically depends on what age group you're working with and what time of year it is (and of course your total enrollment). I spend a little time every day in e...

12. Salary?

    RedKat replied to Lee824's topic in School

    I'm in a very rural area of NY. I'm fortunate to work in one of the two districts around here that put the nurses in the teachers' union and follow that pay scale. I don't remember the starting pay, but I'm starting my 4th year and will be just ove...

13. Experience for School Nurses

    RedKat replied to Fiddlesticks27's topic in School

    I didn't have ER experience (in fact, only 1 of the 6 nurses in my district did have it). I worked med/surg for 2 years, then a brief stint in home health care, then wanted to try school nursing so I started subbing in 3 area districts. Pay for sub...

14. school nurse qualifications

    RedKat replied to esla's topic in School

    I'm a little confused - do you mean that you worked for 3 years and then took some time off? How much time? I don't know how it is anywhere else, but around here I think the most important thing would be for you to start doing some subbing. I was ...

15. storing meds when I'm off campus

    RedKat replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    I'm only in my office for the morning, then there's no nurse at my school while I go to other schools in the district for the remainder of the day. In my school, my office is locked when I'm not there, and meds remain locked in my cabinet. The secr...