Marlene39

Marlene39 has 1 years experience and specializes in Hopice and School Nurse.

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1. Which attire do you feel gives school nurses the most respect?

   Marlene39 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

   Stethoscope

2. Which attire do you feel gives school nurses the most respect?

   Marlene39 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

   I wear my bootleg scrub pants (I prefer KOI or Grey's Anatomy) and usually a cute nurse t-shirt or a fitted scrub top. I have t-shirts that say "iNurse", "I'm a Nurse, what's your superpower?", "RN" (that looks like a superman logo), "I'm a nurse, I ...

3. Best complaint you've heard?

   Marlene39 replied to ColleenJune's topic in School

   I had a 3rd grade girl come in and tell me she needed to use her inhaler. I had never met her before and didn't have any medications for her. She actually had no history of coming in for the years she was in school and this was in March. She said she...

4. Loose teeth letter - thought I'd share...

   Marlene39 replied to Marlene39's topic in School

   All injuries at my school are sent for assessment in the nurse's office. My letter was in regards to normal, common loose teeth which happens naturally. Sorry this happened to your child, but it has nothing to do with loose teeth. I can't speak for e...

5. Loose teeth letter - thought I'd share...

   Marlene39 replied to Marlene39's topic in School

   The one 5th grader asked me to call her dentist. Right, I'll get right on that...

6. Loose teeth letter - thought I'd share...

   Marlene39 replied to Marlene39's topic in School

   I seriously had 3 kids in one day with loose teeth! Only one actually lost that tooth before school was out - and came back even though I gave her the cute little treasure chest to put it in when she came in the first time. She wanted to show me befo...

7. Loose teeth letter - thought I'd share...

   Marlene39 posted a topic in School

   I know you all know my pain! I get way too many students in my office for stupid stuff (loose teeth, bug bites, invisible injuries, etc) and so far I've come up with a letter for loose teeth. There are so many reasons to not send healthy kids to the ...

8. I'm not creative but...

   Marlene39 replied to misty_dawn's topic in School

   I would just add that I am new too and I found that you can get a lot of free posters and materials from cdc.gov and other government websites on just about everything (dairy council, nutrition, head injury, dental, etc). I made a really cool My Plat...

9. Interview for School Nurse position...how to prepare?

   Marlene39 replied to karleigh235's topic in School

   Well, I haven't ever been a school nurse, but I had an interview for a school nurse position yesterday and got the job. They had a list of questions, some nursing questions with prioritization (think ABCs) and some that asked what I would do in certa...

10. Chandler gilbert CC

    Marlene39 replied to luv2bhapp's topic in Arizona

    It is a super difficult program for sure. I only went for blocks 3 and 4 so I can't comment on the first 2 blocks. I did hear from fellow students that block 2 was virtually impossible to pass. I know several students failed for non-academic reasons,...

11. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    Marlene39 replied to AZmom's topic in Arizona

    They contacted me. None of the schools I contacted would even talk to me personally. I called and sent emails. It was weird!

12. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    Marlene39 replied to AZmom's topic in Arizona

    I don't think it had anything to do with HESI scores for getting into other programs. I got a 1122 and the only program I could find was CGCC and there are people who also got in who got in the 900s. I'm not sure how many people are still waiting, bu...

13. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    Marlene39 replied to AZmom's topic in Arizona

    I got in right away, but a lot of my class still haven't gotten in (we graduated in May 2011). At GWCC they will tell you if you get over a 1000 on the HESI you will get in right away to the next block. It didn't seem to matter what the HESI score wa...

14. Is there time limit for prerequisites for Maricopa community colleges?

    Marlene39 replied to ykrolick's topic in Arizona

    They took all my prerequisites including ones from 20 years ago. I think you'll be fine. Best of luck!!

15. Gateway LPN Fast Track

    Marlene39 replied to AZmom's topic in Arizona

    I think you are pretty safe with a 45 point safety zone. A lot of people went into the final with only 2 or 3 points they could miss. Some passed, some didn't. It was very much like all the tests you have the whole semester. I think you are home free...