SchoolNurseChristine

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1. What do you do when parent refuses to pick up student for a pink eye?

   SchoolNurseChristine replied to katynurs22's topic in School

   Thank you Jolie for your post! :heartbeat I am a relatively new school nurse (started in February last school year) and have found this to be a difficult thing to assess. Its especially difficult when a teacher wants to send the student home and I ...

2. Questions about school nursing

   SchoolNurseChristine replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

   Nope not a typo... This is my first year of school nursing and my first nursing job ever plus I started in the middle of the year. Their starting range was 21000 so I was happy to get 24. It will go up from here though.

3. Questions about school nursing

   SchoolNurseChristine replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

   hi there! i'm in georgia... what are your hours at work? my hours are 8a-2p monday-friday would you mind sharing your salary and if it's for 12 months or just the school year? i make just over $24000 and that's over 12 months do you work during the...

4. Need advice..what program to pursue??

   SchoolNurseChristine replied to OhIseeLil's topic in General Nursing

   Hi there! I went to XU but I graduated from their BSN program, not the MSN. I do know that the MSN is a wonderful program! I'm not sure what the NCLEX pass rate was for the 2010 class but for the year before it was 100%. There are a lot of the sa...

5. Ideas for teaching basic first aid

   SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in School

   That's a great idea about the nosebleeds. And it's funny because right after I read that this afternoon a little girl came running in crying because her nose was bleeding

6. Ideas for teaching basic first aid

   SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in School

   Those are really great suggestions!! Thank you!!

7. Ideas for teaching basic first aid

   SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in School

   Oops should have specified that... I'll be going to every grade level.

8. Ideas for teaching basic first aid

   SchoolNurseChristine posted a topic in School

   Hello everyone! I've been a school nurse at an elementary school for a little over a month now and I love reading this forum! Its really helped me out these first few weeks. I'm just sad the computer blocks me from posting at work I've certainly...

9. um....maybe not!

   SchoolNurseChristine replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

   This happened to me just the other day!! I asked the student if you can't breathe how are you talking to me so calmly and clearly? He said "I'm serious I can't breathe at all!" I've also been getting tons of kids who are coming from PE. They're ta...

10. New Nurses! Post here, Lets get to know one another!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to avidhunter3's topic in New Nurse

    Hi everyone! My name is Christine. I graduated in May 2010 with my BSN and passed my boards in August 2010. I got married at the end of October and moved to Atlanta 3 days later. Its been a whirlwind! But I'm so excited to have finally landed my...

11. Hired for my first job today!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks everyone!!! :heartbeat

12. Hired for my first job today!

    SchoolNurseChristine posted a topic in New Nurse

    I just noticed this forum on allnurses and I can't believe I haven't seen it before now! And what perfect timing since today I was offered my first job since getting my license in August. I was beginning to give up hope of ever getting a nursing job...

13. So frustrating!

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in NCLEX

    Yeah I am glad I got to see what it was like and I'm glad for the extra review. I don't think I'm going to stress too much about the stuff on the exam I didn't know. I'll look over it of course but when I go back there is probably a really good cha...

14. So frustrating!

    SchoolNurseChristine posted a topic in NCLEX

    So I went to take my NCLEX on Monday morning and right in the middle of the exam the power went out at the testing center!! So very nerve-wracking to see your screen go black in the middle of the exam. It was a pretty big outtage and the power comp...

15. Moving to GA after graduation, have question about board application

    SchoolNurseChristine replied to SchoolNurseChristine's topic in Georgia

    Ok thanks