evelynkarirn BSN, MSN, RN

evelynkarirn has 20 years experience as a BSN, MSN, RN and specializes in Public Health, School Nursing, Psych.

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   Do You Like Being A School Nurse?

   evelynkarirn replied to Jules0612's topic in School

   Not all RNs in a district are considered “certificated“ staff/retirement eligible. It’s a question for the district you anticipate working for as to job classification and the contract/MOU between the district and the union. My position as a Credent...
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   Do You Like Being A School Nurse?

   evelynkarirn replied to Jules0612's topic in School

   Yes. Public School in CA, but the world certainly has changed since I posted that...
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   School Nurse Job Offer Help!

   evelynkarirn replied to As75181n's topic in School

   So great! I love that you’re starting just in time to get paid for the winter break. ? I think you’ll love it and when you have a tough day just reflect on the awesome schedule. Good luck!
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   Do You Like Being A School Nurse?

   evelynkarirn replied to Jules0612's topic in School

   Yup. A city school district.
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   School Nurse Job Offer Help!

   evelynkarirn replied to As75181n's topic in School

   I worked as an on-call Hospice nurse for a while. The 3am calls to go out to pronounce and provide post-mortem calls wasn’t so bad, but the distances I had to drive in the dark, on country roads, was a killer. Patients were in private residences or ...
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   School Nurse Job Offer Help!

   evelynkarirn replied to As75181n's topic in School

   Hi There, To answer some of the questions... As a Credentialed School Nurse in central CA my initial pay cut was about 30%, but with contract changes, that gap has narrowed (started at $82K in 2015 - now at $105K w/grad degree). Lots of SNs do some p...
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   Do You Like Being A School Nurse?

   evelynkarirn replied to Jules0612's topic in School

   I’m in CA (Central Valley). Since writing this, salaries have increased another $13K but that’s with a master’s and post-grad units at the 15 year mark. Much of northern CA offers salaries over $100K. Still loving what I do!
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   LAST DAY!!!!

   evelynkarirn replied to kidzcare's topic in School

   My CA Central Valley district's last school day is 6/5 (1/2 day). You know how the first month of school is absolute insanity with overflow enrollees, kids missing IZs, first graders w/o proof of physicals, and new students on 504s w/health plans? T...
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   I nearly lost my cool this morning...

   evelynkarirn replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

   This is hilarious. Also, include a picture of the flying lice found only in your city/schools.
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    Tolerating Abuse from Grieving Families

    evelynkarirn replied to evelynkarirn's topic in Hospice

    Considering what a "growth" industry palliative care is, it makes sense that more education should be available in this field. The company I work for is growing at an astonishing pace and can't find/keep enough qualified RNs to serve the patients: Ma...
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    Tolerating Abuse from Grieving Families

    evelynkarirn replied to evelynkarirn's topic in Hospice

    I love this! Thank you so much. I've attended many deaths, and had not run into this type of vitriol. I will use these words and concepts in the future. I did pull in the chaplain and social worker, but the family declined visits: However, I benefitt...
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    Tolerating Abuse from Grieving Families

    evelynkarirn replied to evelynkarirn's topic in Hospice

    Hi All, As a former acute in-patient psych, ED, and correctional nursing RN, I'm pretty tough and don't frighten easily. I never feared serious bodily injury - it was more about being treated disrespectfully (way more disrespectfully than even the ED...
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    Tolerating Abuse from Grieving Families

    evelynkarirn replied to evelynkarirn's topic in Hospice

    I wholeheartedly agree. Unfortunately, as the weekend on-call nurse, I am often visiting them for the first (and last) time as it's typically a death or other crisis. The "case manager" hospice nurse(s) see them regularly. Also, many hospice patients...
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    Tolerating Abuse from Grieving Families

    evelynkarirn replied to evelynkarirn's topic in Hospice

    TY Oceanblue52. My leadership's response was supportive, encouraging me to focus on positive interactions, reiterating what I know about grieving, etc. But I was blown away by the executive director's initial response - "So we can expect a negative r...
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    New hospice nurse: Burned out!!!

    evelynkarirn replied to MsPrettyHospiceRN's topic in Hospice

    I disagree - critical thinking skills are very much needed in this type of nursing. Last week I saw a gentleman with extremely painful 4+ pitting edema and ascites. He had been seen by two other nurses -the first initiated furosemide and the second i...