WDW1971

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1. LPN School nurse?

   WDW1971 replied to AngelOvaMe's topic in School

   I know this is kind of an old thread, but in case anyone from north TX reads this, it depends on the district. I have worked in 3 different districts over the years. Some districts will only hire nurses with a BSN. Some districts employ nurses wit...

2. To all School Nurses...

   WDW1971 replied to mygirlarely's topic in School

   I graduated from nursing school in May 1995 and never worked in a hospital after my nursing school/nurse tech time. I pretty much went straight into school nursing, and had no problems adjusting. During nursing school I had enjoyed my community hea...

3. Going from school nursing into hospital nursing??

   WDW1971 replied to WDW1971's topic in General Nursing

   Wow. That is great. The majority of school districts here, as far as I know, make every new professional staff member (and probably paraprofessional, too) start at square one on the pay scale no matter how many years of experience the person has ou...

4. Going from school nursing into hospital nursing??

   WDW1971 replied to WDW1971's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't intend to demean the work of the school nurse. I meant that simply as factual information, and not as a slight toward school nursing. I was simply stating that in general a school nurse ends up devoting fewer hours a week to the job than m...

5. Going from school nursing into hospital nursing??

   WDW1971 replied to WDW1971's topic in General Nursing

   Glolilly - I completely understand your desire for a change. It sounds like school nursing would be a great fit for you. I am 34 and married, but we don't have kids and don't know if we even want to have any. Working evenings actually sounds good ...

6. Going from school nursing into hospital nursing??

   WDW1971 replied to WDW1971's topic in General Nursing

   No problem :). I know all kinds of internet abbreviations, but I'm not familiar enough with the many hospitals in the DFW area to have known whether JPH was a hospital or not. And I decided it was quicker just to ask :).

7. Going from school nursing into hospital nursing??

   WDW1971 replied to WDW1971's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! $200. Sounds like it would be a VERY helpful class, though. Okay - what is JPH short for?

8. Going from school nursing into hospital nursing??

   WDW1971 replied to WDW1971's topic in General Nursing

   Kim - Thank you. But are you talking about the continuing education nurse refresher course RNSG 1006? I called TCC yesterday to ask about it because it wasn't listed on the schedule. I had to leave a message, but someone from the nursing school (I...

9. Going from school nursing into hospital nursing??

   WDW1971 replied to WDW1971's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the advice and encouragement, everyone :). I guess it's the fact that it's been 10 years since I graduated combined with the fact that I never did any hospital work after school that has me concerned. But you are right in that I develope...

10. Going from school nursing into hospital nursing??

    WDW1971 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated with a BSN in 1995 and went straight into a position as a school nurse in Dallas. School nursing was something that I had wanted to do since I had started nursing school. Over a period of 7 years I worked for 3 different school distric...

11. School nursing right after nursing school??

    WDW1971 replied to monnelise's topic in School

    School nursing is a great career. It is interesting working with different types of people, the hours are good, the vacation is nice, and the pay is not bad (esp. when compared to the hours that a teacher works for the same pay). Best of luck to you...

12. School nursing right after nursing school??

    WDW1971 replied to monnelise's topic in School

    Will your district pay to have a nurse substitute in your clinic? I don't know if all districts will, but most around here will. The trouble is that not many nurses want to substitute. The district I work for pays $80 a day for professional subs. ...

13. School nursing right after nursing school??

    WDW1971 replied to monnelise's topic in School

    I have worked for 3 different school districts in the DFW area. It just depends on the district. I am not positive, but I think the policy in Texas is that each district must have 1 RN. Other than that, the decision on how to hire is up to the loc...