superschoolnurse

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1. A little help from the school nurses??

   superschoolnurse replied to PICNICRN's topic in School

   Great questions! Here in Nampa we required an RN and prefer BSN. Our school nurses have to be certified by the state just like teachers so are on the teachers salary, so starting pay isn't great but your CEU's and some classes will move you over on...

2. *Weird* Patient Allergies

   superschoolnurse replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

   When parents register thier kids for school we ask for allergies and we get some real doozies. Some of my favs from this year are: cinnamon oil (I looked it up online and can only find ingredients for candles), exotic fruits (when called mom didn't ...

3. boise state

   superschoolnurse replied to formerSLP's topic in Idaho

   As a school nurse I work with BSU and NNU students, they are both wonderful programs. The BSU program is harder to get into but NNU is more expensive. There is a BSN program out of Nyssa Oregon (right over the Idaho/Oregon border). BSU just recent...

4. Nurses who DON'T work in a hospital, what do you do?

   superschoolnurse replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

   I am an elementary school nurse in SW Idaho. I am starting my 6th year as a school nurse and I love it. I love the autonomy, the kids, the responsibility and the hours. Annually our pay is not as high as hospital nursing but when you calculate it h...

5. Considering a move to Boise...

   superschoolnurse replied to Stitchie's topic in Idaho

   I really like Nampa and Idaho in general. It is definitely cheaper to live here than California. My husband hurt his back four years ago in Ca and we couldn't live on one salary so I got on the net and couldn't believe how nice this place sounded a...

6. Considering a move to Boise...

   superschoolnurse replied to Stitchie's topic in Idaho

   I moved to Idaho a little over 3 years ago and I love it here. There are areas around the big towns where you can buy some acreage but the towns themselves are not able to accomodate that. This is high desert so few trees; Boise calls itself the City...

7. Considering a move to Boise...

   superschoolnurse replied to Stitchie's topic in Idaho

   I live in Nampa and work as a school nurse at 2 of the elementaries here. Our public schools are great here!!! Obviously I can't vouch for every teacher or administrator but let me tell you compared to California, where we moved from, I am very hap...

8. ethics lecture rant (sensitive topic)

   superschoolnurse replied to Ginyer's topic in General Students

   During my surgical rotation in nursing school I was faced with this exact situation. One of the surgical nurses asked if I minded assisting on an abortion; all of the other nurses in surgery and recovery refused to have any thing to do with a patien...