kaitsmama

The teacher took up all of their personal supplies that we had to send (crayons, scissors, glue, folders, notebooks, etc.) Dumped them into tubs that the children all access. So, not only is this third grade class all sharing the usual germs from doors, toys, play equipment, etc. Now, they are all handling the same crayons, scissors, pencils, etc. I just can't imagine why the teacher feels the need to add to the germ sharing... I do know that I want to go through this appropriately with research and get it changed permanently for all children at the school, not just my daughter...

First, I want to commend all of you for what you do as school nurses. Second, I want to ask for your help. My daughter's class is using communal supplies. As a nurse, I am nauseated to think that the teacher has chosen to enforce this archaic practice which will only prove to increase transmission of bacteria and viruses. However, as a PICU nurse I am a little unaware of what is happening in the realm of school nursing. Is this an issue that school nurses are addressing? Are there articles r/t this additional mode of transmission in classes in journals for school nurses? If so, can anyone point me in the direction of these articles, statements by the school nurse association, etc? I would really appreciate any help that you can offer! I am continuing to research this topic in my journals and on-line. I have found several articles on community acquired MRSA, but I am looking for more that are specific to schools.

As a recent grad that is currently in orientation I felt the need to reply... I started my orientation with a very young RN that was very happy to share all the gossip about who I could trust and who I couldn't. She informed me that much of the older staff were mean and that they would be hard on me. I was with her only a couple of weeks before I realized that our personalities were not matched and that I was not receiving the 'best' training for me, personally. I went to my nurse educator and discussed a switch. The switch was a bit difficult to arrange due to the limited number of preceptors available with so many new grads, however, my educator found a preceptor for me. The only catch? I would have to work almost all of my shifts with all of those "mean and terrible nurses" that would be so "hard" on me as a new nurse. I am now on week 11 of a 12 week orientation and I could not be happier. Those awful nurses are wonderful educators. They are very set in their ways, as long as it is best practice, but it works for me. I can be anywhere on my unit and count on the fact that any one of them will seek me out if there is an interesting opportunity on the unit. They do expect me to look information up and be prepared for my shift. It is expected that I will learn from tasks that I complete and be able to complete the task on my own the next time. I am expected to manage my time well, but I know that they are there if I need help. If I need someone to do something to catch me up, I know I can ask. Conversely, if I am finished with my tasks, I stop by and ask if anyone needs any help. I really believe that every situation is only what the participants make of it... I chose to not make the first situation work for me because it was so against my work ethic and strong personality to sit back and gossip and never approach any problems. The second worked for me because it agreed with my work ethic and the other strong personalities meshed with mine. I am tired and am not certain my story made much sense, but I said all of that to say it goes both ways. If you don't feel that a new grad is worth the time, don't precept and stay as far away as possible. If a new grad comes on and isn't in a situation that works well for them, they should switch (preceptor, floor, job, whatever, but switch). We all work in a stressful environment and there is no reason to add any more stress by working in situations that are not favorable.

I'm sorry, but a single anecdotal case does not prove that universal health care would be of benefit. In my state, Oklahoma, we have a large population of patients on medicaid that are offered free and total access to preventative care and come to the PICU when it is much too late to save the person, limb, etc. Not because they didn't have access, but because the parents chose to not take advantage of the access. Now considering your source was a very liberal newspaper I doubt that they mentioned the fact that the kid's parents probably had the ability to qualify for or apply for some assistance. Then again, dentisty is a racquet that has some to do with medical, but has a few more problems than I care to deal with in this discussion.

It is very highly dependent upon what area you are from and the norm for the hospitals in that area. I know the norm for my area is that BSN trained nurses do not automatically get a salary increase, but it does count as points toward the clinical ladder (CN II at my hospital makes 0.96 more an hour - it adds up fast). However, attaining your BSN is valuable for many reasons other than monetary! Not the least of which is the advancement of our profession as more and more RN's become baccalaureate trained! Good luck, I hope you choose the option which is right for you!

I can tell you that I felt certain I had failed, and the certain I had passed, then certain I had failed. I really don't think you can tell be the way you feel after you leave. The only person in our class that told me that she was certain she had passed and never felt like she had failed, found out today that she failed. I am sure you did fine! Let us know, Laura Compton, RN (that felt good to write)

Sounds about like what I got on Monday. I had one dose calc., lots of priority, some drugs, etc. I passed with 75! I have faith that you will too!

I did 75 in less than an hour. I was so certain I had failed! I had one dose calc early on, lots and lots of priority, some diabetes, some pre/post op, critical, some drugs, it was a major mix of questions! I found out today that I passed

OMG, I couldn't wait any longer... I called the board of nursing and asked them to see if I had a license number!! I did! I passed! I am a Registered Nurse! I am so, so, SO, SO HAPPY! I am so happy that I had a license number!! I passed, I passed, I passed! I am so happy, so happy, so happy! I start work on Monday, June 11, 2007! I am going to be an RN in the PICU! Oh my gosh!! I am so happy! Thank you everyone for your help and support! Especially thank you Eric and Suzanne!!!!!! :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons:

I know I have heard of people passing and failing all the way across the board. If it makes you feel any better, I ended at 75 and feel like I must have failed! If I failed, it was a total tank! Hooray! 60 questions to determine my future...seems wrong on so many levels...

I just found out that one of my friends did not pass... she had all 265... I feel so bad for her. At the same time, all I can think about is the fact that I feel like I failed. I am a horrible friend!

I am trying, but when I am able to remember a question, I think, but maybe it was this because... OK, calming down again... I really want to be an RN! I want it more than I have ever wanted anything. I keep checking Pearsonvue like it will be there before Wednesday :) I will keep you in my thoughts!

Thank you so much Eric... I thought surely if I missed the last question I was done... It just feels so awful!

I thought I would feel better, but I know I got the last question wrong. I clicked the answer and then next and wanted to go back as soon as I did, but it went to a blue screen. I wanted to pass on the first try, now I am so messed up... I should have not went into panic mode and scheduled when I did... I can't believe I did well in school and now it is over because of 75 questions...

Congratulations, hope I will be joining you this summer!!