School nurse perks :)

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Early dismissals and snow days!

In previous jobs, of course, there was no getting out for bad weather, and then there was the scramble to get childcare lined up or decide whether my husband or I was taking the day off.

Anyone else have a favorite perk?

Specializes in School Nurse.

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Ditto

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Oncology, School Nursing, OB.

I concur with all the above answers! They're all such great perks! I was thinking this morning how nice it was to get ready and come to work without feeling stressed or anxious of how my day is going to go, how many patients I will need to take care of, etc. My back and knees don't hurt from working all day and I don't go home exhausted. I love never having to worry about driving to work if the roads are bad. I love knowing I get a long summer vacation instead of just one or two weeks. I love working and developing real relationships with the kids. It's a great work-life balance. To me that's priceless!

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Well, yea.:cheeky:

But ESPECIALLY OldDude. :blink:

Well, humph. *(flounces off)*

And, every once in a while, I get to make a difference in a kid's life. I had the experience of watching a Kinder put on a pair of glasses for the first time and her whole world changed. It was the most amazing thing to watch a child, who didn't know the world wasn't fuzzy, all of the sudden be able to see. :)

I have a very clear memory of putting on my first pair of glasses when I was 7. I had no idea that was how the world should look. I remember putting them to my eyes, jaw dropping, and saying "Wow"

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Specializes in Home Health,Dialysis, MDS, School Nurse.

I have a very clear memory of putting on my first pair of glasses when I was 7. I had no idea that was how the world should look. I remember putting them to my eyes, jaw dropping, and saying "Wow"

I have this memory as well. I had no idea the world was so clear and beautiful. My mom was watching me walk around outside and said I almost walked right into a tree because I was just so enthralled with looking around! I can only hope to catch a child in need and help them have that feeling!

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I had the experience of watching a Kinder put on a pair of glasses for the first time and her whole world changed. It was the most amazing thing to watch a child, who didn't know the world wasn't fuzzy, all of the sudden be able to see. :)

Same experience here, at 15. I had no idea that leaves were supposed to shimmer under the sun. It's really an amazing experience of and in life.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
Same experience here, at 15. I had no idea that leaves were supposed to shimmer under the sun. It's really an amazing experience of and in life.

Same for me but I was in elementary school. They didn't do vision screenings then but my teacher finally noticed me walking to the chalk board to see what she was writing and told my mother.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

School holidays and summer break!

Better schedule (done at 4 instead of 7:30) and NO MORE WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAY SHIFTS!

Better sleep (no more chronic sleep deprivation from 12 hour rotating day/night shifts)

Way less stress than the hospital

More time with my family

Better coworkers - (I love nurses but my goodness my hospital coworkers were so grouchy and unhappy all.the.time. (see above referring to chronic sleep deprivation.)

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Same experience here, at 15. I had no idea that leaves were supposed to shimmer under the sun. It's really an amazing experience of and in life.

I only realized that stars actually do twinkle a few years ago when I put my glasses on outside at night! They were just static light dots before.

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Specializes in CVICU, SchoolRN, MICU, PCU/IMU, ED.

As someone who's just recently moved from sunny CA to snowy VA - I'm happy for the three snow days I just had and not having to drive in that nonsense. Having the same schedule as my kids and actually able to plan a vacation without scheduling my vacation three yrs in advance - yes 3 YEARS in advance and that was still up in the air because only two nurses could be on vacay at the same time.

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Specializes in School Nursing.
As someone who's just recently moved from sunny CA to snowy VA - I'm happy for the three snow days I just had and not having to drive in that nonsense. Having the same schedule as my kids and actually able to plan a vacation without scheduling my vacation three yrs in advance - yes 3 YEARS in advance and that was still up in the air because only two nurses could be on vacay at the same time.

That used to drive me crazy about only so many nurses off! We had to plan way in advance too. Only one nurse per shift per day was granted vacation. I worked with nurses who had to beg other nurses to pick up their shifts for such crazy reasons as GETTING MARRIED! Glad not to have to deal with that anymore! Since I have a health aide if I want a day off I just take a day off. I don't even need a sub. The other district nurses are on call for each other when someone needs a day off.

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Specializes in Dialysis, Diabetes Education.

These are all great! Amen to no Press-Ganey! We were dismissed early Tuesday- that was a treat, then Wed. got the call for 2 hour delay, but by 7:30 they cancelled. Such a treat! I was used to driving 40 minute 'over the mountain' to our office that never closed. Hated driving in those conditions! I also love that I'm on the same schedule with my kids- they are 9, 10, 11, and 12, and finding childcare has never been a cheap endeavor.

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Specializes in kids.

When your salary is very exposed as part of a line item budget spreadsheet :mad:

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