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I have had this fear from families before when I worked onc. or they will say "I don't want them to get addicted". Okay so seriously, a person is dying of cancer and fear of addiction is their...

Just wondering how many school nurses are in Missouri are on here.

In my state you just go online to the school website and look under job openings. I think it depends on the district what the salary will be. It was a $6 difference between 2 school neighboring...

Congratulations to the new school nurses! You will love it!! This is my second year and I love it!!! I work 730-330 (7.5 hour days) and we work on the days the kids are off. Doesn't pay much (hourly...

I think your biggest mistake was not going into the workplace. I guarantee that at least 90% of the nurses felt incompetent or worse upon graduation. Honestly school is to prepare you for the test....

I need advice. I have a student that has had 5 syncopal episodes thus far this school year. She has seen Neuro, Cardio, General Practitioner for this condition. Neuro has placed her on nortriptyline...

I am wondering what your protocol is for Epi-Pens? We have a lot of students with food allergies. We do not have an epi-pen on hand for general use- this is in our policy. We only have 2 that are...

I agree with all of you. I started out as a CNA in 1992 (fresh out of high school). Worked Med/Surg, GeroPsych, Home Health, Float Pool, Onc/Neph, HIV Unit. Then as an LPN in 1996. Worked Med/Surg,...

Its not working for me.

state? missouri what are your hours at work? 730-320 would you mind sharing your salary and if it's for 12 months or just the school year? $29,546 for 186 days (can opt for 10 month or 12...

Is anyone on here? I am very interested in Nursing and massage therapy and herbal stuff. I just don't know where to get started. I am an RN. Let me know if you are still out there to talk!!! ...

Also- who is this US Preventative Services Task Force anyway? Is this someone that mandates School Nursing Process? Are we legally supposed to be following their guidelines? I can't find anywhere...

This is a great idea!!! Can you please send me one- maschershelly@neosho.k12.mo.us

I agree. I am not gonna lose my license just to save a days work

That's a question I will defer to my boss. I will get back to ya when I get her response. This is my first year so I am not sure.

we have to in Missouri... http://health.mo.gov/living/families/schoolhealth/pdf/SpinalScreeningGuidelines.pdf

Great! I am doing mine May 19th. Way to make me dread it!!! This is my first year as a school nurse. I will be screening the 6th graders. We have 353 of them. So tell me- how bad is it gonna be. Lay...

At my school we have each parent fill out a Health Inventory Form at the beginning of each school year. On the back of that form is a section that gives permission for us to give meds: I give...

I am a middle school nurse and had a very similar situation with a para-professional and a student with what I would label encopresis in my humble opinion. She was mean and hurtful and really just...

I am having this same concern. Do you know where there is any documentation that supports not giving the counselors free reign to our records? Afterall, we can't see their records.

I am an RN - this is my first year as a school nurse. I am in Missouri at a middle school with 1047 5th-7th graders. We average about 85+ kids a day. There is me and an LPN in the office. I am the...

I sit here 3 minutes and counting until I have to leave for work. I am crying my eyes out. Worked my second night shift as an RN last night 630p-730a with no break and no lunch. Why am I crying? I...

I would like there to be mandated laws in place in all states about the nurse/patient ratio. I am a new nurse. The other night we has 7 patients per nurse and kept getting admits- that thank goodness...

I dated a doctor once. He wanted to marry me. I would have been his second wife. He actually had the nerve to tell me he had cheated on his first wife all the way through residency with another...

I have heard rumors that Missouri is in the midst of discussing whether or not to eliminate the ADN program. How do I validate this information? Does anyone know where to find out if this information...