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As an RN and an expectant mother I would take one if it were offered to me upon admission for two reasons. First, anything to progress labor! Second, anything to avoid pooping while pushing! Sounds...

I'm in Northern California, working as an RN for the elementary school in our district. My direct supervisor is the district school nurse. I make a little over $20/hr, which is about half the wage a...

15 more days for me!

Thanks for your reply! School nursing is both challenging and rewarding, but it sounds like a gig you would enjoy! I thought for sure I hated it and was horrible at it at first. Nursing school did...

I think you absolutely did the right thing! I think it would be wise to tell your CN directly that while you appreciate her trying to protect you from the consequences of accepting this patient...

My first year in school nursing has been full of ups and downs. We all have days when our confidence is low, or we feel underappreciated or misunderstood. I've also had days when I know I am making a...

22 counting today!

Hello fellow school nurses. This is my first year as a school nurse, and I am now approaching my first summer vacation - hooray! I am looking forward to the time off, but have some financial...

I have noticed this with some of our aides and office staff as well, but it hasn't gotten to me to the point it seems it has gotten to some of you. It has caused me to reflect on my own interactions...

I have always been open about that fact that I am a nurse when seeking care for myself, mostly because I can't stand being explained things in laymen's terms. I want detailed and accurate...

I have a student with a diagnosis of epilepsy, who has not had a seizure in 2 years. His care plan indicates that Diastat is to be administered (rectally) for any seizure lasting >5min. After Diastat...

I think it would be better to risk overdressing than to under-dress for an interview. I am a female RN, and was told once by a nursing recruiter that I should have dressed more professionally for our...

I haven't watched Dr. Oz in years, but I very much appreciate this post and the resulting discussions. Anxiety and depression have impacted my life on and off since my early teenage years. I have...

I had an instructor in nursing school that said it like that. She was Canadian, and pronounced a lot of things in ways I had never heard. One of my personal favorites was "Skeleeetal" rather than...

I have a Braun ear thermometer, and while I like it for the bigger kids and for adults, it is too big for the little ones. I often get low readings when their ear canal is too small for me to really...

I went through an ADN program in Northern California. In our last semester we were responsible for full care of 4 patients under the supervision of an RN. We had full pyxis access, but were required...

I think your story is such a familiar one for us school nurses. I was so very overwhelmed when I first started last August that I nearly quit. I am grateful for the easily accessable peer support...

I will try to keep this short and sweet... Hx: anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance (both hypersomnia and insomnia) RN since: 2012 Elementary school RN, under district RN supervision ...

Also, Kaiser advice was a "wait and see" attitude, because I am improving (ever so slowly).

Thank you! I have always been one of those people that just torments myself over having to call-in or leave work due to illness, probably because of the many times while working in food service that...

What would you do... if you are too sick to work, but there is no one to cover your shift? I am the School Nurse Specialist for an elementary school. I have 2 diabetic students that must have...

I would love it if someone could share their knowledge on California...

It has been almost 1 yr since I graduated my ADN program, and I have spent much of the last year working as a school nurse specialist. I have known for a long time that I want to pursue a specialty...

Even on the worst days.... I start and end every day with a blood sugar check on a 1st grader, and this requires me to go to her in her K-1 classroom. No day can start or end poorly because the...

Anything about any other areas of nursing where a new grad in California is likely to find work. That you are still a respectable nurse if you work in a setting other than a hospital. That the...