I have been following this forum for a while, but just now registered with allnurses. All your threads and comments have helped me immensly in my decision to pursue school nursing and what to expect.
I am currently working at an elementary school as a 1:1 nurse/ paraeducator in the special ed. classroom, have been for the past 8 months. Before that I worked as a pre & post-op RN in an eye surgery center just after I graduated and got licensed May '10. So, I have some experience in a school setting and I am already taking courses towards my clear school nurse services credential (I have my prelimiary) and I plan on taking audiometry/audiology in the fall. I am on the right track, but it is just so hard to find a job these days without lots of experience, and especially without any hospital experience.
I am going in for an interview next week for a health educator/school nurse position (at the district where I completed my own K-12 education!) and I am just looking for any advice or words of wisdom preparing for and going into this interview. I have interviewed for a school nurse position before I had experience working in a school, and realized how much I didn't know (such as IEPs, section 504... they don't teach that in nursing school!!)
For this upcoming interview, there will be a panel of 3 people, 2 of which are district nurses. To those of you school nurses, what would you look for in a candidate during the interview process? I have qualities that I know would be desirable for the position, but I can also admit that there is still much I don't know- but I am trainable and eager to learn. I guess I am kinda freaking out because I REALLY want the job and don't want to blow it. Is there anything in particular I should study up on before the interview?
