Any Virginia school nurses out there

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Specializes in ICU, Hospice, Nursing Education.

I am new to school nursing and will be in Northern VA. Wondering if there are any other VA school nurses out there!!:idea:

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Specializes in School Nursing, Ambulatory Care, etc..

Paula,

sorry, I'm in Texas, so I can't help you with the requirements, forms, etc for NOVA. I have been a school nurse for 2 years (going to start my 3rd), and the one thing I can tell you is that it is perfectly normal to feel like you don't know anything, no matter how great a nurse you are. This is a great place, I have found so much support, help, laughs etc here!

I was in NOVA two years ago in the Ft Belvoir/Alexandria area, it is so pretty there! Where are you? (Feel free to IM me for OPSEC purposes. :) )

s

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Specializes in M/S, Ortho, L&D, Neuro, Peds, School Nur.

I am a new school nurse in Powhatan, VA ... just west of Richmond!

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Virginia has a great school nurse consultant, she developed an online orientation for Virginia school nruses: VDOE :: Online Orientation for School Nurses

Virginia has a great state school nurse association Virginia Association of School Nurses - VASN Their fall conference is in Williamsburg Nov 5 & 6th.

Good luck!!

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Specializes in ICU, Hospice, Nursing Education.
Virginia has a great school nurse consultant, she developed an online orientation for Virginia school nruses: VDOE :: Online Orientation for School Nurses

Virginia has a great state school nurse association Virginia Association of School Nurses - VASN Their fall conference is in Williamsburg Nov 5 & 6th.

Good luck!!

Thanks so much! My Nursing Coordinator already sent me to that site to help me get ready. I meet with her this week to go over immunization guidelines for entry into school. Feel pretty comfortable with it since I used to work with a pedi years ago doing K physicals. And I have a daughter entering into K this year. I am sooo looking forward to starting this new journey. I have been doing hospice PRN for a while now and sooo looking forward to the change of scenery!!

Thanks so much for your help!

Paula

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Specializes in ICU, Hospice, Nursing Education.

I am in Warren County VA... up in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley!! I will be working in Fauquier Co though. I am originally from Chesterfield County... grew up there! Totally different world up here!

So glad to meet all of you!:)

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Specializes in M/S, Ortho, L&D, Neuro, Peds, School Nur.

I grew up in Chesterfield ... graduated from Midlothian High School! Small world, LOL!

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Specializes in ICU, Hospice, Nursing Education.

WOW... yeah small world. I grad from Manchester in 95!

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Specializes in M/S, Ortho, L&D, Neuro, Peds, School Nur.

I graduated in 1997 ... cool! well good luck this year, we should keep in touch!

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