Do You Like Being A School Nurse?

[evelynkarirn, BSN, MSN, RN]

Yup. A city school district.

[evelynkarirn, BSN, MSN, RN]

Yes. Public School in CA, but the world certainly has changed since I posted that...

[Sarah235]

On 6/28/2020 at 3:49 PM, evelynkarirn said:

Yes. Public School in CA, but the world certainly has changed since I posted that...

Hi, I know this is an old thread, but I have a question for evelynkarirn,

I’m currently a teacher in an elementary school but I am applying to nursing schools and my goal is FNP. The only issue I have about leaving the teaching profession for nursing is the teacher retirement. As a school nurse in CA, do you get the same retirement as teachers? Also, I’m not married, so I’m not even sure if I could live in California on that salary. Can single people live on $100,000/year where you live? School nurse pay where I live is a joke-$30-40,000/ yearly. I’d have to move and transfer my retirement to another state (if that’s possible, I *think* it’s possible).

Thanks!

[evelynkarirn, BSN, MSN, RN]

Not all RNs in a district are considered “certificated“ staff/retirement eligible. It’s a question for the district you anticipate working for as to job classification and the contract/MOU between the district and the union.

My position as a Credentialed School Nurse (CSN) has CalSTRS; we are on the same contract and pay scale as the teachers, and our retirement is the same.

Hope this helps.

[Sarah235]

Yes, thank you!