MelissaJaneRN

MelissaJaneRN

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About MelissaJaneRN

MelissaJaneRN has 8 years experience and specializes in Labor and Delivery/ Postpartum/ School.


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  1. Direct entry MSN worth over $100,000 in debt?

    That is a lot of debt to take on. There must be cheaper options?? She might have a MSN at the end of the program, but at the end of the day, she is still an entry level RN.
  2. How many hours worked to keep license active?

    Yes same thing in DE, have to work so many hours to keep an RN license active. So then I would have to a WA license to work in WA. That's not very many hours over a 3 year period but it's more than I want to work :)
  3. Hi All I just moved to WA from DE and am now a SAHM. I am thinking of just letting my license expire and then in a few years, when I am ready to work, go through the route of re-activating my license to a WA license. Just wondering how many hours yo...
  4. PARENTS!!!!

    Parents are the absoulte worst part of my job. It seems like there is always someone complaining about something! And its not because I am a bad nurse! I go above and beyond in my job to do a good job for the kids, the teachers, and the parents. Some...
  5. Children's Hospital in DC- preceptorship for experienced nurses

    OK- thanks for that :)
  6. Children's Hospital in DC- preceptorship for experienced nurses

    Thanks! I wont be looking to start till the fall so I'll check the website late this summer.
  7. Anyone work at NIH or Walter Reed?

    Hello Again :) Just wondering if anyone works at either the NIH or Walter Reed? We are relocating to DC for my husbands job so I will be looking for work as well once we are setteled in. Just wondering what it was like to work at NIH or Walter Reed.....
  8. Hello! I am relocating to the DC area this summer. I am currently a school nurse x 3 years and before that did LDRP x 3 years and med/surg x 1 year. I am thinking of getting into NICU nursing and I see there are quite a few openings for NICU nurses ...
  9. What's your "School Uniform"? And Q's about the Love/Hate Thing

    I wear street clothes. I used to wear scrubs but decided I liked wearing street clothes better. I am thinking of wearing a lab coat but havent made that commitment yet My daughter attends the same school as I work at, so we have the exact same sched...
  10. Sharing students' medical info with teachers

    Agreed with everything stated- my two cents- Teachers collect the emergency cards at the beginning of the year which have a space provided for parents to write in medical issues. I know this only applies to the classroom teacher and for parents who f...
  11. RN or BSN

    Get your ADN now as thats what you can afford to do. You will not have trouble finding work with an RN from an ADN program. Many colleges now offer RN to MSN programs.. Enter the program as an RN, you skip the BSN part essentially, and come out of t...
  12. Part Time School Nurse?

    Depends on what state laws are. Its worth asking though!
  13. Small Private School looking to initiate school nursing

    You can try calling your state school nurse association or the national association of school nursing. A good book you can get from the national association of school nursing is "Scopes and Standards of Practice: School Nursing" and the new textbook ...
  14. School Nurse jobs

    All above advise is great. I advise going into your local school district office and asking about becoming a school nurse substitute for your district. If your law requires a school nurse in every building, like Delaware, subs are a must. Also check ...
  15. What are the requirements for a school nurse?

    It is different in every state. I would find the website for the School Nurse Association of the state you move to. The website might list it or you can contact someone. In Delaware, we have the strictest requirements and New Jersey just followed sui...