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1. Lice Yikes!!!!!

   davisll replied to davisll's topic in School

   SUZY QUE, I do appreciate all the information I am sure it will be very helpful. Yes I would love the pamphlet. We have done the Olive Oil etc. These parents are just really nasty and non-caring people.

2. Lice Yikes!!!!!

   davisll replied to davisll's topic in School

   I got the District social worker involved and she has done a home visit, not much else done. Also DSS in our county sucks and they won't take a report for Lice, even though I think it is a neglect issue. I don't know what to do.

3. Lice Yikes!!!!!

   davisll replied to davisll's topic in School

   Well we do have a no nit policy in our county but sometimes our principal doesn't always back me about this because of absentism. I do all the stuff you do, nothing different. So I was asking if anyone had anything different to try. Also these chi...

4. Lice Yikes!!!!!

   davisll posted a topic in School

   Does anyone out there have any good advice on elimination of Lice in our schools? I have several cases same family (cousins etc.) for several years now, we have done home visits and classes to the family and given free treatments and everything, eve...

5. Dream Job???

   davisll replied to OneChattyNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am in my dream job as far as nursing goes, I am a School Nurse, and I love it. Long breaks off for holidays and summer. I would honestly say I love my job, I love the kids I get to work with and I love my piece of mind. NO WEEKENDS,

6. What color was your student uniform?

   davisll replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I wore a white dress with a blue pinstripe apron that buttoned to the front of the dress and a white cap, when I was in school. Yesterday I wore all purple including lab coat.

7. Chancellor's/Regent College for RN?

   davisll replied to davisll's topic in Online Learning

   Xmasbabe, I will be starting to take my classes in January, but I decided against Chancellors I am going through RUE/Excelsior College way. I had heard bad things about Chancellors about the study guides etc. When I talked to someone at RUE they we...

8. Transition from LPN to RN

   davisll posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a question and this is usually a good place I have seen to get input. I am an LPN of 8 years and have been wanting to get my ADN degree. I can not go back to school the tradition way because I have children and work full-time and have a part...

9. Need insight, please

   davisll replied to nicola's topic in School

   I am a school nurse in South Carolina and have been for three years. I have been a nurse for 8 years and have worked in just about every nursing position from LTC to Director of Assisted Living Facility. I choose school nursing for a change of pace...

10. Do you feel the LVN/Lpn Is being left out in the nursing profession?

    davisll replied to kjmta57's topic in LPN/LVN

    I personally think that LPN/LVN's are treated unprofessionably, at the current job I am in (a school nurse) even we have to report to an RN, we have our own schools but we have to be able to reach an RN in an emergency. Personally I think this has b...

11. LPN pay

    davisll replied to adireen's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I am an LPN working as a School Nurse in South Carolina and we make $11.04 an hour and get paid for 190 days. I also work at a LTC facility and make $12.50 hour and $14.50 on weekends, but when I came out of nursing school 8 years ago I starte...

12. Nursing Salaries - Looking to relocate

    davisll replied to MetsDallas's topic in General Nursing

    Clemson is a great college town in South Carolina, I have lived here for 10 years and love it from moving from the North. Plenty of hospitals to chose from 4 in the area surrounding us all within 30 minutes away. The weather is great 90 today and s...

13. Fellow NURSES...Please offer your opinion on the best Nursing SHOES to buy.

    davisll replied to Jo_deye_yuh's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I have went through several different styles and brands of nursing Nurse Mates I find very uncomfortable, I have found a great pair of the most comfortable shoes I have worn they are even more comfortable then my sneakers. I got them at K...

14. ANA discriminates against LPN/LVN

    davisll replied to Kris10lnC's topic in LPN/LVN

    Brownsm46, Wow this is harse, I agree that you have a great amount of education but some of us can not afford to attend college for BSN. Personally I don't see the need to have to take all those English, Speech, etc course to become a nurse. I don'...

15. ANA discriminates against LPN/LVN

    davisll replied to Kris10lnC's topic in LPN/LVN

    Brownsm46, Wow this is harse, I agree that you have a great amount of education but some of us can not afford to attend college for BSN. Personally I don't see the need to have to take all those English, Speech, etc course to become a nurse. I don'...