New school nurse position, is it normal to pay for everything?

[samantha_sqbl]

Hi! I've only been a nurse for a year and I've been working in a peds ICU. It's been physically and emotionally exhausting, and I wanted to try something different so I applied for a school nurse position and got it! I'm very excited, but I am taking a pay cut and I'm expected to pay for a lot of things. So far I'm paying for an audiometry class ($800), 2 live scans (about $60 each), and my preliminary school nurse credential which I think is going to be about $250. This is a lot of money to put out all at once. Is it normal to have to pay for everything? Is this going to pay off later? I'm nervous because I don't even know if I'll like this job. Do some school districts help to pay for these things?

[muirite]

What is a "live scan"?

The preferred fingerprinting option in most of California. It's all digital the results return faster.