NPs in the school district

Eleven011 · Nov 2, 2016

I'm the only medical person in my district and I'm lucky to be full time.

Nurse_JackieVA, BSN, RN · Nov 2, 2016

No NPs in my district. RNs at the schools and one MD for the district.

lvnforschool · Nov 2, 2016

1 RN who only does screenings and 504/IEP plans and maybe comes in 1 a week for 2-3 hrs. I am the Full-time LVN for both HIGH/JR and the Elem has a health aide that just became full-time this year. No school Districts want to pay more than they need to. :facepalm:

rn4kiddos · Nov 2, 2016

The district that I live in has an NP who oversees all the nurses in the district. She also does all the sports physicals

DEgalRN · Nov 3, 2016

No NP here. Some of the school districts in the area have wellness centers that have NPs but they do work completely separately from the school nurse,

JenTheSchoolRN, BSN, RN · Nov 3, 2016

No NP here. Some of the school districts in the area have wellness centers that have NPs but they do work completely separately from the school nurse,

I worked in large public district in my area that had a health center and NPs ran the show there; but operated 100% separately from the nurse's office.

No NP for me in my current school/district.

OyWithThePoodles, RN · Nov 3, 2016

No NP here, 9 nurses (RN's and LPN's), and a district health coordinator (the boss lady).

Our district did just hire two athletic trainers for the high schools.

I cannot wait until we get a nurse in every school. We are SO. CLOSE.

MHDNURSE · Nov 3, 2016

I'm a PNP but do not get paid because of my credentials. I function 100% as a RN, and make sure that I am practicing within the RN scope of practice. My PNP knowledge definitely helps, but my school was not looking for a NP, they just got very lucky :up: I am at a Charter school so I am not even on the regular district pay scale. I actually recently looked into another position in another district that also was looking for a RN, but then asked for "Master's Preferred", so based on their pay scale, I would be making a LOT more than I am here, BUT the hours were also a lot more and I wouldn't be able to take my own kids to school or pick them up anymore so I am staying put.

I got my Master's in New York at NYU and my Primary Care clinical was at a School-based Health Clinic (SBHC). Many of the schools in NYC and surrounding bourroughs have SBHCs that function as the only source of Primary Care their students get. They get annual exams, immunizations, go if sick, etc. The NPs run the clinics 100%. The one I trained in also functioned as the school nurse for minor issues as well.

KKEGS, MSN, RN · Nov 3, 2016

I would LOVE to have a nurse at every school too! Right now 7 of us cover 16 public schools plus a handful of private schools when they need us.