Nurse in MT

Can you work with the county health department to run in-school vaccination clinics? Those take up a lot of time, but are a great resource for families. I'm 3/4 of the way through organizing a school-wide influenza clinic for students and staff with ...

I did some travel nursing when I left my prior employer in 2016 before starting my contract year with the school district. I am 10-month salaried and receive 12 paychecks a year because I have a professional license like a teacher.

You call child protective services. That is medical neglect on the part of the parent and you're a mandatory reporter.

Or is it truly a matter of specialty? I could make double what I make at the school working for the local LTAC with the same education and experience, but I'm not interested.

Check into your state laws regarding teacher retirement. Where I'm located it is law that I must be part of the teacher pension program.

I guess I look at it differently, try to see the positive. Yes, I am paid less than first year teachers, BUT my schedule and benefits are stellar. Where else as a nurse do you get such a rock star schedule? No nights, no weekends, no evenings, no on...

We jumped through a lot of hoops, including consulting with law enforcement, regarding administering CBD oil to a student. After much rigamarole, it was allowed. It helped this profoundly disabled student become more verbal AND reduced the frequency ...

Our insurance agents visited the school for an in-service prior to the return of students... They told us that EpiPens can be returned to the pharmacy prior to expiration and the manufacturer will replace for free, thus saving families $$$$. Anyone...

So... Last spring I was feeling pretty froggy and scheduled a flu shot clinic with our local health department. I've run numerous vaccination clinics here at the school with middle-school age children, and small flu shot clinics with my previous emp...

I have been too busy with beginning of the year documentation/general nuttiness to get back to Allnurses in recent days... I will be giving my contact a call. I do have rooms in all 3 buildings reserved for the day, and a local pharmacist is coming ...

Disposable cups. I am not washing, handling, or taking responsibility for their germy cups every day.

24 hours after first treatment with antibiotics they can return WITH A DOCTOR'S NOTE. I'm a stickler on the doctor's note.

Nurse? What nurse? We didn't even have a nurse. It was a lot of suck it up butter cup and that was the 80's.

Super lice. I know they are in the area because I dealt with them at my previous place of employment outside of a traditional school system. Last Thursday when we treated & combed two siblings with amazing thick hair (Yes. I'm envious.) we saw t...

I'll be surprised if anything is done about this. I've had to call CPS frequently, but I don't know if I would have considered this abuse or neglect. The wound was treated... even if it wasn't the way we would have preferred. Unless they are claimin...

Stay in school for remainder of the day. Call home and instruct that the child must have an effective treatment/combing. Advise over the phone for basic cleaning & laundering. (Mayonnaise, olive oil, essential oils, etc. don't count and WILL caus...

Bug bite on the elbow: "It's making me dizzy and light headed." Really?? I responded that it didn't bite him on the brain, go back to class.

We're creating a 504 at our insistence now. Parent is finally on board.

No contact sports or rough play. That would apply to gym class and recess time.

I am not a member of those groups either, and it's through my spies I learn the information. Late last week I believe our Vice Principal contacted a nosy-nelly and asked her to pull her information seeking post asking why a student was physically re...

In the last seven days we have had the ambulance called twice related to playground injuries. The first was a parent call after they had been released from school, and the second was a call I made. I responded on scene to both. After both incidents n...

I had no idea... Thank you for putting a learnin' on me. :)

No, I'm given the autonomy to do my job. You need to have a sit-down with the principal and vice-principal and find out what's up, and explain your needs in order to provide the best care possible... to prevent more parent problems!

No. Doctor's offices can't legally release that information either. The kiddo stays home until parent provides proof. Funny how quickly parents get vacc records in when they have to pay for a babysitter.

I started out in inpatient psych. Quickly transitioned to youth psych and realized I liked working with kids. Worked at a couple residential facilities too. The school nurse schedule is, IMHO, the best nursing schedule you can have. For me, yes. Sch...