I read your post and I can't help but feel for the new grad. When I graduated from nursing school, I KNEW I wanted to be in ICU. When I wasn't hired for ICU, I accepted a telemetry position. With 7...
jess11RN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School
Oh wow. That would have made me more upset than the teachers response. It seems like they don't understand the severity, I'm sorry you have to deal with
jess11RN replied to Imnotasnacklady's topic in School
At my previous district, I handed out bottled waters (because I was a brand new school nurse and that's what the nurse before me did). Well, when I started going through a case a week, I decided...
Here's my issue with overseeing a health aid, CNA, LPN, or anything other than a Registered Nurse in each health office: they are working under your license, therefore, you as the registered nurse are...
jess11RN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School
I had a situation where I was following the state law and the parents weren't too please. Admin tried to throw me under the bus. Superintendent backed me up. And that, folks, is another reason that I...
jess11RN replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School
Oh yes, this caused a HUGE uproar in the allergy community. I remember it like it was yesterday. However, they've always been off limits to those with peanut allergies due to cross contamination. I...
I had worked very hard on a bulletin board a few years back and was very proud of it. Apparently the letters weren't straight enough for a teacher and I found her one day with a yard stick fixing my...
Things have been very rocky throughout my district and many people have been unhappy, we are in the midst of a mass turnover as a result. I have been struggling myself at times. I applied for a...
lab draws and everything central lines! Now that I'm in the school setting, I don't get to do it anymore and I miss it so much! It was always the best feeling to successfully access that difficult...
Which is why it's nice to come on here and vent in a joking/halfhearted manner to those that get it because we don't have a "nurses station" to be able to do so. Please know that I am not up in arms...