cowboysandangels

cowboysandangels BSN

Peds

School Nurse Mon through Friday and Beach Girl Saturday and Sunday

Member
  • Content

    164
  • Visitors

    3,197
  • Followers

    0

About cowboysandangels

cowboysandangels has 24 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Peds.


Latest Activity

  1. Example Tooth Loss Form

    Adorable! I just had to send home a similar letter for the tooth fairy last week. Poor student was in hysterics over losing her lost tooth. One little note and she calmed right down and skipped to class. I did call home to let the parent know of ...
  2. Degree as related to salary

    Check with your state. In our state, we are paid on the teacher's scale and the only increase we get is with the completion of our National School Nurse Certification (which is mandatory).
  3. CNA FRUSTRATED WITH BEING THE BLAME.

    I trust and rely on CNAs heavily and I have worked with some amazing CNAs. As the RN, you know that your trust worthy CNA will do the right thing and notify you when something is off. A CNA is an RNs first line person. That RN may have not seen th...
  4. Thoughts on nurses who became physicians

    I think having a nursing background is the best case scenario for a med student. You already have experience in medicine, you understand the relationships between doctor and nurse, and clearly you have a passion for it and are moving forward. I am ...
  5. Should I talk to my manager?

    I agree with evreyone else. If it is not a great fit for you then you need to look at options. No failure in that. I work with a co-worker that hates their position. She is a wonderful nurse but it shows that she is unhappy here. It would best f...
  6. RN - LPN Power Struggle

    I get it. I was an LPN for 10 years before I became an RN and the reason I did so was because I was so limited in positions. My only options were nursing homes and physician offices. All of the hospitals in my area were going Magnet and all nursin...
  7. Parental Bill of Rights

    I am getting the same answer from my admin. "don't change anything" But.....that is not what the law says
  8. Parental Bill of Rights

    We are in NC. They go into affect on Jan 1 here
  9. Parental Bill of Rights

    I believe it is state specific but most states are adopting one. Ours goes into affect Jan 1. Thank you! I also feel like more are coming but it is so vague that I worry we will have a mishap without even knowing. I thought screenings wer...
  10. Parental Bill of Rights

    Is anyone making changes to their clinic practice due to the Parental Bill of Rights? Curious how other places are doing.
  11. Excused or Unexcused absence

    That is crazy! You cannot punish a student for abiding to policy. No kiddo should return until 24 hours after vomiting. We are trying to keep the illnesses to a minimal, not spread the wealth!
  12. School Nurse Job Offer Help!

    In my state you must take the Certification Exam within 3 years of hire and the pay was miserable until I took the exam which bumped my pay up almost 50% which actually put me over what I was making at the hospital. Also figure in the costs of worki...
  13. Lice

    Our health department will give vouchers for lice treatment kits. Very helpful due to cost of those kits. There are also lice salons in some areas that can guarantee the treatment. Those are very costly but effective. I have reached out to local ...
  14. Violence towards Nurse?

    We have behavior units in my school so I have so experience in this. Document and report anything you know is a red flag.
  15. Teacher Issue...

    I work in a very rural area with a low demographic and my teachers want me to send kids home for things I just can't do. If a kiddo is acting out, they wnt me to send them home (they must not feel good because they are misbehaving) or if they have a...