@SaltineQueen I know the reaction the parents of my student will have, particularly mom, and it won't be pretty. It's a conversation I will be having with mom later today. As far as I'm concerned, we...
Good Afternoon~ I'd like to connect with anyone who knows of a school district policy allowing 1:1 school nurses to care for two medically fragile students to cover coworker lunches. I've been with...
Our contract (in place before I hired on as a district employee) is not worth the paper it's written on. This was an employee association, not a bona fide union, and it almost dissolved three years...
@ruby_jane, BSN, RN Thank you! You understand my predicament. I appreciate your feedback so much. Were I still an agency nurse, I would have immediately contacted my agency supervisor regarding...
My student receives focused care at home 24/7 from the family who has undergone training. They refused the offer of full-time nursing in the home setting. The hospital unit is a whole different...
In my area, district employees working only the school year get paid year-round, but it's calculated on 180-186 days of work per year divided by 12. All national holidays are paid, as well as...
LPNinGH replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News
Way to go, Jennifer and Heather! And extra kudos for pursuing changing the law. I am a nurse in a school district. There is no reason for schools not to stock Epi-pens, glucagon, Narcan, and rescue...
Hello, I'm a 1:1 school nurse for a medically fragile student, with whom I've cared for over the past two years. My first year was with an outside agency, but the district hired me at the end of 2018,...