Nurse Lynne replied to aprilmoss's topic in School
5 Rights of med admin! Do we all know them? Check the bottle 3 times. Once when you take it out, once when you're giving it, and once when you're putting it away. Thank you RVCC. I do it with EVERYTHING right down to first aid cram.
Nurse Lynne replied to StressedRN76's topic in School
Hi, you need to remember that in NJ public schools nurses are usually hired along the teacher salary guide, not according to their nursing years experience. The district should give credit for the extra post baccalaureate or master's level credits ...
Nurse Lynne replied to Nurse Lynne's topic in School
Yes, NJ, love it or leave it. Loving it for now. So my friend got reassurances that she won't be pulled to teach health, only in an emergency situation. Then she would supervise someone else by helping with lessons. Principal says that a k-8 teach...
Nurse Lynne replied to Nurse Lynne's topic in School
Yes, friend nurse has health teacher endorsement, k-12, NJ. I know it used to be necessary to teach health, but other subjects have changed that mandate & I'm not sure about teaching health.
Nurse Lynne replied to StressedRN76's topic in School
Yes, the change to school nursing is a shock! Is the other nurse your boss? If not, then remember this is your health office. I came up with a lot of reasons that the faculty can not use my health office RR. The MOST important of all is privacy for s...
My friend's school...has not yet hired a health teacher for this school year. The school nurse friend...is anticipating that the admin might ask her to teach health to grades 6-8. Can my friend decline? Can she insist that a sub nurse be hired to cov...