RuralMOSchoolRN ADN, RN

I've been told that since it is still Federally illegal any nurse that works with patients/hospitals/clinics getting federal money (Medicaid and Medicare are the biggies) cannot partake even if it is legal in their state. Plus a lot of jobs have now...

I think you need to talk to the person above him/HR and lay out everything you said here. Yes, everyone was new once, but it sounds like you are doing everything the manager is supposed to be doing-except you don't have the title or pay bump.

I love the idea of more school-run gardens. They wouldn't take a lot of time or money to put together especially if the kids rotate weeding, watering, picking, etc. People have gotten so detached from where their food comes from and how it is produ...

I can be hard to leave the safety blanket of a preceptor. Honestly half way through you probably have the knowledge and ability to take care of your two patients. If you have specific questions, need help troubleshooting, or want your preceptor to ...

Prison isn't the only option. The nurse could talk with the prosecutor and ask that a plea with suspended sentence is attempted with a therapy requirement, anger management classes, etc. I don't think giving people who are alert and oriented ...

Recent statistics say that 30% of the population is a carrier of staph. aureus. but only about 1% of the population is a carrier of MRSA. I think that is where the "everyone has it" comes from--the 1/3 of the population with colonized with regular ...

I would request a work phone and use the rationale regarding the phone being used as evidence in any possible lawsuits and you don't want your personal phone available for that type of discovery.

Yeah, that sounds unethical--people shouldn't need a doctor's visit to get their vaccine. I work at a local health department and we have a standing order to give each vaccine we offer by our medical director. He's mostly retired now so we (nurses...

You, yourself, know if you did something... Have you been arrested, investigated, associated with a crime? If not, then you are fine. If you did something as a youth and the record was expunged, I believe it stays hidden on reports if you did ever...

I agree. They need to either give you a work cell phone or prorate your cell plan for the data used during school and reimburse you each month.

What are some of the things you have in your health room that you can't live without? Not the normal bandaids, Tylenol, peppermints, and ice packs. But the stuff you didn't realize you'd use all the time and love/kids love. Or specific brands/type...

I never thought of hibiclens--I bet that does do a good job. And perfect for the elementary kids who are a tad more dramatic about minor abrasions 🙂 I love love the splinter-outs. I got them for the first time this year and they work so well...

I wish that all state's health department's online immunization databases were accessible. I can look up on my state's database for vaccinations when the parent doesn't send in the form but any out of state transfers we are at the mercy of the paren...

I would LOVE one of those table top ice machines...

Are you given a study guide? Class time review? How specific is your instructor on what the exam will cover? What are you having trouble with? Memorizing the info, test anxiety, understanding the topics, ability to go past the basic info and uti...

I'm a school nurse with three different schools so I carry alot with me. I wish my bag had dividers in it. I keep files for each school plus a binder for my CEU, printouts, lessons, etc. But I also keep a bag of peppermints, bag of cough drops, pe...

I think you did everything correct. When I worked in the ER, I had a miscarriage. My coworkers knew. My charge gave me two weeks without miscarriage/pregnant patients. But we were a level 1 Trauma center and busy. I understood when after 6-7...

Until it becomes federally legal, the nursing board says that any facility taking federal money (medicaid or medicare payments) has to have a zero tolerance marijuana policy. Also, in Missouri you cannot hold a MMC and continue nursing.

I don't know what your disease and medication is but I'm on an immuno-suppressant (xeljanz) and work as a school nurse-so around a lot of illness. My rheumatologist just requests that I get yearly flu shots and I've also gotten the pneumonia vax and...

I would take this is a good experience to learn to do what is necessary to get the job done. If you think you won't have a boss, floor supervisor, or education nurse be tough on you, you're wrong. Not to mention the physicians, surgeons, residents, ...

I think it depends why you were dropped. Was it due to grades, test average, etc? The grades you listed seemed fine so not sure why you were dismissed...

Even if it was a teaching hospital, the clinical instructors for your school should have been on the floor helping facilitate your experience and doing the teaching. Floor nurses in any department don't get paid extra to do their workload and teach ...

That's BS. You couldn't have gone home and had any amount of sleep or down time with a two hour break. I guess I would talk to HR or nurse staffing regarding future issues and if you're comfortable, tell them in the future that they can pay the x2 ...

This right here! I have a certain group of kids at each school that have awful home lives and need a "mom". Whether that is a middle schooler asking question/talking out issues or an elementary kid that just needs some hands on caring or one on one ...

Hopefully the documentation given to you was thorough enough to make it safe for you to medicate/observe at school. To the other poster concerned about privacy--Obviously if a kid indicates that injury is in a sensitive area I don't ask to see i...