MHDNURSE

MHDNURSE

Pediatrics, Community Health, School Health

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  1. Scrubs or Clothes?

    I alternate between scrub pants and a school shirt/sweatshirt, and business
  2. Pet Peeve #34685

  3. C'Mon Now!

    What state do you practice in? Did they get out in May for
  4. Back to school time!

    No, I feel like they should be welcoming ME back and super happy to see me after such a long
  5. 3 weeks left :(

    I'll make you feel better, LOL. I started back yesterday and our Kindergarten students start next week!! Shortest 5 weeks of my
  6. When are you paid?

    When I worked at camp I got paid every two weeks throughout the Summer. Travel and gas expenses is something that should have been negotiated and outlined in your
  7. What is the Pearson Vue
  8. What is your dream job?

    Let me start by saying I LOVE my current gig. The hours are perfect, I work with great staff, I have a 15 minutes commute... BUT, if I were to describe a job where I could be doing anything, I would...
  9. What did you do to prepare for the NCLEX? The best thing I did to prepare was to buy the prep books that exactly matched the real thing and just take practice test after practice test. I am not a...
  10. How much do you pay for daycare?

    It really is reflective of where you live. I live near Boston and in the Longwood medical area which is where all the big hospitals are, day cares there charge an average of $2,000/month for full...
  11. You have already been given some great advice, so I won;t add to that. But I wanted to chime in that while it is stressful to resign, especially due to you being unhappy, you will fell a million...
  12. how does the board find out if you've been fired?

    On a totally unrelated note, you have great hair- assuming that is you in your avatar!
  13. I got the job!

    Fantastic news for you! Congrats!!! Enjoy your Summer
  14. As an employee I am covered under my school, but a couple of my friends have commented that they also carry their own. Any school nurses here carry their own and if so, how did you decide on a...
  15. School Nurse Haiku

    I wait for the end one more vomit sans witness ice pack lice check plague Your
  16. ER nurse stabbed by patient

    I saw that. Scary stuff. I used to watch ER on TV and there was an episode where a psych patient stabs and kills a med student and one of the residents. I just watched the rerun last week for the...
  17. Can I Quit camp

    So what's the plan? Are you
  18. School Nurse Haiku

    Help! I am still here everyone else has gone now seven more work
  19. Advice about school nursing

    My job really is part time. That said, there are a few evening things they asked me to attend and I have gone if I am able. The nurse at our high school works a full day which is 7:30-4:30. I am...
  20. I remember my husband was dressed and about to walk out the door and I asked if he could change my DD's diaper before he left. She was about three weeks old and was screaming bloody murder. He changed...
  21. So this morning I was walking my 9 year-old daughter to her friend's house so they could walk to school together. As we approach the intersection to cross the street, I notice a cottontail bunny...
  22. Advice about school nursing

    Welcome! I am finishing my second year as a school nurse on June 26th. I have always done ambulatory care, so have never dealt with shift work. I actually came into this job purely by accident. A...
  23. Can I Quit camp

    I would carefully review your contract to make sure that it clearly outlines the expectations for your duties and the assistant's duties. Make sure you didn't sign something that essentially outlines...
  24. Any RNs have a Phd and don't know what to do with it?

    What about being the clinical director of a community
  25. Resume advice/legalities

    I have never heard that. Think about all the people who have a job they ended up leaving and don;t want to list it because they do not want to list their manager as a reference. It is fine to make...