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  1. Did you become a school nurse because you were burnt out from floor nursing?

    bergren replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

    I went to my undergraduate program in Pennsylvania which has long had a strong certification program. I always knew I wanted to work in Peds, and had already been hired early my senior year to work...

  2. Health room log examples

    bergren replied to cowgirlBSN's topic in School

    "At the end of the month must submit an electronic daily log to the people in charge. " Are you meaning your nurse

  3. Do you have a list?

    bergren replied to cowgirlBSN's topic in School

    National Association of School Nurses http://www.nasn.org has a flyer you can send home to parents: When sickness strikes:

  4. Health room log examples

    bergren replied to cowgirlBSN's topic in School

    It is legal to use "memory joggers", papers with mutliple names that are eventually destroyed when a notation is made in a student's permanent record. A temporary health room log or worksheet would...

  5. And that's why I ask you to call...

    bergren replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    I never worked in a district that required passes to come see the nurse. I am thinking about all the kids who come by and would not want a teacher to ask why they were there, why they wanted to see...

  6. Irresponsible Parents

    bergren replied to naoslaben's topic in School

    Why won't the moms come in? is it tennis and lunch or are they at risk of losing their

  7. Made a terrible mistake at work and now I'm about to put in my 2week notice

    bergren replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

    I think the posts bring home the need to always follow the standard of care and do an assessment, even if the student is coming from math or a frequent visitor. Malingerers get sick

  8. Who can write a health care plan?

    bergren replied to tleigh7097's topic in School

    Registered nurses in Illinois can write individualized health care plans and emrgency care plans in any setting including schools. Type 73 certified school nurses are required for IEP meetings and...

  9. applying for school nurse position...words of advice?

    bergren replied to LanaBanana's topic in School

    There have been a lot of threads on this in the past. Do a search of this forum and see what we have suggested in the past. School nursing is a huge change from what you have been doing and I think...

  10. Made a terrible mistake at work and now I'm about to put in my 2week notice

    bergren replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

    nursing student 19 So sorry about this. When these things happen, it makes us better nurses. I am sure you have memorized the P & P manual now for what to do in this and other instances, and...

  11. Health room log examples

    bergren replied to cowgirlBSN's topic in School

    You should not have to "work" to make electronic records work. The electronic record should work for you. The Skyward users group should campaign to get a simple click system to log the students in....

  12. Requirements in order to be a school nurse

    bergren replied to NurseNatasha's topic in School

    ' transfer your School Nurse Certification among states?? " I am fairly confident that you cannot per se. I had Minnesota certfication, and I could transfer courses for the certification to my new...

  13. Applying for School Nurse Positions...Letters of Recommendation?

    bergren replied to valeriecathleen's topic in School

    You sound like you are in great shape. "...One flat out said no,..." Thank goodness for that..... It is always worse if they agree and then procrastinate and then ultimately, don't do it. So...

  14. Applying for School Nurse Positions...Letters of Recommendation?

    bergren replied to valeriecathleen's topic in School

    This is old but still salient. It is about making the transition from acute care to school nursing: http://snp.homestead.com/ArticleMT.html This application process is the first sign that "you are...

  15. Applying for School Nurse Positions...Letters of Recommendation?

    bergren replied to valeriecathleen's topic in School

    "director of finance at my kids school who knows that I volunteer constantly to make our fund raisers a success" That would be a very strong letter of reference. Someone who knows you and knows...

  16. National Certification for School Nurses

    bergren replied to CRITTERQUEEN's topic in School

    Congratulations!!!!!!!! Any study advice - what worked for

  17. Illinois nurses...Scholiosis screens for next year?

    bergren replied to cowgirlBSN's topic in School

    This bill did not make it out of committee: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=0640&GAID=10&GA=96&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=41090&SessionID=76 http://www.ilga.gov to...

  18. Please help ! What would you do for this situation ?

    bergren replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

    I would definitely check out the classroom for a migraine trigger. Is the teacher female? Find out if she is wearing perfume. Is it after lunch? Have him keep a food diary. Common triggers:...

  19. Health room log examples

    bergren replied to cowgirlBSN's topic in School

    I should have added that the "showboxes" are the clear plastic showebix sized boxes you get at a store like the Container Store or

  20. Health room log examples

    bergren replied to cowgirlBSN's topic in School

    I used a binder in a school where I only had 250 students and it worked well. I put the sheets in each students folder at the end of the year or when it was full. However in a school of 1000 or...

  21. Please help ! What would you do for this situation ?

    bergren replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

    If math is giving him a headache, it still hurts, there is still pain. The possibilities above are all possible, but also there might be something in that room that is triggering the headaches. Does...

  22. Obscene Phone Calls

    bergren replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    You should file a school incident report and a police report. It could happen again, and you will want a record. I am sorry this happened to you, it would bother me very much

  23. Can I scream?

    bergren replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    The school district's attorney would take serious issue with staff dispensing medication. You might provide legal information about giving children medication without parent permission and data on...

  24. Unclear laws on medical care in school

    bergren replied to tleigh7097's topic in School

    This is being discussed right now on the Illinois Association of School Nurse Listserv, a benefit of IASN membership: http://www.iasn.org You also have a state school nurse consultant at IL HHS,...

  25. Caffeine Alert

    bergren replied to skoolnurse's topic in School

    Extreme EnergyMints - the caffeine of 8 Red Bulls in each package