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  1. Going from school nursing into hospital nursing??

    bergren replied to WDW1971's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Jolie I have alternated between school nursing and acute peds nursing after each relocation over the years. I am always apprehensive at first returning to the hospital, but each time I...

  2. graduate education in school nursing

    bergren replied to krisssy's topic in School

    Rush University in Chicago has an online masters in Public Health

  3. How do I become a school nurse in Texas?

    bergren replied to BeckyJN's topic in School

    It depends what state you are in. Some states it has to be a BSN, which includes Public Health Nursing. Check with your state association:

  4. Where are school nursing jobs?

    bergren replied to jen42's topic in School

    School Nurse jobs are usually posted along with teacher and other district jobs on the district's human resources webpage. Check out the job posting in the districts closest to where you live. Many...

  5. Male school nurses; Do they exist?

    bergren replied to tarakochRN's topic in School

    I personally have never heard of any bias against male school nurses. I did find an article doing a Google search about a school board that delayed hiring a male nurse as his " presence at the...

  6. Male school nurses; Do they exist?

    bergren replied to tarakochRN's topic in School

    Yes, there are male school nurses. I know several. You could cotnact NASN http://www.nasn.org to get a percentage. I am not sure what you are meaning "about" men in school nurse role??? If you...

  7. Frustrations !

    bergren replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    The problem is often that they, non nurses, do not understand the risks of not having a nurse at school and, of course, they cannot assess. The research actually shows, in contrast wto what happened...

  8. Frustrations !

    bergren replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Go to PubMED: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi In the search area, type in Joost JC (no commas or periods) to get the following article, and then click the link "related articles" next...

  9. graduate education in school nursing

    bergren replied to krisssy's topic in School

    University of Illinois - Chicago http://www.uic.edu/nursing/prospective_students/grad/masters.htm The school nursing link is at the very bottom of the

  10. School Nurse Educators

    bergren posted a topic in School

    I am posting this for a colleague Hello School Nurse Educators, Please accept this "virtual" invitation ( or reminder) to actively participate in the 2005 National Association of School Nurses'(...

  11. School Nurse Educators

    bergren posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am posting this for a colleague Hello School Nurse Educators, Please accept this "virtual" invitation ( or reminder) to actively participate in the 2005 National Association of School Nurses'(...

  12. Bangladesh School Nurse

    bergren replied to zenman's topic in School

    Ahh should've had that second cup of coffee before posting.

  13. RN-ASN for School Nurse

    bergren replied to annlet's topic in School

    There are actually more and more RN - BSN online available. I am not aware of one in Nevada, but you should check. University of Phoenix , U of Iowa has one. Illinois asks that nurses who want to...

  14. Would like to make nursing friends

    bergren replied to lilme's topic in School

    Welcome to nursing and congratulations. I think you want to find the studnet nurse boar as opposed to this board. This forum is for nurses who work in K - 12 (mostly) education settings with school...

  15. Bangladesh School Nurse

    bergren replied to zenman's topic in School

    You could post on the school nurse listserv and ask for advice from some of the other International Nurses, but I am pretty sure that the members have not worked in Africa. mostly Asia. The link to...

  16. Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

    bergren replied to jadednurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Wrigleyville

  17. What do you do with your summer off?

    bergren replied to JulzNDuane's topic in School

    Other than read the stack of good books piling up, I always attend the National Association of School Nurse Conference. This year it is: June 30 - July 3, 2005 Pre-conference: June 29, 2005...

  18. 504 plans

    bergren replied to reada's topic in School

    The purpose of the 504 plan is to ensure all in district who interact with the child understand what is required by the district to accomodate the child's disability. It is a preventative proactive...

  19. CPR in school setting

    bergren replied to dianer's topic in School

    Performing CPR with our without an AED does not guarantee survival. CPR alone is 5 - 10% survival, with AED is less than

  20. 504 plans

    bergren replied to reada's topic in School

    "In TN, you are not required by law to have a 504 plan....." Section 504 is a Federal Civil Rights law preventing discrimination based on disability and it specifically states that it is applicable...

  21. Dispensing medication

    bergren replied to HOOPS's topic in School

    "The nurse practice acts state that only nurses can give meds." Actually each state has its own nurse practice act and in some states the principal can administer medication or direct another...

  22. Central line catheters in School?

    bergren replied to tleigh7097's topic in School

    You need a care plan and an emergency plan to cover both a central line or a gastrostomy (or a baclofen pump and other such devices) . To write a care plan, you need to interview the parents and...

  23. 504 plans

    bergren replied to reada's topic in School

    The most recent issue of the Journal of School Nursing had a EXCELLENT article on determining who needs a 504. http://www.nasn.org/josn/journal.htm Moses, M. Gilchrest, C. & Schwab, N. C....

  24. Sore Hands !

    bergren replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Neutrogena Norwegian Hand

  25. 1 school nurse for 6 schools and 2000 kids

    bergren replied to seabreezern's topic in School

    "I appreciate you taking the time to listen. I guess maybe I needed that more right now than a solution to this ongoing problem. " I hear you. I do not think I could be happy in the job, not so much...