bergren replied to OB Night Nurse's topic in School
Contact your local philanthropy groups - women's hospital auxilary, AAUW, Rotary, etc and your local for-profit hospitals, to give you a grant. Check your PTA's mini
Now Playing On NASN Radio! Listen Anywhere! Managing Student Food Allergies As most school nurses know, food allergies can be potentially fatal. The symptoms may be mild or severe. Creating a safe...
Even if you are not accountable for care on site after hours, care plans and emergency plans need to address how the students' health care needs are accomodated. Beware if you are on site and have...
Only 3 percent of school nurses did not work in a hosptial prior to going into school nursing, so there may not be many on this forum that can weigh in on your situation. But having gone to grad...
I called NASN's toll free number: 1-866-627-6767 You are right, I had the term wrong. In TN, the LPN would be a "member at large". There are a lot of benefits, 2 journals, listservs, Free CE,...
The Tennessee Association from the link TN Assoc. of School Nurses does not bar LPNs. You would be an associate member. Plus they have their own Tennessee listserv that would help with practice...
What state are you in? Is there a state school nurse consultant? Members | NASSNC Does your state school nurse association provide a listserv? http://www.nasn.org/Default.aspx?tabid=60 The state...
Try this resource: http://www.schoolnursenews.org/BackIssues/2008/0908/diabetes0908.pdf Also, the National Association of School Nurses provides an all day workshop for school nurses who care for...
"That's exactly what the PreK nurse was told to put,...." By whom? Nurses are not told what to chart. Nurses chart what they see, hear, smell, and palpate . The type of rote, repetitive charting...
National Association of School Nurses can hook you up with the NY State affiliate and a private school nurses special interest group. http://www.nasn.org The 4 day NY state orientation starts today....
Is he in the ICU? Is it bacterial or viral? You should not have to wait to find that out, if the fluid was clear, then it is likely viral, cloudy, then bacterial. If it is bacterial, the hospital...
bergren replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in School
I think that now that we are doing so much more care than school nurses were intended to give, above and beyond supporting education, we are supporting the health care system and providing care the...
They invited you for an interview knowing you are a new grad. Just leave the sections black that don't apply to you. If I was interviewing you, as a new grad, it would be to make sure you were the...
Table 1 Minimal Essential Emergency Equipment and Resources FOR SCHOOLS WITHOUT A SCHOOL NURSE PRESENT Accessible keys to locked supplies Accessible list of phone resources Biohazard waste bags...
Some districts pay professional dues to the school nurses association and a specific dollar amount toward outside continuing education classes. Ohters offer gym memberships free or at a
The one middle school I was in it could be as high a 90 per day. There are interventions you can make that will decrease the non nurse visits so you can conentrate on the kids with chronic illness,...
Virginia has a great school nurse consultant, she developed an online orientation for Virginia school nruses: VDOE :: Online Orientation for School Nurses Virginia has a great state school nurse...
Join your school nurses association (http://www.nasn.org/Default.aspx?tabid=60 ) , find out if they have an orientation, find a mentor either in your district or at a neighboring one, get some good...
"What is the legal objection to a running log? If it is a privacy concern, isn't that answered by limiting access to the log to the nurse only?" The subpoena answer was accurate - to be entered into...
Find out of your state holds a school nurse orientation STAT. Join your state association http://www.nasn.org/Default.aspx?tabid=60 and also ask if they have a mentoring program. Good
Will your district have fewer or more school nurse hours this fall? This weeks Quick Poll on the NASN website: http://www.nasn.org This fall, the school or school district I work for will have:...