bergren replied to potomacpedsRN's topic in School
"It occurred to me at the conclusion of this year that while entering the NICU as a new grad was a relative piece of cake, I never could have managed a school nursing job at that time in my career....
The National Association of School Nurses seeks expertise and evidence-based resources and tools. Please forward this call for abstracts to colleagues, discussion lists, and newsletters. National...
bergren replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in School
Because ER would include emergency situations and resuscitation, some peds and assessment when you have no other information about a patient, it would probably be more valuable than straight adult med...
Congratulations! My favorite drug Handbook is the Lexi-Comp Pediatric Drug Handbook - it has the widest safe drug ranges so decreases the number of times you have to call to question dose. I also...
Congratulations!!!! Some states have excellent school health websites. Find out if your state offers a school nurse orientation. If not, plan to attend their fall conference. Some states and...
bergren replied to DistrictNurse19's topic in School
This past week at the NASN conference in Chicago was a blast. We had an awesome hotel, the Marriott on Michigan Avenue, the best Chicago weather ever, and great sessions!!@ The shopping, dining,...
Courtney There is tons of good advice for interviews on this forum. Go to the main school nursing page and select "search" link and "this forum". I'd type in interview for the search term and you...
"Now for little bumps on the head area..with nothing visible or palpated...I just give them ice and send them on their way. Do you think I should send home a head injury sheet for that? It just seems...
"The one going into Kindergarten could go to work with me. I wouldn't have to pay for before/after school care for him" I often had IEP meetings, home visits, committee meetings, and many phone calls...
Can you shadow first? How large is the all K setting ? What kind of orientation and mentoring would you have? What is the EMS response time? How far away is the nearest school nurse if you needed...
Children's Hospitals often hold skills days for nurses who care for medically fragile students in the communities. Chicago Children's Memorial Hospital is holding one of its "Project School Care"...
In the order of their usefulness (all are worthwhile) The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools has a grant alert The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools The Foundation Center RFP...
Texas has a lot of resources for new school nurses. The Texas Guide to School Health Programs The Texas Guide to School Health Programs Tesas School Nurses Association Texas School Nurses...
The review of the literature shows over half are missing an enjoyable class, lunch or a free period. Frequent visiting is associated with anxiety and depression, exposure to violence, bullying. Lack...
NASN's Quick Poll this week is about whether or not nurses have paid summer hours to tie up loose ends and prepare for next year: How many paid summer days without students in attendance do you work...
There is an article on Frequent Vistors in this month's issue of the Journal of School Nursing: The literature defines a frequent visitor as a student who visits more than 5 times in a school year,...
"$12.81 an hour? Seriously?" No, they are trying to get something for nothing. That is not a serious salary and I would say it gives you a heads up as to how much they respect nursing services. That...
bergren replied to walkingonsunshine's topic in School
You are one lucky nurse - they both sound awesome!!! How do the supervisors compare?? the secretaries and other support staff? I worked in a district where the kids were affluent - they just...
Check to see even how school nursing is delivered in your area. Your credentials would be welcome in many parts of the country, but in Florida, often times the school nurse is an LPN - so check and...
bergren replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School
It is usually the nurse's role to teach BBP in schools. Are you the one teaching universal precautions or is it someone else's job to fulfill this annual OSHA requirement in your school ? What is...
What do his parents say? What was the reaction of the primary care provider? There is quite a bit in the literature aboutt working with adolescents with diabetes - have you been looking at that and...