nurselopez

I was our district's "float" nurse and had the opportunity to work at every level. First of all, the odds of getting a job in an elementary school are greater just because of the numbers of schools. Aside from that, I think it is a good idea to start with the elementary schools because it is important to learn and understand the stages of growth/maturation. By learning this progression, you will know what information the child is missing, or should be learning. I have settled at a wonderful elementary school and taught "Growth and Development" for the first time this spring. I had a lot to review, not only the stages of anatomy and physiology to teach about puberty, but I needed to review the stages of personality, cognitive, and moral development to understand where the children in 5th grade are expected to be. By acquiring this basic knowledge, I am better prepared to teach, and deal with, the changing and maturing student. Especially coming from an ER, reviewing the stages of growth and development is important to you as it is for all of us, so we can have the most impact on the health and health education of our students. You may also have more experience or a preference with one age group, which is certainly an important consideration. Good luck with finding what I think is the greatest job in the world!

In my school district we have several items that we use day-to-day to treat illness and injury - Ice, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, antibiotic cream, antifungal cream, orogel, eyewash. We also have a new policy where we can dispense tylenol, ibuprofen, chloroseptic spray, and mylanta, if parents have specifically checked yes for each item on the student's health card. What items do you use to treat students? I would also like to know about "home remedies" or other tricks of the trade used in your office to treat ill and injured students. I look forward to learning lot of new ideas!

Hi, I agree. I think you passed with flying colors. Yes it is VERY difficult, but you seriously studied, and you used your critical thinking skills. You are not supposed to know all the answers - you just need to know where to find them (I mean in real life, not the NCLEX:eek: ) So.. you used your critical thinking skills, and remembered your ABCs and remebered to proritized ex: someone that had surgery today over someone that had surgery last week. Anyway, congratulations with getting that out of the way. It feels soooooooooo good not to have studying always in the back of your mind. Now, enjoy life and enjoy nursing! You should be able to find out your results sooner online. I found out online about 2-3 weeks before I received confirmation in the mail.

Hi, This is my first post. I am an older new nurse. I just graduated in December. Now that I'm off precepting, I don't say I'm a new nurse, now I'm "inexperienced". Anyway, while still precepting I got an admission (GI bleed) at 6:00pm (shift is 7a-7p). I had learned the routine of grumbling about a late admission. Anyway, to make a long story short, her loc deteriorated rapidly, at 6:45 she started having difficulty breathing and vomited A LOT of blood. Family started screaming, rescinded the DNR, chaos (did I mention this is my first code) and finally pronounced by the physician at 7:10. I finished the paperwork by 9:00. I have decided that I will never complain about a 6:00 admission again, even if it takes me two hours to finish my paperwork, as long as the pt is still there when I leave. I have been reading the posts for months. It sure has given me lots of encouragement to face another hectic day. Thanks to all of you.