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Makes me glad I work in High School instead of Elementary. Hang in there-you'll make it till summer!

:aln:Stuck that little icon there because that is how you feel sometimes. All the advice the above poster gave you is great. Two years away really isn't that long, and you will probably do fine, but you will need to network with other nurses, take an...

If you are planning on getting your BSN, you might as well get it over with . I am terrible at math and it was by far the hardest course I took. I was known to leave the class, go to the bathroom, cry, wash my face and return. It was TERRIBLE for me....

Just curious, if you do buy your own copier, will your school district's tech people provide support if there is a problem you can't fix?

I try not to get sick. Seriously, though, it seems to be a universal problem. There just aren't that many RN's sitting around waiting to work as subs for the little pay they get. We have kids with 504 plans that say there will always be an RN in the ...

Welcome to my world! In school nursing we are faced with stuff like this all the time. Field trips, times we are out sick and there is no nurse available, parents sending meds to school in baggies. It is tough to find a line between being reasonable ...

I use the big copier that everybody else uses. I kind of like having a reason to get out of the office.

About 7. The student's have 25. We have about 8 more than them. Then comes summer. I'm working 2 weeks at church camp and 1 week at our church's Vacation Bible School. Makes me wonder how I ever had time to work full time in the hospital!

Any day I don't have to work in the hospital is school nurse day! No one really acknowledges bosses day, admin. assistant day, teachers' day at my school, so I don't expect anything for school nurse day. For the most part, it is a nice place to wo...

The test days are more important than all the other days together. I HATE standardized testing, but at least in Pennsylvania that is how the school is "graded" and the state can take over your school if the students don't do well. The teachers spend ...

I have a sign on my door "The nurse is at lunch 7th period every day. If you have an emergency, go to the office, if not, come back 8th period." Of course, there are often "emergencies" anything from stomachaches to tampons, but I do my best. And yes...

I have immunization cards that I keep in a separate box from the records. We have been working with our tech department to get them online, though. I think if they get them up and going for us, I will probably enter 9th grade each year till all the c...

Two weeks volunteering as the nurse at my church camp, one week working at Vacation Bible School, hopefully the rest of the summer floating on a raft in the pool!

I, too would like to get a Master's degree, but at my age, I would never recoup the expense through the small salary increase, so it would have to be something that would better me as a nurse and give me self satisfaction. I'm not an online learner a...

I must admit, I have been debating on giving up the scrubs and going for a "dress" look. I'm just too cheap to buy a whole new wardrobe. At times, I feel like I am looked upon differently because I wear scrubs.

We get out June 18th.

We have recommended olive oil to families with repeat outbreaks because we don't thinks it is a good idea to repeatedly use pesticides. It works well, but like the above posts state, requires diligent combing for at least 2 weeks. Unfortunately, most...

Don't forget a sun safety one towards the end of the school year. I think the idea I "stole" from the internet was "slip,slap,slop" Slip on a shirt, slap on a hat, slop on some sunscreen. With older kids you can even provide info about tanning beds a...

At my doctor's advice, I take an OTC fish oil product 2X/day. My triglycerides are lower. Don't know if it's from the fish oil or exercise.

Providing frequent oral care comes to mind.

Especially tricky for you, Praiser because aren't you in elementary? I had a new one diagnosed over Christmas break but he is 15. Not that it is without challenges. Adolescents have their own set of problems not just with learning the routine but ac...

That makes sense. I guess I am just lucky because I am only in one school. In that case, it would definitely be a good idea for the schools to provide phone. In my district all of admin. are provided with iPhones. The nurses really don't need them, t...

I really wouldn't have much use for a cell phone at work. I do have a school provided walkie-talkie that works campus wide. I suppose I would use my personal cell phone if we had to evacuate the site, but hopefully, that is such a rare occurrence tha...

I that type of situation, I always call the parent, but often I wait till AFTER I send the kid back to class, that way they can't get on the phone and convince mom they are dying. This week my big one is chest pain. How can you really tell if a kid i...

Walked away from bedside nursing about 8 years ago and haven't looked back. Don't miss the madness a bit. Yes, I have been told I am no longer a "real nurse" but I know what I do and I believe I make a difference. I still am a real nurse, just a diff...