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Thank you. There isn't an RN. It is a LPN for the entire school. She decided not to retire this year, but will next year.

I am wondering what the job description for a school nurse consists of. An opening just came available in our small school district. I have worked in LTC and a medical clinic.

I have no reason to become an RN. I love my job, so I am staying put. It bothered me for years hearing how I should become an RN, but I am so over that! It is my life and the ones telling me I should be an RN have no clue about nursing....it was all about the money. They weren't considering the cost of going back to school, gas mileage (an hr away from home), etc...

I did love my residents and cna's at LTC. The 2-10 shift was like a family. I just can't take the emotional and physical demands anymore. My youngest child just left for college, so this seems like the perfect time to get the job I really want. The hospital was almost an hour away and 12 hour shifts.

Yes, since 1996.

I got hired for the job I wanted in a clinic. Many nurses act like it isn't real nursing, but I am so happy to get this job. No more 12 hour shifts in LTC or a hospital, which were both frightfully understaffed. I hate the pay cut, but being happy means more to me at this stage in my life.

I am so happy that I received a call back for a second round interview! I will go in tomorrow with an open mind and let any annoyances just roll off my back.

The ADON at the LTC facility I used to work at was an LPN. She had been an LPN for over twenty years before getting the position.

No. The receptionist did not tell me they were running late. I had no problem waiting with the patients. I just was not expecting to wait for over thirty minutes. I would not object to a refresher course, but it isn't required in my state. I can see why you think I am being over sensitive, but I really want this job. And, you are right, I am sure the NP was being taken away from her busy schedule.

"Just keep walking. Surely, these humans have seen overworked, stressed out nurses before!"

I interviewed for a clinic job today. I was seated with an LPN, NP, and the Hiring Manager. The NP didn't seem like she even wanted to be in the room, and gave me a couple of forced smiles. I haven't worked in ten years due to taking care of my daughter with health problems. Why am I being treated like I am less of a nurse? I have had a busy ten years! I haven't been sitting home watching soap operas! I arrived ten minutes early for the interview, but had to wait in the waiting room with patients for at least thirty minutes. Doesn't professionalism go both ways?