JudithL_in_NH

Mine is a similar story. Lifestyle-wise, it was the best decision for my family as I was able to be home summers and the afterschool hours (at the time, I had two teens and a 10yo). Though I took a 20% pay cut, it was a much less stressful gig and...

Hi, all! Daughter is a soon-to-be BSN (has been an LTC CNA for years) and planning a move to Brooklyn. What are the per diem nursing opportunities in Brooklyn for a new grad? She will also be pursuing arts-related professional interests, so won't...

Thanks for the feedback! Here in northern New England, as well, acute care settings would likely not hire a new grad as a per diem, but long term care absolutely would. Do you think LTC would possibility for per diem employment in NYC? LM NY, as ...

Whether or not you are a dues-paying member of the Association, you are a member of the bargaining unit and already entitled to all the benefits in the teachers’ contract. I do recommend you join and pay dues, as the dues go toward supporting the wo...

Is there already a thread for RNs waiting to hear about awards from the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program? When I search, I can only find previous year's threads. https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/449

That was on 8/15, and she just got her second signature today!

Could you share with us what percentage is being withheld for taxes? Thanks!

Thank you, Lord!!!!! My daughter just got her email, "Finalist for Award"!!!! RN, Tier 1, DSH, greater than 200% debt ratio, in FL, last name begins with "L"

CONGRATS to all who have heard!!!!! No email for my daughter yet-- She's an RN, DSH, tier 1, and greater than 200%, so I continue to pray! Her ap went in right before the deadline (still "under review")--I wonder if order of submission has anything t...

What's your school's practice when kids come in with too-large crutches, old orthopedic boots, braces, etc. --no MD visit-- that the parents want them to wear at school because "he sprained his ankle and I already had it at home and I'm not taking hi...

I recently asked my principal if we could enact a policy next year for Pre-K through grade 2 to have a change of clothes in their backpacks. The use of my clothes closet has gotten out of hand and I'm lucky if things are returned even 20% of the ti...

My daughter's application (we're both RNs) is now "under review." Last time we had checked it was still pending. The ap was submitted just a day or two short of the deadline.

A couple of local camps are interested in having me cover time off this season. What do your camps pay for RN sub coverage? I no longer have a camp-age child, so I can't look at that as a tangible benefit. I don't want to price myself out of the m...

Yes! You can do the ropes course, chat with the kids by the lake, try your hand at archery, and participate in Arts and Crafts! Though often, with time off, you just want to get away for awhile! I would often take off to a nearby resort-ish area ...

I interviewed for a HS position at the same time I was offered my current (elementary) position. The principal was very interested in how I would handle an assessment for substance abuse (drugs/alcohol) and the care/advice I'd give to pregnant teens...

Hi, all! I've been lurking/enjoying this board for a while now . . . and have a request . . . Please send some good thoughts my way, as I am taking the pre-NLN entrance test on Saturday . . . I need at least 50% on each section to be considered for a...

I have a red sign in the silhouette of a stop sign, stating "The nurse is away, return to class." (Our office does not handle any nursing care.) At the beginning of each year the teachers are reminded to teach the children that the stop sign means go...

Luckily, in my state most public schools are on spring break this week, so the situation has time to play out and we can develop a plan of how to deal with it. Our School Health Department has daily advisories. We always exclude any kid with fever...

Our school MD has given us the exclusion guideline of purulent drainage; if a child gives me a history of a glued shut eye in the AM (not just sleepy sand but unable to open), even if I'm not seeing discharge, I also call parents for pick up. Other...

In my district you'd be at $30K for a 186 day contract,working 7.25hrs/workday, that'd come out to about $22/hr--provided you worked only the contracted hours. Like any nursing job, you usually have work to wrap up at the end of your "shift," but in...

Try signing up at this site: http://www.schoolspring.com/searchForm.cfm? Under "student services" there is a subcategory for "school nurse." Whenever a school nurse job becomes available in the areas you designate, you'll get an email with the detai...

Yes, I would say that something on the order of 50% of my visits are for extremely minor complaints in children (K-6) that are afebrile, alert, and with good color, and I'd guess the child is hoping the visit may net him a ticket home. I always ass...

What do you mean? You wouldn't send home the afebrile kid with a runny nose that they're CERTAIN has strep? Or the kid with dandruff they're CERTAIN has head lice despite your having checked him for the 3rd time this week. I had a lousy day mysel...

In my district in NH, I'm paid 13% less than a teacher with comparable education and experience, though I receive all teacher's benefits. It was an approx 20% pay cut from what I made in the hospital, which appears about average for school nurses in...

My "test" for such "convenience" requests is "Is there a legitimate medical reason why this needs to be performed or given during the course of the school day?" If they claim yes, then I request a written MD order to that effect; I also require meds...