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  1. What Has Been an Upside to Covid?

    RedKat replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    Thank you

  2. What Has Been an Upside to Covid?

    RedKat replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    My senior mastiff started having some issues in the fall, and in December was diagnosed with bone cancer. I was able to spend much more time with him than usual during his last month of life. I'm...

  3. Working from Home During COVID-19 Shut Down

    RedKat replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in School

    I'm in NY. The local health department is doing a live facebook feed this afternoon, so I'll watch that... plus the state hosts a weekly call-in Q&A session for all NYS healthcare providers, so...

  4. Nurses on field trips

    RedKat replied to RedKat's topic in School

    Thanks for the input! Sounds like I'm thinking along the lines of what most of you are already doing. My diabetic isn't going, and no seizure students who have meds. Mostly inhalers, epipens, and a...

  5. Nurses on field trips

    RedKat posted a topic in School

    I'm in NY and having difficulty getting clear-cut answers on when a nurse needs to attend a field trip (middle school students). I had one nurse tell me that if any liquid meds will need to be...

  6. Teacher’s Union?

    RedKat replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I'm in the teachers union at my school. Most districts around here have the nurses in the civil service union, but mine and one other district put us in the teachers union. I don't know how it would...

  7. NCSN are you certified?

    RedKat replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    I'm not. I'd like to be... but I'm currently still paying off my ADN, so it will be awhile before I can consider even getting my BSN. I would not get a pay bump for either getting my BSN or my...

  8. horrible immunization compliance rate

    RedKat replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Sorry you've been put in this situation! You've gotten some good advice from other members here. I also work at a private school. I think it's a somewhat uncommon situation - but I am actually an...

  9. Peanut allergy issue

    RedKat replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    There's a student with the same issue in my district. Like many others here, I feel that a peanut-free school is not realistic. There could easily be times when a parent with good intentions sends...

  10. Teacher Frustration!!!

    RedKat replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    Using a pass system definitely gets my vote. I work in multiple schools each day, and just instituted a pass system in the one school that didn't already have it. I haven't heard any complaints yet,...

  11. Typical day of a school nurse

    RedKat replied to jadams92's topic in School

    I can only speak for my district - but for us, the number of students you'll see in a day typically depends on what age group you're working with and what time of year it is (and of course your total...

  12. Salary?

    RedKat replied to Lee824's topic in School

    I'm in a very rural area of NY. I'm fortunate to work in one of the two districts around here that put the nurses in the teachers' union and follow that pay scale. I don't remember the starting pay,...

  13. Experience for School Nurses

    RedKat replied to Fiddlesticks27's topic in School

    I didn't have ER experience (in fact, only 1 of the 6 nurses in my district did have it). I worked med/surg for 2 years, then a brief stint in home health care, then wanted to try school nursing so I...

  14. school nurse qualifications

    RedKat replied to esla's topic in School

    I'm a little confused - do you mean that you worked for 3 years and then took some time off? How much time? I don't know how it is anywhere else, but around here I think the most important thing...

  15. storing meds when I'm off campus

    RedKat replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    I'm only in my office for the morning, then there's no nurse at my school while I go to other schools in the district for the remainder of the day. In my school, my office is locked when I'm not...

  16. Essential oils?

    RedKat replied to RedKat's topic in School

    Hahahaha! Love that,

  17. Essential oils?

    RedKat posted a topic in School

    Forgive me if this has already been addressed - I'm looking at the site on my laptop and don't see where I can search for a previous topic. Anyway... I've recently learned that some of the school...

  18. Essential oils?

    RedKat replied to RedKat's topic in School

    Thank you all for your input. State Ed got back to me, and like I expected, they said essential oils are a no-no. They didn't clarify (yet) as far as using them in a diffuser for the sake of the...

  19. Rochester/Western New York school nursing (and maybe TX or GA!)

    RedKat posted a topic in School

    Hi everyone. I may be considering a move to the Rochester, NY area (or suburban areas in that general part of the state). Just wondering if any of you are school nurses out that way - I'd like to...

  20. Rochester/Western New York school nursing (and maybe TX or GA!)

    RedKat replied to RedKat's topic in School

    Thank you both for the input! Do schools in Texas require school nurse

  21. Can a felon become a nurse?

    RedKat replied to RedKat's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for your quick reply, CCR NRS! I'll pass your info along to him. Hope he doesn't get discouraged, but at least it sounds like there is hope that he can still do this. Thanks again!

  22. Can a felon become a nurse?

    RedKat posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who is interested in becoming a nurse. He has a felony conviction on his record, though. I can't remember the exact charge (it was about 10 years ago), but it was drug-related (again...

  23. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    RedKat replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, I have to tell you... I am not a nurse yet, and haven't even started school yet... but I now know that I am making the right decision to leave my current career & go into nursing....