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  1. I am calling in sick on Monday. I want to quit.

    joy09 replied to joy09's topic in School

    You all know about burnout and bad days so I appreciate your understanding. As I have slept on it, I realize that it is certainly not personal. Teachers maybe have the occupational hazard of...

  2. Guidelines for teachers

    joy09 replied to joy09's topic in School

    Thanks for the correction. They are good. I did also get Gerri's creating a healthy classroom. I really like it. I would use that as an introduction to the other guidelines at the beginning of the...

  3. I am calling in sick on Monday. I want to quit.

    joy09 replied to joy09's topic in School

    Thanks. And you know what I don't get? I realize we are just one piece of the puzzle but aren't we the significant piece? The reason there is an emergency is the students are ILL and it's...

  4. I am calling in sick on Monday. I want to quit.

    joy09 replied to joy09's topic in School

    I have to admit, that response made me

  5. Need Alcohol /Drug Analyzer

    joy09 replied to guest83140's topic in School

    Sounds like you need some legal/local police help on this one. We are fortunate to have a police "station" at our school complex. I am not saying it isn't a good idea but where is the admin on this...

  6. Allergy Eyes

    joy09 replied to lilia123's topic in School

    I don't see any reason they can't have a paper towel cool compress in class (or one you supply if you want to). Some kids should get by with that. They can make a trip to the bathroom to rinse their...

  7. Guidelines for teachers

    joy09 replied to joy09's topic in School

    I want to check that source out. The guidelines are on a school website. I just googled the topic. It is Adell Junior High School in Midland, Texas. If you google the school and put nurse's...

  8. thermometer & ice bags

    joy09 replied to lilia123's topic in School

    Do you just freeze the dry rice? Is it wet rice? Do you add water? Never heard of it! I admit, I like the ziplocs so I don't give them an excuse to come back! I do not give out ice bags if the...

  9. Dwarfism in Elementary Schools--ADA

    joy09 replied to michigooseBSN's topic in School

    I didn't have experience with ADA per se but our student had a full-time aid. She was in fifth and sixth grade so I didn't have quite the same issues. She used the elevator, not the stairs. She had a...

  10. staff medication

    joy09 posted a topic in School

    One of the nurses at school gives allergy shots to a custodian. I have also known other nurses to give B12 shots, whatever. I will not do this again unless I check with administration for a policy...

  11. Interview advice: What would you ask?

    joy09 posted a topic in Emergency

    What would you ask if you could do your interview over? What would you ask an interviewee? I have an interview coming up. I am a school nurse but did five years in urgent care, ending in Ocober. I...

  12. looking for home-based triage position

    joy09 replied to Jana Stephens's topic in Telephone Triage

    I just applied for a job there. They have 15 openings for RN. Seems like there are some states they don't hire in. I live in Pa. I have a diverse background of 25 years. I work as a school nurse...

  13. Talking with the principal

    joy09 posted a topic in School

    I posted once before about 100 kids a day in a school of 750. Today, we had 130. I have had it. Three girls with misquito bites: one each! Kids who "bumped my little finger on the desk", five kids...

  14. Talking with the principal

    joy09 replied to joy09's topic in School

    Update: The superintendant came to talk to me today. He got some more information from me and assures me that not only will he see that two nurses are always there, he will start working with the...

  15. Talking with the principal

    joy09 replied to joy09's topic in School

    You are a kindred spirit. I am a float nurse. This is a new nurse, first year. She will not accept that her methods are making things the way they are. She just takes it, and takes it, and takes...

  16. what else do you do? LOOOONG!! sorry

    joy09 replied to sChOOLRN48's topic in School

    Have you done anything specific that you can share that

  17. Grants out there for school nurse ed?

    joy09 posted a topic in School

    Does anyone out there know about specific monies for school nurse education? Government grants

  18. help with 6th grade hygeine discussion

    joy09 replied to Needsmorechocolate's topic in School

    I love freebie bags with personal items too. Remember those pink pills we used to get when we were little so we could see how bad we brushed our teeth? Maybe one of those to check out how well they...

  19. BSN-?Undecided Graduate Program...HELP

    joy09 replied to gbarrera2's topic in Nursing Career

    I would take some time and consider where your interests and talents are. I had a career analysis done at one point in my career because I wasn't sure where to start and I wanted to move on in my...

  20. Resume Help

    joy09 replied to jessica1980's topic in Nursing Career

    What jobs have you had? You will be able to pull transferrable skills from those jobs and include them in the descriptions. For instance, most hospitals are concerned about customer satisfaction,...

  21. Christian Nurses

    joy09 replied to kforgood's topic in Nursing Career

    If you truly seek God first, everything will fall into place. Balance in life is always a challenge. I have worked in hospitals and served in churches that thought nothing of owning most of my time....

  22. Am I too old to be new in the ER?

    joy09 replied to joy09's topic in Emergency

    Well, I appreciate the thoughts! I know I have different things to offer at this age than I did ten our twenty years ago. I wondered if it would be too crazy to keep up and too overwhelming with the...

  23. interview!!

    joy09 replied to crissrn27's topic in School

    In your situation you can definitely ask what the expectations are for continuing education. In my district, anyone with RN can be a First Aid Officer. In Pa, you have to have a school nurse...

  24. What's The Record?

    joy09 posted a topic in School

    In my state the nurse:student ration is 1:1500. Today, in a school of about 750 students, I had 97 visits! Does any one know of any other criteria by which to staff a school? I am thinking not only...

  25. Retail store NPs: good or bad idea?

    joy09 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just read an article in about NPs running the urgent-type care in retail stores solo. What do you think? I worked in Urgent Care in a hospital satellite. I would not be interested in doing...