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  1. School Nurse jobs

    BearLV replied to Nursinghaze's topic in School

    I would also suggest checking out any private schools in your area. Many private schools have their own nurses who are not part of the local school district and as such may have a harder time...

  2. School Nurses - "ouch reports"

    BearLV posted a topic in School

    I have just started a new position as a school nurse. I am interested in developing a form that can be sent home with students to let parents know that the student had a minor injury at school -...

  3. Visits per Day

    BearLV replied to zenman's topic in School

    I am the school nurse for 650 students from preschool - 8th grade. I usually see between 30-40/day, but now that it is flu season its been between 50 and 60. Keeps me

  4. Do you ever have good days as a nurse?

    BearLV replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a day that started out as bad and frustrating, but ended up being one of my better days as a nurse. I was a fairly new grad on a general surgery unit. I was getting a post op pt who had...

  5. Ready to work in Nevada

    BearLV replied to jayrelic's topic in Nevada Nursing

    St. Rose is one of the better places to work in the Las Vegas area (IMO). I work at the De Lima campus in Henderson and wouldn't go anywhere else. There are 3 campuses; 2 in Henderson and 1 in Las...

  6. How would you have handled this?

    BearLV replied to radoncrn's topic in School

    Wow, I am surprised that the nurse thought it would be okay to send him on the bus. I am a school nurse and would not dream of doing this. I am glad your son ended up

  7. To all School Nurses...

    BearLV replied to mygirlarely's topic in School

    I worked for 4 years before becoming a school nurse. My experience was varied- M/S, oncology, ortho, and rehab. I did not have any peds nursing experience. But my general nursing experience along...

  8. What do you wear at work...?

    BearLV replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I wear scrubs 99% of the time. I can wear business casual clothing, but I am usually too lazy to drag out the iron. Not too mention I don't have very much business casual attire. I do have a...

  9. Dreading work, feeling like a fake

    BearLV replied to bjroberts's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hang in there, it will get better. As a new grad I would be sick to my stomach and anxious before every shift. I didn't think I was cut out for nursing, and contemplated giving it up. But, slowly I...

  10. What's the funniest thing you've heard a patient say?

    BearLV replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Nursing Humor

    One night aroung midnight as I was making my rounds I heard one of my patients hearing aids whistling. I went in his room to investigate and found him trying to put his hearing aid in. I said to him...

  11. School Nurses - "ouch reports"

    BearLV replied to BearLV's topic in School

    LPN 90 - I am the new school nurse at the Alexander Dawson School in Las Vegas. Maybe the term school clinic threw the receptionist off. The info I gave above - fax and email are correct. Is there...

  12. School Nurses - "ouch reports"

    BearLV replied to BearLV's topic in School

    Hi LPN 90 and chilenurse, My school is the Alexander Dawson School and the fax # is 702-949-3627. My email is [email protected] Thanks for you

  13. Applying for jobs between states

    BearLV posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I have a question regarding applying for jobs between states. I currently live and practice as an RN in Nevada. However I am moving to Minnesota. I used to live in MN and was licensed...

  14. Low-Census and you......

    BearLV replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a fairly small unit of only 21 beds. In comparison, the med-surg floor in my hospital is 46 beds. We have rarely been full over the summer, our census is usually around 14-15, if that....

  15. Do all surgeons think that they are Gods?

    BearLV replied to angiebaby's topic in General Nursing

    I think we could call this another one of Murphy's laws for

  16. Nurses, do you routinely do beds and baths?

    BearLV replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    I started out nursing in Minnesota, working a day night rotation on a busy general surgical floor. On days our patient ratio was 3 to 1, we could assign one bath to the CNA's and were responsible for...