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  1. Missed a fracture

    Buggus posted a topic in School

    I'm feeling so deflated right now. On Friday, I had a teacher send me a student to get checked out after falling off the monkey bars. She hit her right arm so I checked it out. No complaints of pain,...

  2. 2 offers, trying to compare pay+benefits between both but already said yes to one

    Buggus posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was notified last week that I would be getting an offer by place A. I was so excited and said "yes" though no official offer was presented, but I was told I'd get it soon. It's only been 2 business...

  3. Is it inappropriate for me to ask for time to review and compare 2 offers+benefits

    Buggus posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was offered a position on Friday, they said they'd be sending over my pay offer real soon. I have no idea what their benefits look like. Today, I was offered another position, same situation, I'm...

  4. how much is it frowned upon to wear scrubs on your interview?

    Buggus replied to direw0lf's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You should always dress to impress in an interview. I've had to do this before and in one situation, I was lucky enough to have a boss that knew I was interviewing and she told me to clock out like...

  5. What exactly is managed care?

    Buggus posted a topic in Case Management

    I'm sorry for the stupid question but what is managed care, exactly? Is it referring to working with an HMO insurance company? I keep seeing this requirement pop up in some job descriptions, and I'm...

  6. What exactly is managed care?

    Buggus replied to Buggus's topic in Case Management

    The positions are for a large variety of areas in nursing such as utilization review, case management, health coach etc. So it sounds like it's for nurses that have worked with health insurance...

  7. Any floater school nurses out there?

    Buggus posted a topic in School

    Looking for some insight. I am currently an RN in a split elementary school position and oversee about 1100 students. Not only am I overwhelmed by the double work (2 sets of state reports, shot...

  8. A little vent about contributing to office occasions

    Buggus posted a topic in School

    My front office staff is made up of 6 ppl plus they count me and counselors as part of the front office staff, so whenever there are holidays, celebrations, birthdays, random special occasions, I'm...

  9. A little vent about contributing to office occasions

    Buggus replied to Buggus's topic in School

    @Kooky Korky: As a commenter after you suggested: if they remember me for money, gifts, potluck items that they need me to bring, surely they can remember me for the event?! The hungry nurse sitting...

  10. A little vent about contributing to office occasions

    Buggus replied to Buggus's topic in School

    Yeah, it's like if you're going to expect money or gifts, at least include me in the occasions! And the bday thing I'm not even be mad about because it's in the summer so nothing they can do about...

  11. School nurse and maternity leave

    Buggus replied to luvly189's topic in School

    I'm guessing it depends on your district but my district does not have paid leave. You can take up to 12 weeks off without your job being in jeopardy, but in order to get paid you must use your...

  12. C'Mon Now!

    Buggus replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Oooh my turn, my turn! A 4th grader came in with a pass that said "tip of nose itches". Me: "Oh wow how did you manage to break every bone in your hands?" Student: "I didn't..." Me: "Oh good, so you...

  13. Phantom boo boos

    Buggus posted a topic in School

    Hey everyone! How do you handle phantom boo boos? You know, the ones where the student comes with some random pain that just started right now while sitting in class/walking down the hall/getting...

  14. Making a clinic presentation for elementary clinic

    Buggus posted a topic in School

    I am a new elementary school nurse this school year (though I've been a nurse for over 5 years) and I LOOOOVE my job, but I've encountered some challenges with things being sent to the nurse that...

  15. Making a clinic presentation for elementary clinic

    Buggus replied to Buggus's topic in School

    RobinMRn, thank you for that attachment! I used info from your attachment and also asked some of the other elementary school nurses in my district for help and they sent me their PowerPoints which...

  16. Parents are abusing my sign-out book

    Buggus posted a topic in School

    If a student comes to the clinic and I feel that it's necessary to send them home, the parent can sign them out from my clinic and they are counted present for the day, even if they've only been at...

  17. Parents are abusing my sign-out book

    Buggus replied to Buggus's topic in School

    I'm sorry I did not update sooner, it's just the Winter Break happened and I'm still getting back into the groove of things So I did end up taking this to administration who informed me and the...

  18. Parents are abusing my sign-out book

    Buggus replied to Buggus's topic in School

    I don't think they're "complicit" or trying to be fraudulent but it's definitely a problem, at least at my school, and I am planning on meeting with my admins to see if there is a way that I can get...

  19. Parents are abusing my sign-out book

    Buggus replied to Buggus's topic in School

    The "present for the day as long as they're signed out from the clinic" rule is not my policy, it's the district policy. The only time it is counted as an absence is if I sign them out as a parental...

  20. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    Buggus replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Dear missmollie, It's wonderful that you've got it all figured out, and after only 6 months as a nurse! In all seriousness, anxiety at work can be a result of many issues such as hostile co-workers,...

  21. Seasoned elementary school nurses: I need tips!

    Buggus posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have 5 years of experience as an RN. 4 of those years were as a floor nurse and this past 1 year has been as an office nurse where I managed the office alone except for the 1-2 days a week that our...

  22. RNs: Would you feel comfortable training in and injecting Botox and other fillers?

    Buggus posted a topic in General Nursing

    Assuming that your state allows it, if a plastic surgeon's office/dermatologist wanted to train you to administer Botox and other injectables, would you be willing to train in that and eventually...

  23. Summit Health, W-9 form, help!

    Buggus posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was offered a position with Summit Health doing health screenings and they require their employees to fill out W-9 forms because this is "contract, per diem work". I've never filled out a W-9 form,...

  24. Summit Health, W-9 form, help!

    Buggus replied to Buggus's topic in General Nursing

    They called me about 2 days after I submitted my application and did a phone interview and sent me forms that day which I had to fill out. It took just 2 business days from then until I could see...

  25. How much do you owe in student loans?

    Buggus replied to Glenna, LPN's topic in General Nursing

    For my BSN, I ended up with about $11,000 in student loans and I was able to pay it all off within 5 months of graduating! I wanted to make sure that I paid it off before interest kicked in. I worked...