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:uhoh3:This is my first year in a middle school and I have to teach the 5th grade puberty education class in May ... any suggestions ladies and gentlemen?

Thanks!

sounds ok to me ... we can use cough drops though ... we have a list of "standard treatments" that we use that is on our website and goes home with every student in the begining of the year. If a parent has any issues they can "opt out" of the standa...

I love my job! The pay is half of what I made at a major university medical center here in Richmond, VA ... but the time with my family and being there for them is priceless. The job itself is very rewarding ... I totally agree with momnurse23 ... sh...

thank you! I will have to see if I can get permission to order from there!

I can not locate "weiners.com" ... does anyone know anywhere else you can order these from?

That is where I ordered my "kits" from ... and they have a lot less than they used to offer. The girls only get a small pamphlet and a sample pack of pads/tampons and the boys only get a small pamphlet. They used to give deodorant samples as well ......

I feel awful for this young man. We had a similar situation in my middle school. Once the child started being being bullied and made fun of for smelling of "poop", the parents got on board with figuring out a "program" for the child, which seems to b...

Same here! Hopefully they will!

I have to do my own ... other nurses in my district may help out, but we generally do or own.

I am a brand new school nurse starting out this fall .... please offer up your best advice for me!! I can't wait to read your responses! Thanks in advance... lisa

love the pajama day idea! middle schoolers like it too, LOL!

love it! excellent points made!

good luck guys! we are back to school in early September!

Subbing is how I "got my foot in the door". I do however have 12 years of other nursing experience as well though! Check your states requirments for school nurses.

excellent post! thanks everyone!:)

I graduated in 1997 ... cool! well good luck this year, we should keep in touch!

I grew up in Chesterfield ... graduated from Midlothian High School! Small world, LOL!

thank you so much for your reply!

I am a new school nurse in Powhatan, VA ... just west of Richmond!

I was offered a position in a middle school (5th and 6th graders) to start in the fall! I have 12 years of nursing experience from family physician's office, long term care, assisted living, and lots of hospital experience (med/surg, ortho, neuro ste...

I don't think it is a "bad" sign ... sounds like she is just busy. Were the questions asked short, sweet and to the point? My interview lasted about 45 minutes, but I am a talker, and it easily could have been shorter!

The school board called me the next afternoon! Good luck!

Thank you all. I am work right now at my current job, but will reply with what my interview was like in a couple days ... any advice for starting in my new position would be greatly appreciated! lisa

I accepted a job and started in January on an acute care pediatric unit at a university medical center. I previously had worked mostly with adult patients in many different settings as both an LPN and then an RN. I do have some experience with newbor...