valeriecathleen

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1. What are you getting for payment?

   valeriecathleen replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

   $500 per week plus tuition for 2 kids. Tuition would have cost me about $1600 per week for them so I am looking at it as $2100 per week plus 3 hots and a cot.

2. too late for this summer, BUT.....

   valeriecathleen replied to rdsxfnrn's topic in Camp

   I went to a Camp Fair (meant to attract campers) with a few copies of my resume. When I saw camps that fit my needs (coed camp for my 7 and 9 year old kids), I approached the representative and started networking. The ones that weren't hiring seeme...

3. Question about breaking contracts.......

   valeriecathleen posted a topic in School

   How binding are contracts? Say a school nurse signs a contract with her district agreeing to work the next school year. And say that nurse is sucessful in finding a new job a month later. Can the contract be broken? The contract says nothing about...

4. Diastat on Field Trips

   valeriecathleen replied to valeriecathleen's topic in School

   Problem solved! A family member is going on the field trip as a chaperone and will carry the Diastat. Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to respond to me. You guys rock!

5. Diastat on Field Trips

   valeriecathleen posted a topic in School

   I have a fourth grader with a prn order for Diastat. It has never been used - either here at school or at home. There is a field trip scheduled in two weeks for her class - how do you handle something like this? Usually with PO ADHD meds, I send on...

6. Incontinence

   valeriecathleen replied to hobiehobie's topic in School

   Yes, but she is also tube fed every 2-1/2 hours so her diaper is changed before feedings. What is her family doing at home?

7. What would your dream clinic look like

   valeriecathleen replied to tsansom's topic in School

   I subbed in 3 districts before I took this job in an elementary school and saw some wonderful additions to nurses offices! I also as in some woefully inadequate spaces (mine currently is the WORST - 1 cot for 600 kids!). The things I would love to h...

8. Stumped by an interview question....."Tell me about an "Ah-ha!" moment

   valeriecathleen posted a topic in School

   I had an interview for a school nurse position 2 months ago and could not answer a question. I have been an RN for 27 years and have been subbing in 3 districts for a year. It was a panel interview with 5 people including the current school nurse. ...

9. This year I've learned...

   valeriecathleen replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

   I am a sub for three districts and this year I have learned: 1. When you call a parent to tell them that their child has been to the office twice this morning and the parent asks to speak to the child, make sure you put the correct child on the phone...

10. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

    valeriecathleen replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got a packet of flower seeds from Walmart with the $1 price stamped on it. Stapled to the packet was a note that said "Thank you for helping us sow the seeds of our success". They can kiss my big fat ass.

11. I am the nurse...

    valeriecathleen replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    I am a sub for 3 districts and one of the nurses I sub for takes all the Lost and Found clothes at the end of the year and sends them to the Life Skills classroom where they are washed and dried by the students in class. When someone comes in that n...

12. Complaint of the day

    valeriecathleen replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I am a sub and last week FOUR third grade girls all came in together and the spokesperson for the group told me they were here because "all our feet hurt". The teacher must have been a sub. Who on earth would let a herd of girls out of class becau...

13. Questions for School Nurse Applicants

    valeriecathleen replied to nitengale75's topic in School

    funny you should ask - i was interviewed this morning for a school nurse position and there were 5 people asking the questions of me! the 5 on 1 was pretty brutal, not because they were nasty people - there were just so many of them and they kept fir...

14. Applying for School Nurse Positions...Letters of Recommendation?

    valeriecathleen replied to valeriecathleen's topic in School

    Thanks Martha! I really appreciate your input and insight. I have been a nurse for 27 years and worked in acute care for the first 10. Since that time I have moved "outta Kansas" into case management and most recently telephonic nursing. I really fee...

15. Applying for School Nurse Positions...Letters of Recommendation?

    valeriecathleen posted a topic in School

    Applying for a school nurse position is like no other ball game I have ever played before! The application process seems geared toward teachers and most include a requirement for three letters of recommendation. When I apply for jobs I like to kee...