Tina, RN

AGREE!! Teachers have the same great schedule (I do realize that they often bring work home with them, but still). But, most of them in my school are pushing $100,000+ a year. Somehow, I should accept my $40k a year, shut up, and enjoy the summers of...

Or, maybe it's a bad thing to be working at 85?? LOL For the record, I pray that I am NOT still working at age 85...

Oh, boy. My school is incredibly "sensitive"... I wish I could change things a bit, but it will not happen. It has been made clear. I, too, sometimes get uncomfortable with how coddling the staff is with the students. The boundary lines are seriousl...

Oh, NO! I hope he/she is OK. PS: Holy cow, 85 and still working?! Wow!

I think the teacher is giving you a hard time because of this. Plus, he/she doesn't want the responsibility of that child on the trip.

I wear scrubs. I make sure to wear "nicer" ones, though: Tailored tops, as opposed to really boxy ones. Boot cut pants, instead of the really loose pajama-like ones. And my Danskos! :) I'm not really good with fashion, myself. Plus, I don't want to g...

Last year took the cake for me... The school I was at celebrated Boss' Day for the principal (collection for gift card and flowers), administrative assistant day/week (office secretaries received flowers and beautiful new desk lamps), staff appreciat...

Awww, I used to love my towel-folding old ladies when I worked on the floor!

I do count every visit, even the "invisible" cuts that "need bandaids". I figure that if I have to stop what I'm doing to take a look at whatever the issue is, I better take credit for it! At least then they will know why my screenings aren't done ye...

That just seems weird to me?! LOL

$40,000 a year in NY (about 2 hours north of NYC) The nurses are lumped in/comparable to cafeteria workers. Not even the cooks... Just the workers. *sigh* I also work a per diem job.

Nope, there are not many special needs students, I can literally count them on one hand. And, those are the kids I rarely see! I am in a kindergarten through 2nd grade school. I know they are little kids, but come on! The staff is extremely over-reac...

I had a kindergarten girl sent to me a while back. I asked what was wrong. "I got water in my eye." Please, please. Someone, anyone... HELP ME! Who told her she needed to come see me for that??? I am so scared for future generations...

Exactly!

THIS, totally. I feel that a lot of the things I am asked to "look into" as the school nurse, are just plain not my business or the business of the school. It's intrusive! It's like there are no more boundaries.

What if you ask her, and she is not. Then she is going to freak out, and tell her parents that you asked. Then it's going to be really bad... I wouldn't want to be put in that position...

I think if a student comes to the health office 1 or 2 times a week, they are frequent fliers. Of course, true injuries or fevers are different. In my school of 260 students, I typically see around 40 a day, give or take. It's ridiculous. And when I...

I think anxiety about the new job, along with the exhaustion of working nights is making you super-sensitive to everything and making you miss hubby more than usual. I love my husband, he is my best friend. When I am anxious or upset, it makes me fee...

I agree completely. School personnel are a different breed. There are only 2 people in my building that I trust enough to chat with and vent to. This will be an interesting thread!

OMGoodness, the bathroom stalkers are the WORST!!! Unless a child has bone protruding from his/her flesh, let me use the potty in peace!!!!

OldDude, can you please, please come to work with me?! I can't seem to make anyone here pay attention to common sense. Maybe if I had you to back me up, it would get better?? LOL Your posts are always right to the point, and make perfect sense. Love...

Last week at dismissal, (literally, the kids were lined up and walking to the buses) all heck broke loose among staff, because a 2nd grade child had "thrown up". So, he comes into my office holding a waste basket. I asked him what happened. He did NO...

Why, why, why do they send kids into the health office, with their lunch trays?? I don't even want to eat in my petri-dish of an office...

I just read this article. Good job throwing the nurse under the bus, everyone! *sigh* http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/dad-delivers-baby-doctor-nurse-flee-173317007--abc-news-health.html

Vent away!!! :)