LACA BSN, LPN, RN

Med Office, Home Health, School Nurse

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    What do your students call you!

    LACA replied to nuwbee25's topic in School

    It doesn't matter where I go---I hear "Hey, that's my Nurse Jessica!!"! I live in a small town, in a small county, and I work in a small, very close knit elementary school- I see my students...
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    Fun School Nurse stickers!

    LACA replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Calling beforehand was a thought of mine also, but my supervisor tends to be really conservative, so I will probably just return them and not worry about it. I don't want word to get back to her down...
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    Fun School Nurse stickers!

    LACA replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I had actually ordered some of the "bumped head" stickers from Smile Makers and they are actually due to be delivered today. Because of the previous question about privacy issues, I emailed our system...
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    What do your students call you!

    LACA replied to nuwbee25's topic in School

    i'm one of those "20 something school nurses"....23 to be exact :) all the kids (and staff here, haha!) call me "nurse jessica". everyone else is "mrs. last name" but i'm just not comfortable with...
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    school nurse interview

    LACA replied to spp2423's topic in School

    Oh! I just realized that I had typed that to sound like a big deal! It really wasn't much! I told them "I would, first off, make sure that she understood that she could confide in me and that I was...
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    What's your typical day like?

    LACA posted a topic in School

    i will answer my own question to give you an idea of what i'm asking...i'm just curious about your "set up" in your various places! i am an lpn, nurse at a rural elementary school. ~440 students from...
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    Administering emergency medicine

    LACA replied to Nurse_Ziba's topic in School

    In response to the OP, I wouldn't go NEAR that. Giving meds without an order is basically ASKING for trouble. I can't believe that the doctor doesn't understand that. Sounds like (as someone else...
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    Administering emergency medicine

    LACA replied to Nurse_Ziba's topic in School

    Diastat can't be given by an
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    school nurse interview

    LACA replied to spp2423's topic in School

    Wow, that's pretty shocking. I've interviewed for two school nurse jobs (within the same system, one HS one elementary...I ended up taking the elementary job, but anyways)...both interviews were full...
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    Fun School Nurse stickers!

    LACA replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I ordered some of the bumped head stickers and the caught being good ones and some health posters. I'm going to use the "caught being good" stickers as a reward for kids in the hallway. Hopefully,...
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    Fun School Nurse stickers!

    LACA replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    I can't find the "bumped head" stickers...do you have a product number or something?? Where are they listed on the
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    School breakfast

    LACA replied to bergren's topic in School

    The second time a child misses breakfast, you contact a social worker? That seems a bit drastic to
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    school nurse interview

    LACA replied to spp2423's topic in School

    You sound like you would be a great school nurse, but you have to convince them that you want the job for the right reason. You have to make sure that your focus is on the kids and helping them be all...
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    How many kids?

    LACA replied to mc3's topic in School

    I have about 450 PreK-5th grade students, usually see anywhere from 15-25 on a normal day (sometimes higher, sometimes lower)...1 diabetic, 2 every day medications, several prn
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    unhappy with school nursing

    LACA replied to jagalu100305's topic in School

    School nursing is a job that you can't do effectively if you don't enjoy it. You can work at a McDonald's drive thru and hate it, but still be able to complete your job duties. But, school nursing is...
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    Organization

    LACA replied to RNillini14's topic in School

    For the minor every day stuff, I just use a "Health Room Log Book", its kinda like a grade book, I put the date time, child's name, complaint, temp, if they go back to class or home, and if I...
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    I must be the exception, not the rule....

    LACA posted a topic in School

    So I've been looking over some of the posts on here lately and I'm sad to see how many school nurses are so miserable in their jobs. I work at a small, rural elementary school, PreK-5th, about 440...
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    I must be the exception, not the rule....

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    I could guarantee you that I more than likely wouldn't like it!! I'm partial to elementary school kids, they are great! I don't think I could handle middle schoolers period...even without all the...
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    What determines school nurse salary?

    LACA replied to amberfnp's topic in School

    It just made more sense to me to shorten my checks during the school year and get a check during the summer,so that I don't have to worry about not having income during the summer. It was completely...
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    I must be the exception, not the rule....

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    My school is on the small side, its one of the smaller schools in our county system. I do have quite a bit of downtime, but there are some days where I'm about to go beserk because it seems like every...
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    What determines school nurse salary?

    LACA replied to amberfnp's topic in School

    What do you
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    Trying to avoid a confrontation...

    LACA posted a topic in School

    i work at a small elementary school. there is a k student here who misses an unbelieveable amount of school. there are things that just don't add up with his mom and his family. last week, his teacher...
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    Trying to avoid a confrontation...

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    We HAVE gotten involved, hence the call to Social Services. But there isn't much beyond that we can do. I can't endanger myself or allow the staff here to be endangered dealing with this woman....
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    Trying to avoid a confrontation...

    LACA replied to LACA's topic in School

    She didn't show up for her volunteer time, which didn't really surprise me. I'm not willing to meet with her without the principal, and unless he absolutely decides to make me, I may not be willing to...
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    What determines school nurse salary?

    LACA replied to amberfnp's topic in School

    Wow! I'm obviously in the wrong state! Here in East TN, I've been a school nurse for 3 months, and I've had 4 years of experience in other fields of nursing. Because this year is only a 10 month year...