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  1. Current Immunization Research

    gkvegan posted a topic in School

    I am looking for some current reliable immunization research. It seems like there has been a recent resurgence of anti-vaxxers. So I would like to increase my knowledge of the actual facts so I can...

  2. Current Immunization Research

    gkvegan replied to gkvegan's topic in School

    Thanks for the recommendation for books by Paul Offit. I just finished Autism False Prophets. It was very informative and does a really good job explaining the research at the time. It was written 10...

  3. Current Immunization Research

    gkvegan replied to gkvegan's topic in School

    I would also like the facts for myself. Because I would like to be more

  4. 1:1 School Nursing Questions

    gkvegan replied to newgradrn2016's topic in School

    I would ask what kind of training they are going to give you. I would also ask what types of needs are you going to be dealing with. G-tubes, trachs, vents, etc. Personally I would not take a 1:1...

  5. What do you wear to work as a school nurse?

    gkvegan replied to verdeacres's topic in School

    Business casual. We are not allowed to wear

  6. Mandated HPV Vaccinations?

    gkvegan replied to halohg's topic in School

    In DC HPV is mandatory for all students over the age of 11. Parents are allowed to opt out. Last year DC decided to require that the opt out forms be sent in every year. I work in a special needs...

  7. Who do you order your School Health supplies from?

    gkvegan replied to Bevp's topic in School

    I use Moore for basic supplies (gauze, syringes, bandages, etc). But for more expensive supplies I shop around because Moore's prices are very

  8. Who's Left ??

    gkvegan replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I think I can win for the latest day off. I get out July 31 and only have two weeks off. My school is an 11 month program. But that's ok, I think I would get board having 3 months

  9. super annoyed

    gkvegan replied to vikivail26's topic in School

    I am at a special needs school and we have over 100 students with autism. Many of them are nonverbal. We treat them as you would treat a typically developed student in terms of fevers. But when it...

  10. It's almost summer! What are your plans?

    gkvegan replied to Avill's topic in School

    Working because we are an 11 month program so we only get two weeks

  11. Hepatitis B Vaccine Safe?

    gkvegan posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am starting nursing school this fall and I need to decide whether or not to get the hepatitis b vaccine. I have been reading a lot about it and there is so much conflicting information. I wanted to...

  12. Interview next week. Nervous

    gkvegan replied to NissaNurse's topic in School

    In addition to the usual skills, etc. the biggest things I look for are a real love for working with kids and a real desire to work at school and not just for the

  13. Thermometer?

    gkvegan replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I use the Exergen Temporal Scanner - TAT 5000. It's fast, accurate, and has a lifetime

  14. Trying to Change Schools Policy on Yearly Orders and Physicals

    gkvegan posted a topic in School

    Currently my school has rolling acceptance for physicals and medication orders. They are all good for a year no matter when they were written. For and example if an order was written in March it's...

  15. EMR For School Clinic

    gkvegan posted a topic in School

    What systems are you all using for your clinics? We are currently paper based and looking into EMR. Any recommendations or advice would be apprititated.

  16. Always sick

    gkvegan posted a topic in Pediatric

    I am 6 months into my first year at a peds office and I keep getting sick. I have missed two weeks of work already. I can't take being sick all the time. I am exhausted. Is this going to get better?...

  17. Always sick

    gkvegan replied to gkvegan's topic in Pediatric

    I hope it gets better. I have missed about 8 days in the past two months. I am exhausted and my office manager and the drs are saying I have been missing to much work. With the bad flu season I am...

  18. UVA New Grad RN 2012

    gkvegan replied to savexpigoo's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Do they say they will except new

  19. UVA New Grad RN 2012

    gkvegan replied to savexpigoo's topic in Virginia Nursing

    It's hard to get a job anywhere these days as a new

  20. Pediatric New Graduate Internship Programs?

    gkvegan posted a topic in Pediatric

    I am graduating in December and I am looking for childrens hospitals, or peds units, that have new graduate internship programs. If the hospital you work at has a program, or if you know if one,...

  21. Finding it impossible to get into peds.

    gkvegan posted a topic in Pediatric

    I graduated in Dec. 2011 from a second degree BSN program. I have been trying ever since then to get a job in peds. I have tried everything inpatient, outpatient, offices, clinics, psych, local, and...

  22. Finding it impossible to get into peds.

    gkvegan replied to gkvegan's topic in Pediatric

    I just got a job at a peds office! It's seems like I won't be using a lot of my RN skills (like assessing, teaching, planning). But hopefully this will be a good

  23. $20 for a new RN grad in a family practice?

    gkvegan posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Is $20 an hour a fair salary for a new grad (BSN) in a family practice in the DC area? I like the practice but $20 seems pretty

  24. $20 for a new RN grad in a family practice?

    gkvegan replied to gkvegan's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    They ended up offering me a few dollars more so i took it. It seems like most of the hospitals in the area only start at $24. So wages for new grades are pretty low all

  25. How is a new grad supposed to get a job in Peds? Help!

    gkvegan replied to gkvegan's topic in Pediatric

    I just accepted a job at a family practice office. Hopefully it will be a good