skillaz

School nursing is a different beast when compared to acute care. However, I do not believe that you are not qualified for the job. I work in NY and they did not just throw me to the wolves. They gave all new hirees a one month orientation which I thought was too long. It was a mix of class/lectures and precepting with a experienced school nurse. The hardest thing for me was learning all the do's and don'ts of the job and the paper work. I had no problem assessing student or diagnosing their issues. I know nurses don't "diagnose" per se, but you have to have an idea of what is going on so that you can help/treat. The biggest medical issues in school nursing are asthma, allergies, and DM. Know s/s of those and how to assess. However the things the kids come in for are usually stomachaches, headaches, blunt trauma. Do a focused assessment and if something seems really off call 911. Be confident in yourself, and if you feel like you lack in an area; make sure you study and read up on it. Oh yea some background information. I was a new grad out of school for one year trying to look for a job and landed a school nurse position. I will say that in my opinion I am overqualified for the job. A majority of my job consist of placing bandaids, and ice packs. Not the best place to start because your skills will go to waste, however you will build other skills. Any additional questions just shoot me a message.

yea i agree, you dont really need a treatment table/cot/bed... I use mine as a makeshift couch, it seats 3 so its like having 3 chairs... Rarely does a child ever need to lay down...

Most massage tables are pretty high off the ground I believe, So they dont make really good medical tables. It would be best to get something low to the ground and sturdy. A medical cot or something. You dont want kids falling off the tables and if they do its much better falling 2 feet then 3 feet. However that is just my opinion. Make sure you have a good sink with a moderately wide basin kids make a mess when they wash their hands. Have a cabinet to store medication. Lots of chairs for kids and their monitors to sit in...

Hi, fellow NYC school nurse. I'm in the public sector. We have ASHR for all the public schools and i think some private schools as long as they have a computer. Technically every student with medical necessity should have a health plan. If youd like to write one up for every student you can, but i do not think its neccessary. Good way for you to set your goals and plan your care but i think health plans are ehh. We are suppose to do it in the public schools, technically but they havent mentioned a thing about it, so im not gonna do any more work then i have to. IEP's are the responsibility of the school and they are suppose to be dealing with it, cuz its more about how to accomodate their medical need's academically. The nurse in my opinion should be involved with the planning and decision making but are not. There usually is someone who has a medical background who is involved with the IEP's so you may not be needed.... but this is only sometimes... Try to get a sample form of a completed IEP and follow from there.

In NYC if you have one year experience or have a BSN you can become a school nurse. I dont know what it is like in other states but i know some states require you to take a course or get a certificate... Honestly I'm going to say this job is easy... If you've worked in the hospital and are an above average nurse you should do fine and may be overqualified... Make sure you're familiar with your basic assessment skills...

oh i would be extremely interested... but john hopkins hospital is a really good hospital are they taking new grads ? ill move immediately if theres openings... im from new york and its been rough...

just have a quick question about the "select all that apply" questions. can a question like that have all the answers as an answer or only one as an answer? anyone ever come across something like this? would a question like that be fair or reasonable? ive been told by a professor that if its a select all that apply its always more then one and never all. is that true?