geminiwanderlust

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1. Second guess itis

   geminiwanderlust posted a topic in School

   Working as the only medical person in a school setting is giving me a case of second guessing myself itis. Every time an emergency happens I question if I did everything right. Today I had a kiddo...

2. Feeling anxious

   geminiwanderlust posted a topic in School

   Sometimes I’m not sure I am cut out for this job. I have been a school nurse for two years now and I am just feeling like maybe I’m not right for this position. I struggle dealing with parents....

3. ? for those paid on teacher scale

   geminiwanderlust replied to Happy Go Lucky's topic in School

   Zero of my ten years of other nursing experience counted when i became a school nurse. I was started on step zero of the teacher salary scale. I have heard that other nearby districts give 1/2 credit...

4. Oh the things I am learning

   geminiwanderlust posted a topic in School

   My first seven months as a school nurse have been quite an adventure. The first three months, I spent significant time wondering if I had made a huge mistake. At this point, I am feeling slightly...

5. New School Nurse Feeling Overwhelmed...

   geminiwanderlust replied to StormyRN95's topic in School

   I was you six months ago. I even wrote a post with a very similar title. I began in March at my current position with almost zero training and juggling four different schools. Prior to this I was...

6. Advice for New Grad School Nurse

   geminiwanderlust replied to kwhavlik's topic in School

   I too am new at this. My only experience was subbing for a large district school--that had tons of guidelines and organization aid in place for one day a week for the start of this school year to...

7. Overwhelmed new school nurse

   geminiwanderlust replied to geminiwanderlust's topic in School

   Ok this made me feel a lot

8. Overwhelmed new school nurse

   geminiwanderlust replied to geminiwanderlust's topic in School

   Well unfortunately I am not allowed to structure my own days very well. My schedule is set. Monday and Wednesday I spend 1/2 day each at the two boring small schools. Tuesdays I am at the busy school...

9. Overwhelmed new school nurse

   geminiwanderlust replied to geminiwanderlust's topic in School

   I am replacing a nurse that had been here for ten years who left in the middle of the school year because she was frustrated at having to juggle four schools after being at one previously. She left...

10. Overwhelmed new school nurse

    geminiwanderlust posted a topic in School

    I've been working as a school nurse for a little over three weeks at my local district. I am juggling four schools. My previous experience is limited--I was a substitute school nurse one day a week...

11. The HRSA Nursing Scholarship

    geminiwanderlust replied to Rags2Riches RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You guys are not alone. I am in Ohio and also in the first funding preference. My GPA is 3.5, I have already completed 1 1/2 years of nursing school. I only have 2 semesters left. My credit is...