bell1962

bell1962

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  1. Should I take the Nurse position?

    Yes. You can always transfer to med surg later if you want to. But nursing jobs are hard to find, and since you have an interest in psych, go for
  2. New Grad reflections: the pride and pain

    I am an old nurse.. but thank you for sharing.. I bet you helped a lot of new grads... brought back memories for
  3. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    Adderall,Ritalin,Vyvanse, clonidine, Tenex... specia lneeds schhol.. autism and severely emotionally
  4. Just one, back in the old days, when it was called the
  5. Most Frustrating Thing ?

    The inability to reach parents as you all stated.. Also parents not following the guidelines for meds in school (Drs Rx, parent's permission, original container,etc.) This is all spelled out in the...
  6. Dr office or school nurse

    I worked in a doctor's office for 15 yrs and now a school for 13 Yrs. The school schedule is great! But sometimes I miss the drs office. I learned a lot more in the office setting and liked working...
  7. I know this is an old post but I was just reading through. Esme, I am so sorry this happened to your Dad. How terrible they wouldn't listen to
  8. Do Nurses Get Traffic Tickets?

    Pulled over once for passing on the right side of a car turning left. Told the cop I was a nurse on my way to do physicals for the fire dept when he asked me. No
  9. School's Out- Yahoo !

    LAst day 6/25,. Return 9/2. But I am working a 6week program in the
  10. Do You Like Being A School Nurse?

    lfulton55 There really is no typical day! Flexibility is really important.. you never know what will happen next. You also need good assessment skills as the kids I work with cannot always articulate...
  11. It's the most wonderful time of the year....

    High schoolers are done Monday...then regents next week. Younger kids and special needs kids got til the 24th. Staff goes til the 25th. Late ending but we don't start up again until after Labor
  12. Restricting PTO requests?!

    In school nursing you get the scheduled breaks off, (which I am not complaining about!) but it is really hard to take time off at other times even if you earned it. The only bad thing is all your...
  13. Does anyone drive students home?

    Nope, for all the reasons listed
  14. Need Advice For My New School Nurse Job

    You will be going from an environment filled with "medical" people to an environment where you are the only one! Quite an adjustment, isolating at times. But as a whole the kids are wonderful, the...
  15. In NYS a doctor's order is required to give out cough drops to students. Parents , however, can come by the school and administer any meds they want to their
  16. Can a nurse survive on several per diem jobs?

    May I ask what type of work you do from home? ..always
  17. Psych nursing is easy

    I give all you psych nurses a lot of credit! I get a little of it in school with our severely emotionally disturbed kids, our day treatment kids, and our kids with severe autism and there is no way I...
  18. What cracked me up today

    A 7 yr old boy just came in, as I was preparing his daily med he stepped on my scale and announced he is 125 gigabytes
  19. Happy School Nurse Day!!!!

    Thank
  20. an oldie but goodie

    I used to cut Chrisssy's hair thinking she could always grow
  21. Why do parents get mad when you send their kids home???

    High schooler feels sick and wants to sleep on my cot. Me: why did you come to school if you are sick? kid: so I don't miss classes. Duh .. sleeping in my office = missing
  22. is it nurse's week?

    Nothing, but I work in a school so the teachers get the
  23. I don't hate nursing but I would love to own a a little gift shop in a beach town....work there part time and hire people for the other hours. of course I would have to sell a lot of stuff to make...
  24. You are right. Most days anyway
  25. Which specialty would you like to end up in?

    in school wanted L & D/ Postpartum... ended up school nursing.. never know ,I