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Thanks y'all! This is my first year school nursing, but your right that I have probably already been exposed. This is also my first pregnancy after struggling with infertility, so my fear is in overdrive! :)

Hi all, I just recently found out I am pregnant, and am a little worried working with school age children. I am an elementary school nurse (and a bit of a hypochondriac!). I am immune to MMR and varicella, but I am more worried about the kids with fevers, as this could be caused by illnesses like Fifth's disease, which can cause miscarriage. I don't plan to return to work next school year, so I am wondering if it is worth it for me to even finish this school year. Although my husband and I could really use the money. I guess I am just looking for some advice or reassurances that I am being overly paranoid. Thanks so much!

Hello all!! I have been offered a job as a Health Technician for an elementary school, which is technically for a LPN/ADN (I have a BSN). I worked one year in adult ICU but have been unemployed for the past 15 months. I really did not enjoy hospital nursing, so job opportunities have been scarce for me. With that said, I am nervous about starting out in peds in a school setting. I will have an RN who is my supervisor, but they will not be on site with me. I will be alone at the school, doing first aid, medication administration, diabetic care, some tube feedings, and such. Is it not smart to have this be my first experience with children other than while in nursing school? Does anyone have advice on how to prepare for this job? What's a typical day like? Thanks!

What about becoming a flight nurse? I had a teacher who had been a flight nurse and she said she was required to get a paramedic license as well. HTH..

I almost dropped out of nursing school (BSN) after a year to pursue an OT degree. I wish to this day that I did it. I love love love taking care of people, but for the same reasons you listed, I'm not sure nursing was the right route for me. I'm unemployed right now, but when I had a job I had horrible anxiety and was in tears everyday before work. The only thing that kept me at that job for a year was literally every week, I had a patient or family member thank me for taking such good care and actually showing empathy towards them. I think you should shadow other healthcare professionals before you make a decision though. A lot of OT/PT programs require shadowing anyways. Hope this helps!

Are you on the birth control pill? When I used to take my pills at night, I would always wake up sick to my stomach, and the earlier I woke up, the worse it was.

0402- I think we may have been stationed at the same place because MCCS just had that same job listing. Unfortunately, I received a rejection letter because the job required 1 year peds experience and a Masters degree. =( cindyloulou-WOW you really put this into perspective for me. I had no idea school nurses could even make that much! But what you do is exactly what I would be doing, just at different schools everyday. I don't have peds experience though, but I think I should at least start at $20/hr!! I really like that I would work during the day when my husband works, and have all holidays off with him as well. But I just can't put my license on the line (if something happened) for $14/hr!!

Frankly no I don't want to work for that little. I know school nurses don't make much compared to hospital nurses, but 14/hr is extreme. I don't need any benefits such as health insurance, so I think I am going to ask for $18-20/hr and if they refuse then I will decline. Is that more in line with what school nurses typically make?

I really am interested in home health/hospice. And the responsibilities at the school job sound similar to what a home health nurse does, but for a lot more money. Except we live in the middle of nowhere and my husband is afraid for me to go into homes alone. We have an exceptionally high number of sex offenders and meth houses in the cities surrounding the military base we live on. I'm at a loss of what to do. I don't really want to work in the hospital again (I would have to drive over an hour to get to one anyways) but I also don't want to take a job beneath my educational level and sell myself short..

Hello all, I graduated with my BSN in December 2008. I took a job in the ICU (adult population), and quickly found out that the stress of emergent situations was NOT for me, and quit after 9 months. I then got married and moved twice in 6 months (my husband is military). So, I am now living in California and have been out of a job for the past 9 months. I recently interviewed for a position with the school district. I wouldn't be a district school nurse; the title of the job is Health Technician. The job requires a person that is either a LPN or RN. During the interview, the school nurse said that I would be going to a few different schools taking care of some sick special education children with the elementary, jr. and senior high schools. I would be responsible for the diabetic children (carb counting, insulin adminstration..etc), wound care, and tube feedings for the more sick special ed kids. BUT the pay is only $14/hr!!! I feel like this is quite a bit of responsibility for that little of pay, especially in California. So, I guess my question is would this be pretty normal pay for a school job like this? I kinda feel like they are trying to get a school nurse for the cost of a medical assistant... I'm also a bit nervous since I have no experience with children, and they said the orientation process is not "clear-cut" and depends on how I am doing..should I take the job or keep looking?