I read through this thread pretty quickly and I didn't see a mention of doing a peak flow. We have a generalized asthma information form we send to parents to fill out. It has a spot for them to write...
ERRNDeans replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency
In 1 year you will be rocking that ER, give it time. And you will probably be training someone. You are not an idiot. You just have to get the kinks out. One tip: be in the room as the doctor does...
Hello, I just finished an interview for a school nurse in a nearby district. I think it went very well. I have a feeling they will be calling me back and offering me the job. Any other ex-ER RN's out...
Hi, I am in an elementary school with almost 700 kids, k-5. I am at the school from 9-3pm M-F. It's a whole different scene than the hospital, which is what I was looking for. I guess they didn't...
ERRNDeans replied to mrsnurseblogger's topic in School
I just emailed a list of kids to a teacher with their health concerns asthma/allergies. I know it's not legal but seconds count with anaphylaxis. I am brand new this year, still trying to make my...
Good evening, I am happy to report that I start officially Friday at a local elementary school. I am super-excited. I am staying on in my ER per diem. I just love my ER co-workers so much. I work...
Thanks for all of the comments, I hear today about the school nurse job. I am pretty sure I got it, I just want to see what my rate is, benefits, etc. We do get paid through the holidays and summer so...
Thank you, my husband and I were speaking about that issue last night. I still have to ask some more questions like, do you get paid over the holiday breaks? I am thinking
Thank you for your reply, it clears a a lot of things up for me. You can do it, just work hard and it will happen for you. I am pretty sure this cert is mandatory for employment. I spoke with an...
Thank you, this clears things up tremendously. All I kept seeing was the 73, but knew there was something to get before that. I was on that website you linked (thank you). So will a school district...
Marisette, Would you post a link to the site to take this test? I am also looking into school nursing, been working in Illinois in the ER for 16 years and I am needing a change. What is this test...
Hello, I am interviewing tomorrow at my current employer (hospital) for a ICU case management job. I have approx. 15 years hospital experience, mostly in emergency department. I was wondering if any...
Hi, I have been a ER RN for about 14 years now(wow where did the time go?) and I have to say it's been a great career. I got my BSN and I worked my butt off out of school, took a night position in a...