When I was on my own contract I got a yearly % increase that changed each year depending on a number of factors (budget issues, job responsibilities, my negotiations, etc). Now I'm on the teacher's...
I love reading these good stories! It's a great post to look back on when it seems each day is full of the bad... Earlier this week I had a 2nd grader in my office with 102 fever. Couldn't reach mom...
100kids replied to RNBSNon12/13/14's topic in School
None and I am the only Nurse in the District so it was a really a figure it out yourself type of situation! Those were a fun first few weeks! Reach out to other Nurses in your district (if you have...
100kids replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School
Nope. If they are supposed to bronchodilate before PE this would or should be in the orders from their Dr (we do have some with those instructions) but if it's not there and the orders are written...
I attend all IEP meetings but don't write up any evaluations. What are you evaluating? I add an IHP to some of the IEPs for the kids who have medical issues but most of them I have nothing to do...
I am on the Teacher's contract and pay scale because I have special certification by the state to also teach Health classes. I was only recently added to the Teacher's contract for this even though I...
I just got the teacher who stopped me in the hallway to say "Oh I was out yesterday with a terrible 24 hour stomach thing so if any kids come to you feeling nauseous they probably have it so be...
I call the parent and have them come pick them up. It's the only way I can stop parents from trying it in the future. I have 1 parent who will wait exactly until 24 hrs and bring them in. She did...
I really love it when people make assumptions and make snippy comments about our job when they have no clue what it entails . I do not have a week off in November nor 2 weeks in December so possibly...
Question for all you School Nurses out there. If a child is bitten by another child in school, Are you responsible for calling and informing the parents of the child who was bitten or does your...
Thanks everyone for your input. It was a discussion here today so I just wanted to see how others handle it. There's a new administrator here this year so he wanted to handle it differently than in...