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    School Nurse Certification

    Hardly a fail!! This has been a really weird
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    School Nurse Certification

    I took it in March and am anxiously waiting the results, not 'til May 11 they say...I have no idea how I did. I haven't sat for a an exam like that since my state boards in 1983...2 days of paper and...
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    C'Mon Now!

    Negative but the sibling of a +kid who played 4 indoor soccer games has tested positive....I'm so done with OUT OF SCHOOL events impacting my
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    C'Mon Now!

    ? Last November one student identified as a close contact, got on a plane to the
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    C'Mon Now!

    I'm slowly losing my ? Kid comes in not feeling well, out yesterday w/ sore throat that parent never called in...afebrile today, may be allergies but MAY NOT!! We have had an increase in...
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    2021-22 contracts?

    Congrats!! Probably in mid April and yes I'll be
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    Experience treating patients with Munchausen Syndrome

    And there are those parents who thrive on the "excitement" of their kids illness... if it is a fever they have a rare infectious disease...POSSIBLY!! if they have a pain in their gut, it is...
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    Dental action plan

    Kudos for trying to support her! I had never heard of it but found out pretty much what Flare did. Sounds like a prime candidate for a 504 plan here, not sure what you have
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    Medication Error in School

    True, but one would think that DOE rules and Nurse Practice Acts would be aligned for the school districts to develop their policies. A school district can have tighter regulations but not looser...
  10. LOL!
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    Medication Error in School

    Where in the policy does it say to confirm the pill? No where. I hope you have a good lawyer who shreds this person. Good
  12. HA! I thought I got shut off by my IT
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    MSN - which degree is right for a school nurse?

    I got an MS in Health Care Administration. It has been very beneficial to my practice. Ethics, project management, managerial accounting (think budget and planning) strategic planning etc were some of...
  14. Did you count at the beginning and end of your shift? If you counted and the count was good and signed and dated as is required, there should be no
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    President Biden thread

    I'm happy to see the escorts while he is working versus a whole lot of golf being
  16. I got mine in Health Care
  17. Yeeps...no good deed goes unpunished. Sorry such a victory left a crappy taste in your mouth. But the end result is a bunch of people got
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    Do school nurses ever give narcs?

    Agreed. Sometimes a half tablet (especially for the big athletes who had a significant fx) is enough to manage the pain and still be alert in school. Sometimes their pain is better managed at school...
  19. Was asked if I would and I said yes as we thought it would be in collaboration with our local public health. But we are now sending teachers to local hospital and I'll go for 2 days. Time after...
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    President Biden thread

    I am so very sorry for your
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    NBCSN test tomorrow!!

    Okay girls and boys! I'm taking the plunge and sitting for the NBCSN School Nurse Certification Exam tomorrow at 8 AM! Who has taken it this testing window, or in the past few years??...
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    NBCSN test tomorrow!!

    Will
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    NBCSN test tomorrow!!

    I hope
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    NBCSN test tomorrow!!

    I'll be content with a Pass!
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    NBCSN test tomorrow!!

    It was hard! Parts I knew, easy peasy. I was familiar with all the content but the questions were nuanced. Hard to explain. Often 2 very reasonable answers...others really took reading the...