lilcece363

Shelby County Schools in TN

There were a lot of applicants in my district, but of course we were hiring for 56 full time nurses

We have to send them to the board of education, the Coordinated School Health keeps them filed. I'm also in TN :)

I would not have taken the inhaler without documentation from the doctor. If the asthma is that bad to need it at school right away, sorry but you need to keep the child home and bring me back the appropriate paper work.

1. In general, were you given some strong orientation and training for your position? Yes. We had a two week orientation to go through. 2 How are your office staff? How do you deal with bad, toxic attitudes? My office staff accepted me right away. However, I do have a medical records clerk who has been doing thing her way for 8 years (it's the first time they have had a full time nurse in the school) and she doesn't like that I have to change things to make them LEGAL lol. She gets annoyed that I have so much documentation to send in (bc she has to send it). I have had to tell her to back off and let ME be THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL in the building before. 3. As a new school nurse, how do you fit in? What was your experience as a new school nurse back when you were green? I just made myself known. This is only my second year so I am pretty new myself :)

Open for me since it's in the main office

They don't know what you're there for until they actually need you!