superschoolnurse

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1. A little help from the school nurses??

   superschoolnurse replied to PICNICRN's topic in School

   Great questions! Here in Nampa we required an RN and prefer BSN. Our school nurses have to be certified by the state just like teachers so are on the teachers salary, so starting pay isn't great but...

2. *Weird* Patient Allergies

   superschoolnurse replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

   When parents register thier kids for school we ask for allergies and we get some real doozies. Some of my favs from this year are: cinnamon oil (I looked it up online and can only find ingredients...

3. boise state

   superschoolnurse replied to formerSLP's topic in General Nursing

   As a school nurse I work with BSU and NNU students, they are both wonderful programs. The BSU program is harder to get into but NNU is more expensive. There is a BSN program out of Nyssa Oregon...

4. Nurses who DON'T work in a hospital, what do you do?

   superschoolnurse replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

   I am an elementary school nurse in SW Idaho. I am starting my 6th year as a school nurse and I love it. I love the autonomy, the kids, the responsibility and the hours. Annually our pay is not as...

5. Considering a move to Boise...

   superschoolnurse replied to Stitchie's topic in General Nursing

   I really like Nampa and Idaho in general. It is definitely cheaper to live here than California. My husband hurt his back four years ago in Ca and we couldn't live on one salary so I got on the net...

6. Considering a move to Boise...

   superschoolnurse replied to Stitchie's topic in General Nursing

   I moved to Idaho a little over 3 years ago and I love it here. There are areas around the big towns where you can buy some acreage but the towns themselves are not able to accomodate that. This is...

7. Considering a move to Boise...

   superschoolnurse replied to Stitchie's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Nampa and work as a school nurse at 2 of the elementaries here. Our public schools are great here!!! Obviously I can't vouch for every teacher or administrator but let me tell you compared...