nellyj

Hello Fellow Experienced Nurses, I just accepted a district school nurse position in the SF Bay Area. I have no prior R.N. experience, but I have 2 children of my own & have worked as an office manager in the past. I just found out that I will be in charge of 4 schools, one elementary, one middle, one H.S. & one adult (special needs) school. The amount of students will be between 2100-2500, & that is half of what the nurses had last year. I would be entirely grateful for any advise on how to prepare for this new adventure. Thanks a million!!

Thank you so much!

I am in no way belittling school nursing. It sounds much more complex than hospital nursing. The autonomy and the broader range of skills that make it necessary to care for such a diverse array of issues seem to be huge factors. I guess I am just annoyed that people have told me that school nursing is not real nursing & it just sickens me. It's sad that tge people that give the most (public service jobs), work the hardest & make the least, are looked at like that. I give you all huge props & hope I can hang over the 2015-2016 school year! Thank you for having a forum to turn to for support! Have a wonderfull summer break, for those of you who get it off!!!! P.S. Does anyone have recommendations on how I can prepare to be a district school nurse with no idea what I'm in for?

Hi there, I just got hired as a District School Nurse starting in August (I will be in charge of 5 schools) & am so nervous for a multitude of reasons, but I want to ask a question: Why school nursing? (Besides the schedule). Throughout nursing school we were steered toward acute care, so now I'm feeling a psychological struggle that school nursing is not "good enough", even though I know that's not true. I have a feeling that it will fit better with my personality & feed my heart, as opposed to just working for a paycheck. Also, this will be my first job as an R.N. Thank you for any insight or words of encouragement or advice!!