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  1. Not a real nurse huh?

    uthscsa2011 replied to kkrlaa5512's topic in School

    I'm almost forgot as I was reading your story that this wasn't me speaking, and someone else! LoL! My situation was the EXACT same as yours. I was a new grad 1 year ago, and didn't get hired at any...

  2. School Nurse to FNP?? Silly Idea or No?

    uthscsa2011 posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Hello fellow nursing professionals. I wanted to gather some opinions of a school nurse getting her FNP? If this nurse started her career in School Nursing (no bedside experience) would it be a good...

  3. Sore Throat Salt-Water Gargle? How Much Salt???

    uthscsa2011 posted a topic in School

    Hello, I am a school nurse and wanted clarification on exactly how much salt:water ratio we should be using for gargles?

  4. Bedside nurse or school nurse? Opinions please.

    uthscsa2011 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Were you not paid for all your time off as a school nurse? In Texas we are paid for holidays, summer vacation, spring break,

  5. Vision Screenings

    uthscsa2011 replied to Lyssag18's topic in School

    I'm in TX and we are only given tools to test for distance, and that is the only type required by our TX

  6. Notes to take while waiting for THAT job.

    uthscsa2011 replied to SENSUALBLISSINFL's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think you are right on the money. Keep reviewing your notes, important labs, ect. Keep that mind fresh! I graduated DEC.'11 and applied to every hospital in my town, from Oncology to Women's health...

  7. What are some personality traits needed to be a great nurse?

    uthscsa2011 replied to KayyyT's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nursing school Dec. 2011, and since I didn't get hired by any hospital i wanted, I had no choice but to accept a school nursing job at the last minute bc I had bills needing to be paid....

  8. No, I'm Not a Beauty Shop!

    uthscsa2011 replied to mysixlittleones's topic in School

    I'm sorry, but I have to agree with you. Teachers can sometimes take advantage of us and what we do. How is it fair that all the teachers and staff get to have lunch, but you can't until 30 min before...

  9. No, I'm Not a Beauty Shop!

    uthscsa2011 replied to mysixlittleones's topic in School

    AMEN

  10. Hopeless, depressed, jobless in Austin

    uthscsa2011 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Texas Nursing

    San Antonio is hiring for Med Surg at every hospital in

  11. New grad seeking housing in San Antonio or any suburbs

    uthscsa2011 replied to dyanne23-RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    the homes around the medical center are decent. If you go down hwy 410 to hwy 151, the homes around 151 area, potranco rd, are not too far from the medical center and are very nice.. They are very...

  12. UTHSCSA Spring 2013

    uthscsa2011 replied to Jisna210's topic in Texas Nursing

    I would go with DELL computer..all my friends who had Apple had trouble opening

  13. UTHSCSA Spring 2013

    uthscsa2011 replied to Jisna210's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hello everyone, glad to see someone started a UTHSCSA chain here. I graduated last December '11, and I am currently a school nurse (not by choice....I never got a call back for any job I applied for)....

  14. The love of home health

    uthscsa2011 replied to Kcorder4's topic in Home Health

    Hello Kcorder4, I am a new grad (graduated nursing school Dec.2011, didn't hired at any hospital) so took the first job that called me back which was for a RN school nurse). I was looking into Home...

  15. What did you find was the hardest to adjust being a school nurse?

    uthscsa2011 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    Totally agree. Some days I don't eat lunch until 2pm, and I go home at 3:25. My lunch gets interrupted the teacher who sends three kiddos in who have gone #2 in their pants. And I'd rather not sit...

  16. School Nurse Salary?

    uthscsa2011 replied to kegreat's topic in School

    San Antonio, Texas :) $46,000 (we are on the same pay range as teachers) and my district is on the poorest side of

  17. Do you enjoy being a school nurse?

    uthscsa2011 replied to walkingonsunshine's topic in School

    I started as a school nurse after I graduated nursing school with my BSN. I had applied at every hospital in my town, went to interviews, no call backs. I was so sad. I interviewed for a school nurse...

  18. Advice from FNP's, any help is appreciated.

    uthscsa2011 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My previous post took me 10 min to write, and for some reason the admin. deleted it..... To the FNP's; I noticed several small pimple sized flesh colored bumps at the back of my throat, similiar to...

  19. To the Advanced RN's, can someone help? Scared

    uthscsa2011 posted a topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Hello. I had a question for the FNP's/ RN's out there, maybe even if I can get a response from the EAR/NOSE/THROAT FNP's. I am a nursing student, and going through physical exam, we noticed several...

  20. To My Fellow RN's, please help?? Worried

    uthscsa2011 posted a topic in Infectious Disease

    Hello. I had a question for the FNP's/ RN's out there. I am a nursing student, and going through physical exam, we noticed several flesh-colored bumps on the back of my throat. They are small bumps,...

  21. To the Onc RN's, please help? Worried.

    uthscsa2011 posted a topic in Oncology

    Hello. I had a question for the FNP's/ RN's out there, maybe even if I can get a response from the EAR/NOSE/THROAT FNP's. I am a nursing student, and going through physical exam, we noticed several...

  22. To the FNP's, PLEASE help me??? Scared

    uthscsa2011 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello. I had a question for the FNP's/ RN's out there, maybe even if I can get a response from the EAR/NOSE/THROAT FNP's. I am a nursing student, and going through physical exam, we noticed several...

  23. University of Southern Indiana FNP Program - Any Info?

    uthscsa2011 replied to Gville RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Know this is old, but I am also interested in applying to USI FNP program. Did you end up