MisRN

I have not decided what I'm going to do . I'd love to go back to cardiac nursing, but now we are moving about an hour away from where we are and so I'll be starting from scratch to find a job. Wish me luck!

I am currently a school nurse and am looking to return to cardiac nursing. My background includes ER nursing, PACU nursing, PCU and a couple years on a CHF unit. I reached out to the nursing director of Cardiac services with some questions about what...

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Just curious what are your procedures/steps you take when a student (middle or high school age) comes to you (the nurse) and states they've been having suicidal thoughts? Specifically interested in smaller schools who do not have a full time counsel...

Thanks for this! What a great reference tool for a lot of things! ?

Thanks for this reply. Part of the issue is that I am at a private school, therefore, no district policies in place - only best practices. We also have a school counselor who is part time, and not even on campus everyday. Fortunately, the day this st...

This is what I have in my office and when I started several years ago, I noticed that piece was cracked (if it's the end you hold that you're talking about). I threw some "waterproof first aid tape" around it to hold it in place and it's been that wa...

In my states (VA), nurses, school counselors, and teachers are all considered mandated reporters. I've had teachers come ask me my opinion about situations. I'll ask them questions to help them dig a little deeper and tell them what I know about the ...

I am in a small private school and when I was interviewing for this position, they had asked if I would be willing to get certified as an instructor. Many years before I had it so I didn't think twice about it. I think it ran about $400 for the instr...

I regularly tell my students that I don't send home for tummy aches. And especially if they aren't willing to do the things I suggest to help themselves feel better (poop, lay down in the positions I tell them to, eat a snack, drink a ton of water be...

So I can't say that I'm exactly new to school nursing because this is my 3rd school year, but I've been doing it with very little guidance. I am the only nurse at an independent school with student from 3 years old to HS seniors. Typically I try to e...

Just an update on this situation.... First I want to say a huge THANK YOU!!! to all the contributors on this thread and the advice, insight, and information shared! It truly is invaluable! So here's what happened at the meeting.... They came up with...

Oh my goodness, I WISH we had a process that is clearly outlined like this! It's waaaaayyyyy too easy for parents to opt out!

When I first started as a school nurse, we had a parent who had 3 children and had most of their childhood vaccinations done, but when the baby had a delay in speech, mom stopped all vaccines (see where this is going???). She had the notarized Religi...

We are a small college-preparatory school with an enrollment of 350 students (PK- 12th grades). I heard that once long before my time, there had been a student who got pregnant, finished that school year, delivered over the summer, and did not re-enr...

Yep, this is one of the issues... She says her period is 2.5 weeks late. She says she took a pregnancy test at home. She says it was positive. She also says she wants to take a second one to confirm it. She has no money to buy another. She has no tra...

I agree! I've been stalking these boards when I have questions for the first two years as a school nurse & I think this is an invaluable source of wisdom!

"Have you pooped?" "How many water bottles have you drank today?" "Did you eat breakfast?" "Does mom/dad know? What did she/he say about it?" - followed by, "Did they give you medicine for it this morning?"