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It has been almost 1 yr since I graduated my ADN program, and I have spent much of the last year working as a school nurse specialist. I have known for a long time that I want to pursue a specialty in some area of holistic nursing, but haven't quite ...

I am looking to my fellow RNs for a little guidance. I am a first time expectant mother who is very excited and naturally a little nervous as well! I have already dug up my maternal-newborn textbook from nursing school and begun refreshing. I am v...

This article is over a year old, but it is interesting and informative none-the-less. As I dole out meds to healthy children on a daily basis I can't help but long for an approach more like that of the French. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/suff...

Ouch! Kids say the darndest things, don't they? I have a student that keeps telling me his mom used to be a nurse, I'm pretty sure she was housekeeping at a SNF.

It seems to me that allowing unlicensed personnel to administer insulin would create a big risk of liability on the school's part. Ok, so blood sugar checks and sliding scales and insulin administration might be simple enough, but will non-nursing sc...

My thoughts exactly. Most of us sacrafice a great deal of income to work as a school nurse. I could double my hourly rate and my hours if I worked in a hospital. I could also have better benefits and increased job security.

Yes, I will definately be using my doula! Also, I am blessed to have Kaiser insurance, and our local woman and children's center is a brand spankin' new facility. They have an OB and CNM on at all times, and I have made it clear that I want to deliv...

I had a student sent to me last week with a note saying "I believe ****** smells awful, but I am congested and can't tell." WHAT? If you are congested and can't tell then what is the problem?? The student (a 2nd grader) had the typical mom or dad is ...

I will tell you the mistake I made in my first year so that you can hopefully avoid doing the same. My pre-reqs were fairly easy for me, and I never really formed excellent study habits. I got really good at passing (A's and B's) while putting forth...

First, CONGRATULATIONS on your acceptance to nursing school! If I were you I would be thankful that your summer is going by so slowly. Enjoy it!!! It could be a very long time before you can enjoy a summer as care free as this one. If you really are ...

I have watched "The Business of Being Born" quite some time ago and would love to watch it again (although I no longer have Netflix). Also, one of my close friends is a doula and has offered her services. She delivered both her girls entirely natural...

As an RN and an expectant mother I would take one if it were offered to me upon admission for two reasons. First, anything to progress labor! Second, anything to avoid pooping while pushing! Sounds like a swell idea to me. As I recall from my OB rota...

I'm in Northern California, working as an RN for the elementary school in our district. My direct supervisor is the district school nurse. I make a little over $20/hr, which is about half the wage a new grad would earn in our local hospital. I have f...

My first year in school nursing has been full of ups and downs. We all have days when our confidence is low, or we feel underappreciated or misunderstood. I've also had days when I know I am making a difference in my community and feel like a rocksta...

Thanks for your reply! School nursing is both challenging and rewarding, but it sounds like a gig you would enjoy! I thought for sure I hated it and was horrible at it at first. Nursing school did little to prepare me to work in the school setting. C...

I think you absolutely did the right thing! I think it would be wise to tell your CN directly that while you appreciate her trying to protect you from the consequences of accepting this patient (which is what she wants you to think, even though it's ...

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Hello fellow school nurses. This is my first year as a school nurse, and I am now approaching my first summer vacation - hooray! I am looking forward to the time off, but have some financial concerns as well. My salary is evenly distributed over 11 m...

I have noticed this with some of our aides and office staff as well, but it hasn't gotten to me to the point it seems it has gotten to some of you. It has caused me to reflect on my own interactions with students and to be more aware of my own action...

I have always been open about that fact that I am a nurse when seeking care for myself, mostly because I can't stand being explained things in laymen's terms. I want detailed and accurate descriptions, not to be spoken to as though I'm 10 years old. ...

I have a student with a diagnosis of epilepsy, who has not had a seizure in 2 years. His care plan indicates that Diastat is to be administered (rectally) for any seizure lasting >5min. After Diastat administration, the parent has 30 min to come g...

I think it would be better to risk overdressing than to under-dress for an interview. I am a female RN, and was told once by a nursing recruiter that I should have dressed more professionally for our interview. I had worn dress shoes, khaki slacks, a...

I haven't watched Dr. Oz in years, but I very much appreciate this post and the resulting discussions. Anxiety and depression have impacted my life on and off since my early teenage years. I have always felt conflicted when it came to antidepressants...

Hello Fellow Nurses, I just joined AN, thought I'd try posting... I am a new grad RN (ADN). I started as a K-6 school nurse at the start of the 2012-2013 school year. I was very discouraged by the lack of orientation and guidance I received upon hiri...

I had an instructor in nursing school that said it like that. She was Canadian, and pronounced a lot of things in ways I had never heard. One of my personal favorites was "Skeleeetal" rather than "skeletal". I couldn't help but giggle either.