I work in an elementary school in New Jersey. It is impossible to get a school nurse sub. If we do find one it's someone looking for a full time position that we usually lose when they find one. At...
Well, if you think about hospital nurses, they can give nothing without an order from a doctor. In New Jersey school nurses can not give any meds without a Doc order and parent permission. Sometimes...
I think because of fear of disease the school nurse handles any and all bodily fluids these days. also, the kids need some privacy and there is a bit more in the nurses office. If it occurs alot I...
Thanks. I would like to take an ACLS course but for my job I am only required to have CPR. I know I did everything I could and even with several shocks, her heart did not return to normal rhythm....
I worked some private duty nursing my first summer but since then I just relax and enjoy the time off. If you can afford to, I would advise the same. It is a perk of being a school nurse. My kids love...
I work in an elementary school with only 200 children. We were able to purchase defibrillators a few years ago. One day following a staff picture a parent came running into the office and told us to...
I work in a small school district that has been able to purchase an AED. A few weeks ago a co-worker had an unwitnessed cardiac arrest. we found her,called 911 did CPR and used the defibrillator. She...