Kschaefer90

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1. Should I go back to school for MSN?

   Kschaefer90 replied to Kschaefer90's topic in School

   I think that it would just help me overall to know more about children & body systems, etc. I'm not sure if I would be able to do at school additionally as a NP (prescribe, diagnose, etc.), so it would be additional knowledge and pay increase.

2. Should I go back to school for MSN?

   Kschaefer90 posted a topic in School

   I'm wondering if anyone has gone in to school nursing with their BSN and an RN license and decided to go back to school while being a school nurse? I'm interested in going back for my master's but I'm not sure where to go or which direction to take ...

3. Do you know your patients?

   Kschaefer90 replied to ProudMom511's topic in Geriatric

   I am a school nurse at a school with over 1000 students to know health concerns/health history for. Each year, I print a report of the students' health concerns and send a list to each teacher which helps me to remember stuff for each kid, though I ...

4. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

   Kschaefer90 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Geographic location: Minnesota Pay rate: Just over $36,000/year salaried In which area / specialty do you work? Elementary school; in charge of K-6 plus an Early Childhood Special Ed. program What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)? RN What typ...

5. Why did you decide to be a nurse?

   Kschaefer90 replied to rachel_fusion's topic in General Nursing

   I've known I've wanted to be a nurse since I was like 12 (I'm 23 now). There were a number of things that contributed to me wanting to become a nurse but #2 is when I knew I wanted to be a nurse. 1) My grandpa had a TBI when I was 9 and passed awa...

6. Frequent Flier Teachers

   Kschaefer90 replied to Kschaefer90's topic in School

   I can't do much for a stomach ache though. 9/10 times all these kids need is a bathroom trip and then I check their temp and they go back to class. Or they will get sent down for a minor bump (that would not need an ice pack, just a little time is a...

7. Frequent Flier Teachers

   Kschaefer90 posted a topic in School

   I have a teacher who sends multiple kids a day, almost every day down to my office for very minor things...for instance, I got 3 kiddos within 5 minutes all with tummy aches. Has this happened to anyone else? How have you dealt with this? I'm not ...