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I have just been assigned to a school that has not had a dedicated nurse. I am setting up a clinic from scratch. It is a middle school. Do any of you know of any organizations where I could get health education posters for free? Maybe posters about h...

I have an interview this Friday for a school nurse position in a large, urban school district. The school nurses here cover at least 2 schools, and I don't know which schools the position is for. I have been an RN for 11 years, and while I have expe...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/05/florida.teen.burned.apology/ Did anyone else see this article on CNN.com? Very sad. Of course, as a former burn nurse, I was a bit irritated when they wrote that teams of doctors do the 4-hour dressing changes on...

I need some advice from some experienced jail nurses. I interviewed for a position at a jail recently, and it is likely that I will be offered the job. It is for a part time psych nurse. During the interview, I was told some things about the posit...

Wow, thank you all for the input and advice. What a great coomunity! This is a for-profit company contracting with the county. I never had a good feeling about it, even though I would get to set my own hours and work within walking distance from m...

I agree with you all. I talked to the administrator the other day about my concerns. She said that they did have numerous protocols and that I would have to order within their formulary. She acted like it was me being uncomfortable rather than the...

This is also posted in the correctional nursing thread. The position I am questioning is a psych nurse position at a jail. I need some advice from some experienced jail nurses. I interviewed for a position at a jail recently, and it is likely that...

New poster - frequent lurker. I took mine this morning also. 75 questions. My state (TN) doesn't participate in quick results thing, so I have to wait at least a week until I learn my fate. The questions were shorter than I expected. The proble...