nitengale75

nitengale75

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  1. All School Nurses

    nitengale75 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    My name is Judy and I have been an RN for 34 years and a school nurse for 19 years. I have currently been the only nurse at our high school serving 1700 students for 16 years. It has been the best...

  2. Questions for School Nurse Applicants

    nitengale75 posted a topic in School

    I am looking for questions to ask potential applicants for school nursing positions. Any creative questions/ideas from this board? Thanks in advance for your

  3. Questions for School Nurse Applicants

    nitengale75 replied to nitengale75's topic in School

    Thanks Martha! I knew you wouldn't let me down and would have some great advice as

  4. I could cry....

    nitengale75 replied to Aneroo's topic in School

    They are in any city, state, in the United States. I have an 18 year old junior student who is on her 3rd baby. No reason for it when my girls can go to the health department at age 12 and get free...

  5. Visits per Day

    nitengale75 replied to zenman's topic in School

    In my school, I do not expect the teacher to make a diagnosis of a health problem. However, I do expect the teacher to know who the frequent fliers are, who the students are who constantly want out...

  6. Visits per Day

    nitengale75 replied to zenman's topic in School

    I have a high school of about 1600 students. I see between 30 and 40 students a day. I complained once to my mother that if I see one more student walk through my door I was going to scream. She...

  7. writing prescriptions

    nitengale75 posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    Can anyone tell me if the Illinois Nurse Practice Act now allows RN's (not APN's) to write prescriptions, sign the doctor's name and then slash it with his or her initials? I always thought this was...

  8. To all School Nurses...

    nitengale75 replied to mygirlarely's topic in School

    I have been an R.N. since 1975 and a school nurse since 1990. Had I started as a school nurse right away I would be eligible for full retirement next year from the school district. However, my 14...

  9. What do you wear at work...?

    nitengale75 replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Most of the time I wear scrubs. Once in a while I will wear street clothes. I always wear my district picture ID. We require our high school students to wear visible ID's so I try to set the...

  10. writing prescriptions

    nitengale75 replied to nitengale75's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I've been gone for a week for spring break and noticed all the replies. Here's is an update. I finally talked with Colleen Hurst who is a nurse investigator for the Illinois Department of...

  11. writing prescriptions

    nitengale75 replied to nitengale75's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Thanks for your reply. I do not participate in this practice, but I had a nurse tell me that she does. I even called a local pharmacy and was told that they accepted prescriptions written in this...

  12. can gallstones return?

    nitengale75 replied to DianeS's topic in General Nursing

    I had my gallbladder removed in 1980. In 1998 I started having horrible chest pains. I was checked out from top to bottom with every test available. The pain was so bad that I went to the ER eleven...

  13. Should I become a nurse or a teacher?

    nitengale75 replied to TinaRiy85's topic in General Nursing

    I feel so blessed because I have the best of both worlds. I was a hospital based nurse for 15 years and am now starting my 15th year as a school nurse. I never wanted to be anything but a nurse...

  14. School nurse praised for quick thinking

    nitengale75 replied to VickyRN's topic in School

    I am in central Illinois just south of you. We do not have standing orders for an epi-pen as we do not have a school physician. I do not even have any epi-pens for other students I could use. When...

  15. School RN salary

    nitengale75 replied to Ashleejoy83's topic in School

    That's great! It sounds like you only have to complete the school nurse internship and the state testing. Some districts do not place a certified school nurse on the teacher scale. And others will...

  16. School RN salary

    nitengale75 replied to Ashleejoy83's topic in School

    I say go for it. Fifteen years as a school nurse but the first 15 in the hospital setting. I am so thankful for my education and my job. It is nice to get up every day and enjoy going to work. The...

  17. School RN salary

    nitengale75 replied to Ashleejoy83's topic in School

    I have been an R.N. for 30 years. The first 14 were in dialysis and then a year in surgery. I have been a school nurse for 15 years. In Illinois, in order to be certified, you must have a...

  18. School RN salary

    nitengale75 replied to Ashleejoy83's topic in School

    I carry a Type 73 certificate in Illinois which places me on the teacher's pay scale. I have my M.Ed. and make roughly $60,000/year, 180 days/year which averages $333/day and $45/hour. I do not work...

  19. Any Ideas

    nitengale75 replied to PreNurstu's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    While working on my M.Ed., I had to write a thesis relevant to my job as a school nurse and education. Since my son was a wrestler and I worked with the wrestling team I chose to write about Safe...

  20. Immunization Requirements - Help!

    nitengale75 replied to DanaS's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Health records are kept as a part of the permanent school file for many years (I think maybe 60 years), so your high school should have your records. If you have a large school district, the central...

  21. RN-ASN for School Nurse

    nitengale75 replied to annlet's topic in School

    Good Morning, Yes, I spent 5 weeks on campus 3 summers ago. It was great. I did not stay in the dorms, but rather rented a short term apartment with 2 other school nurses (much nicer). It took me...

  22. What do you do during the holidays and summers?

    nitengale75 replied to jen42's topic in School

    I am starting my 15th year as a school nurse and I always take the summer off with the exception of this summer. I worked summer school for 18 days. It was only 4 days a week and 4 hours per day. I...

  23. Going from school nursing into hospital nursing??

    nitengale75 replied to WDW1971's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for this post. The first 15 years of my nursing were spent in the hospital. The last 15 have been as a school nurse. I have been fortunate to work for a district which compensated...

  24. Have decided to leave dialysis after 6.5 years...

    nitengale75 replied to nosonew's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    As a new grad in 1975, I signed to work dialysis. It was fairly new in the small hospital where I worked, so it was very exciting to be part of that team. We worked very closely with the ICU staff...

  25. Expert nurse

    nitengale75 replied to malusport's topic in Men in Nursing

    I worked in dialysis from 1975 to 1989. I could do it in my sleep. But I was ready to leave after 14 years. I have been a certified school nurse for 15 years and just completed my M.Ed. 2 years...