villageRN

Hi, I went through Eastern to obtain my CSN. Finished the program in 2017 and then went on to complete my master's degree with them. LOVED the program and would highly recommend it. I found the instructors to be engaging and felt the coursework really prepared me for the job. I know several others who have gone through Eastern and have never heard anyone offer a negative opinion. Good luck with your decision!

I'm confused. In what capacity will you be working at a daycare? Is it a daycare for medically fragile children? Why are nurses being required to work at a daycare?

I'm so sorry this happened to you!! And I hope this person learned their lesson and are more mindful of a locked door in the future.

Does your school/district allow you to hold daily screening hours? If so, is your office closed to non-emergent students during this time? If you DO have screening hours where your office is closed to non-emergent students, what is your policy for handling the students who still come to the nurse's office?

My hours are 8:30 - 4:00. Kids are there 8:50 - 3:50....and they are in my office by 8:51!!

Those are my thoughts exactly!!

Hi everyone! Having a conversation with a coworker and looking for some feedback. What are your thoughts on assisting elementary students who came to your office because they wet their pants?? These students do not have a 504, any medical conditions, etc.

LOVE this idea! It is one of my passions to help my high school students learn about the resources available to them.

I'm currently in 9-12 and kids are "supposed" to have a pass. The nurse prior to me mentally checked out several years before actually leaving so this was not enforced. We have a lot of discipline issues and wanderers in my school and administration basically lets the kids run the zoo. I REQUIRE passes (except in a true emergency) and have no problem sending a kid back to get one. I have had many teachers thank me for using passes as it makes their lives easier when they are able to see exactly when a kid left my office.

I'm new to my district this year and when I came on board, I asked for some guidelines as they had no policy in place. I was told, "do an an incident report for anything that requires more than a bandaid." Ummmm...ok...

Would you pick high school or elementary school age to work with and WHY? Thanks for your input and Happy Nurses Week!

Yep... this is why I had an elementary student come to see me today... because their arm touched the wall while they were walking down the hallway. A teacher actually wrote a nurse pass for this! Seriously?!?!?! Spring break, take me away!!!!

Small world...I'm also finishing my CSN at Eastern this semester! I did my BSN through WGU and really liked the program. I am now toying with finishing my M.Ed through Eastern or going back to WGU for MSN - Education. Decisions...decisions....

Today a third grader was sent to me because his hand was cramping from taking too many math notes. And his teacher actually wrote that on his nurse pass!!!! This happened while I was dealing with two first graders - one who ate the rock salt from the parking lot and the other who ate a crayon. Has the whole school gone mad??

I began my first official job as a school nurse a couple of months ago. I was offered a fantastic position at an elementary school (K - 4). I never saw myself working with the younger ones as I generally prefer to be around middle and high school aged kids but this position was too good to pass up. What age group do you work with? What's your favorite and least favorite thing about it?