SnugglePuggle replied to Lucy776's topic in School
That is a decent sized school district for only 3 nurses. Be sure to get some numbers - Total population, average number of special needs students and kids with chronic conditions such as asthma and...
SnugglePuggle replied to Lucy776's topic in School
As district nurse would you be the only school nurse for multiple buildings? Or would you be overseeing clinic aides who are assigned to each building? Either way that is a big leap for someone with...
SnugglePuggle replied to childcare1's topic in School
Is this health aide unlicensed personnel? Is so I would be extremely nervous about him doing assessments on his own, period. You cannot even delegate the duty of assessment to someone who is...
I stumbled upon this over the weekend and could not resist ordering one. Biggest Inspirations - School Nurse | Teespring FYI I am not affiliated with the above website or the person/organization who...
SnugglePuggle replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School
I have Manual of School Health by Lewis and Bear (already here when I took over the clinic), School Nursing by Selekman (used this in my coursework) and Depression in Children and Adolescents -...
This has been a rough week for me dealing with parents who cop an attitude.... My school has a 3 night school trip coming up with 100 students participating. This means that I have to obtain...
SnugglePuggle replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School
Can I add to the title of my original post "and physicians"? I received a voice mail this morning from the nurse of the physician who crammed 6 meds on one medication permit with no doses or...
SnugglePuggle replied to kegreat's topic in School
Approximately $34,000 a year, 37.5 hours a week, 187 days in Southwest Ohio. Summers and holidays off which allows precious time with my little one makes it all worth it!
I had a parent come to me and request that I do a classroom check because her daughter had Lice and "she had to catch it here at school." I explained to her that we do not do classroom checks anymore...
SnugglePuggle replied to Kittery's topic in School
I think a great school nurse is one who does not let all the baloney we deal with each day cloud good clinical judgement. For example, even we get irritated or even poke fun at our frequent flyers, a...
Yes, I have all staff complete an Emergency Medical Form, listing emergency contacts and health related issues that they wish to disclose. Upon request I will assess a staff member and provide...
SnugglePuggle replied to RogerThatRN5's topic in School
Express your desire to serve others out in the community in contrast to hospital-based nursing. As a school nurse it is your role to promote the good health of our kids so that they are in a better...
SnugglePuggle replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School
Yep, I got meds the day of the trip. This is my first year at this school and I am still learning. Next year I will be more comfortable laying down the
SnugglePuggle replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School
In my district the School Nurses are part of the Support Staff Association. It is about $450 a year. We are told that membership is optional but it really is not. If you do not join you automatically...