CAdreamerRN

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1. Average "Wait Time" For A Parent?

   CAdreamerRN replied to jodys-girl's topic in School

   That is super frustrating! Poor kids and poor you! I'd say my average for elementary is about 20 minutes. Most of my families have a parent or grandparent at home. Some show up and it seems like they...

2. Tactful way to address staff issue

   CAdreamerRN replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

   Nice solutions! My office walls are windows that look out onto the secretary's space which is where EVERY one passes and people always poke their heads in to check on Johnny. I really want to change...

3. Lice Awareness Week - anybody tried it?

   CAdreamerRN posted a topic in School

   We have a lot of lice talk on here recently and gearing up for next year I was wondering - has anyone tried something like Lice Awareness Week in their schools? I feel like this could totally backfire...

4. Ridiculous Reasons to See the Nurse

   CAdreamerRN replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

   Just got my FIRST walkie call for the nurse... the issue? "We have a kinder coming up to the nurse's office, she bumped her finger and may need ice!!" Wow. Can't wait to talk the the principal about...

5. Help With "Needy" Teachers

   CAdreamerRN replied to jodys-girl's topic in School

   One of my schools is Title I and we have the same problem - NO working phone numbers! Literally "out of service" or the voicemail isn't set up or it rings twice and then is just dead - what does that...

6. CA - How to start as a school nurse

   CAdreamerRN replied to icecream4321's topic in School

   In CA you are required to get the preliminary credential even as a sub. Basically HR helps you sort it out once you are hired, it's not a prerequisite. It's just a fee and they check to make sure your...

7. From Nursing School to School Nurse?

   CAdreamerRN replied to wanna_be's topic in School

   Our district frequently hires new grads. If you can work on an audiometry certification that would probably show them that you are serious about School Nursing and set you apart. It sounds like your...

8. School Nurse Salary?

   CAdreamerRN replied to kegreat's topic in School

   NYCNURSE - my district payscales are available online to anyone - but nursing isn't mentioned anywhere. Maybe your district is the same, HR should know which scale you'd be on. I'd give a call

9. School Nurse Salary?

   CAdreamerRN replied to kegreat's topic in School

   We are also on the teacher's payscale - experience and education credits and even "continuing ed" hours are all factored in (if HR agrees it relates to our job!). It's still a big paycut when you...

10. School Culture - can we shift it? maybe a little?

    CAdreamerRN posted a topic in School

    I help out at other schools in my district some days and the culture from school to school can be night and day – some health offices see hardly any kids at all, some see only injuries at...

11. Epipens and field trips

    CAdreamerRN replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    If the parent can't go and the teacher who is trained doesn't want to be/doesn't think they can be the Epi Pen person then the field trip has to be cancelled - once a teacher hears that they usually...

12. scrubs or business casual

    CAdreamerRN replied to villageRN's topic in School

    Interesting! And I kinda agree sometimes - some people I see in stores in scrubs look pretty grungy, and not just the "I had a long day grunge". I started out the year in scrubs and staff...

13. How many visits make a frequent flyer.

    CAdreamerRN replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    Yes NanaPoo! "It started an hour ago and I already tried going to the

14. How many visits make a frequent flyer.

    CAdreamerRN replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    We have that culture at my schools too. I once had a staff member walk a student into the health office from recess and said her lip was bleeding. There was no bleeding by the time they got to me and...

15. Kids say the darndest things...

    CAdreamerRN replied to ohiobobcat's topic in School

    Cute stuff! I had a first grader say "I'm having abdominal pain in my foot!!". SO close, kid, so