OldDude

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    Struggling with poor pay and a love for School Nursing

    OldDude replied to ANL6822's topic in School

    If this remains true today it is more valuable than words can illustrate. Your kids are only on loan from God and will be little only once; no do-overs. I know it's difficult to swallow the bitter...
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    Illness and School Concerts

    OldDude replied to denstar's topic in School

    I don't worry about what goes on after school
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    Struggling with poor pay and a love for School Nursing

    OldDude replied to ANL6822's topic in School

    But...on the flip side...you knew what the salary was and you agreed to
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    Struggling with poor pay and a love for School Nursing

    OldDude replied to ANL6822's topic in School

    If your district does adjust the salary it's likely the increase will be insignificant...otherwise they wouldn't be cheaping out like they are anyway. I'll bet the administrator salaries there are...
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    Lice Policies

    OldDude replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    How hypocritical for them to claim to be "educators" but refuse to accept legitimate facts
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    Average salary

    OldDude replied to RN100%'s topic in School

    In general in aligns with the teacher salary schedule and you start at a first year teacher rate regardless of your experience. In my district I think a new teacher starts at around 50K, paid monthly...
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    New building design – looking for examples, thoughts, likes/dislikes

    OldDude replied to ladybugsea's topic in School

    I'd like to have that in my
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    Chronic Pain Issues/CRMO

    OldDude replied to IDNurseTiff's topic in School

    Totally agree...but remember - Homebound Status doesn't mean they can't come onto school property; social interaction could easily be plugged into the homebound education
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    Guys....!

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Our district was one of the very few that didn't delay the start of school today So, what did our teachers do? Let the kids out to play in it for the first hour of school...there's about 700 kids...
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    Just a pill pusher...

    OldDude replied to smudges.blips's topic in School

    Don't worry about...you'll be the most popular person in the building when a kid starts seizing in the library or some kid's arm looks like a "Z" on the
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    Blog post- A different perspective on dx. of lice

    OldDude replied to Cattz's topic in School

    K.I.S.S.
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    Guys....!

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I had 5 inches on my truck this morning...the dogs were afraid to go outside; they had no idea what that was! Fortunately, the roads aren't frozen so it's not too hazardous to drive. I live in the...
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    School Nurse Cert with DOE

    OldDude replied to NurseMrn's topic in School

    Not a Texas
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    New building design – looking for examples, thoughts, likes/dislikes

    OldDude replied to ladybugsea's topic in School

    The clinic should be attached to the front office/administration area in a manner that the connecting door could always remain open but not allow a line of sight into the clinic from passersby. This...
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    Holiday presents rolling in already!

    OldDude replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    We had a tether ball pole installed this year. Our new "Grim Reaper." But they keep going back for more and the teachers don't seem to notice anything out of the ordinary; what a
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    Medication Mishap

    OldDude replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Amethya and thousands of other unsuspecting, yet genuine individuals, have fallen for the con and have been taken advantage of by school districts who have knowingly placed them in "fall guy"...
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    Chronic Pain Issues/CRMO

    OldDude replied to IDNurseTiff's topic in School

    This appears to me to be a legitimate cause for homebound
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    OldDude replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    If it's suspended from a chain around your neck or "worn" in some other fashion...yes. Otherwise, get over here with
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    Holiday presents rolling in already!

    OldDude replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    Bud Light and "Bad Santa"
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    Holiday presents rolling in already!

    OldDude replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

    Nothing of monetary value so far but I did get a gift from Heaven today and maybe tomorrow...it's cold (for South Texas) and rainy which equals NO RECESS!! Praise the
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    Fingers crossed

    OldDude replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    AYE!! I second
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    Fingers crossed

    OldDude replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    UGH...scary...yes, fingers
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    "Professional Goals"- Ugh

    OldDude replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Two things you are doing well...establishing a creative collaboration at work and planning and organizing tasks in a timely manner. Two things you could do even better...Encourage other staff members...
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    My new best friend <sarcasm>

    OldDude replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Carnival...it sails out of Galveston; a 4 hour drive from
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    My new best friend <sarcasm>

    OldDude replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    It was fantastic...my how a week of being catered to by others flies by. Other than "cruising" we spend a day on a private beach in Roatan, Honduras, went Mayan cave tubing in Belize, and even went...