beachynurse ASN, BSN

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    Overnight Field Trip

    beachynurse replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    I would probably keep the vaccinated kids together and the unvaccinated ones together. This minimizes risk, and if the parents are uncomfortable they can come along and stay with their kids in their...
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    Considering Becoming A School Nurse

    beachynurse replied to kkadi's topic in School

    I've been a school nurse for 17 years and can't imagine doing anything else. It's not a job for everyone, the pay isn't any where near what I could be making, but I do have decent insurance and it's...
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    Attending nursing school without an MMR due to autoimmune disability

    beachynurse replied to Thomas Murray's topic in General Nursing

    tmurray, It is about her learning to manage her own affairs. If she wants to go to nursing school, she will have to learn to do this. You are not going to be able to fight her battles there. If...
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    Will you take the Pfizer Covid Vaccine?

    beachynurse replied to guest83140's topic in School

    I just got the Moderna vaccine this
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    Teachers retiring because of COVID

    beachynurse replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    We had lots of teacher retirements and resignations. The powers that be could not believe the numbers that left, but the way things are being handled, it seems like no one is taking into consideration...
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    Will you take the Pfizer Covid Vaccine?

    beachynurse replied to guest83140's topic in School

    Do you have a coordinator? Ask at that level. I’m a school nurse and we are getting vaccinated at the health department which was coordinated by our school
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    LPN License Rejected Due to Failure to Disclose Criminal Arrest

    beachynurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Just curious, what if it's not a conviction? The charges were dropped because the complainant lied to protect himself from being charged with a felony, and the person who was charged improperly was...
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    Not receiving desired assignments but receiving unwanted assignments?

    beachynurse replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that you are fairly new in your leadership role. Unfortunately, when you are new you tend to get the undesirable assignments due to being the low man on the totem pole.. Remember the...
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    Happy New Year! What's Your New Year Resolution?

    beachynurse replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    My resolution is the same every year.... Not to make one, since I only break them within weeks of the new year starting... I give
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    How to Respond When Family Blames You for Patient Dying

    beachynurse replied to CaliRN2019's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand how you feel. When my Uncle dies of gastric cancer, my Aunt did not deal with it well. She blamed everyone but the cancer that ate him up. The MD's misdiagnosed him, the nurses...
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    School Nurse Pay

    beachynurse replied to BHS Nurse's topic in School

    I am salaried, and considered fulltime though I work 10 months contracted at 192 days per year. My pay is bi-monthly, and I have an option for pay to be distributed over 10 or 12 months. I choose the...
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    Transition to school nursing questions

    beachynurse replied to WonderousIvy's topic in School

    I had to sub for a while until an opening came up. We have site based management, which basically means the Principal hires all of the employees in the building including the nurse. You would have to...
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    Take job for less money but more potential happiness?

    beachynurse replied to AnaLong's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm happy to hear you are going to give it a shot! I can tell you that my health, both physical and mental improved significantly once I made my job change. You can't buy that with money. I learned a...
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    Take job for less money but more potential happiness?

    beachynurse replied to AnaLong's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In my pursuit of happiness, 16 years ago, I took a much larger, more significant pay cut. If I had to make that same decision today, I would do it again in a heartbeat. I left a job that I made plenty...
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    Will you take the Pfizer Covid Vaccine?

    beachynurse replied to guest83140's topic in School

    Thank you, I am very proud of
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    Will you take the Pfizer Covid Vaccine?

    beachynurse replied to guest83140's topic in School

    I plan on trying to take advantage of the Moderna vaccine. My daughter was on the research team for that vaccine, and it has done up on the Phizer as it also prevents the infection. I will look for...
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    New Grad RN hired as an “RN Supervisor” at a SNF

    beachynurse replied to ana_96's topic in General Nursing

    As a seasoned nurse with 35 years of experience, I respectfully disagree with you. A lot can happen in 6 months that can jeopardize the posters license and I would not want to see her in that...
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    Sick Student Policy

    beachynurse replied to AllieEmerson's topic in School

    Most families have been pretty good about it. I have had a few who were rather unpleasant, and a few tried to send their kids back in to school thinking I wouldn't know about it... Surprise..... I...
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    Parents STILL Sending Sick Kids to School

    beachynurse replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    I totally
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    Parents STILL Sending Sick Kids to School

    beachynurse replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    I love when I send a kid home to quarantine and the parent asks “he can still go to football practice,
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    New grad nurse—school board nurse opportunity

    beachynurse replied to Ann1e86's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad nurse I don’t think you have the necessary assessment skills or critical thinking skills in order to be of much support to those LPN’s. In fact, they probably will have more...
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    staff rights

    beachynurse replied to Looking_ahead's topic in School

    I think this is something HR should be doing. I wouldn’t want to cross any lines that could run into legal
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    State Mandates Restricting Travel to Other States - What Do You Think?

    beachynurse replied to RNNPICU's topic in Disaster Preparation

    He’s not President yet. He’s
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    State Mandates Restricting Travel to Other States - What Do You Think?

    beachynurse replied to RNNPICU's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The travel restrictions in NY are simply a show that "King" Cuomo put into place to make himself look better since he had signed an order early on sending elderly LTC residents back to LTC facilities...
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    New to this

    beachynurse replied to Looking_ahead's topic in School