cpgrn

We get out May 31! Hooray! It's been a very stressful year. Probably the hardest one that I've ever had as a school nurse. I'm ready for summer break! :yelclap:

My boss always gets us a flower or something. The school always sends a bouquet of flowers or candy and a baloon. One year they sent me a candle assortment with other goodies. No, they don't forget us here. It's on the school calendar.

Why not work in a doctor's office or something during the day - maybe as a sub in the school district one day a week just to stay active? Just a thought.

What age group are you talking about? Our certified teachers give medications on field trips - not aides or anyone else. It's in the school board policy. If it's an inhaler or something and the child knows how to use it, the child just does it and the teacher watches. The teachers carry the epi pen and always have a cell phone. This seems to work out very well.

Oh my. Do you know what your state mandates are? We have to do hygiene classes, hiv classes, cpr etc. It's all mandated by the state that you live in. It's a lot more than band-aids and gum in hair. Good luck. I'm sure the first year will be a learning experience.

I started with 3 - 5 year olds. Definitely difficult. They don't know their names half of the time, much less their phone numbers or addresses. After 3+ years I moved to the middle school. I just love it! They are difficult at times, but much more cooperative for the most part. I think you just have to find the group that suits you best.

We just had to have a basic adult and child course when I started. Now, I am a CPR instructor on all levels. We all had to be certified and have to keep it up so we can teach other staff and sometimes the older kids.

I have to transport. The school district is required to cover us because they require us to do it. I limit it the best that I can. I usually only take home very sick children who's parents do not have transportation or cab fair. I will not take home a BD student or unruly student without another adult along. I try to really be careful on this, but I have been told that I have to do it. I also belong to a union which covers me with liability insurance.

If they continue to allow this I would be out the door!

I try to spell well but sometimes goof - is it bad spelling or bad typing? I work with a lot of people with very advanced degrees who can't spell at all. I think it's very individual.

What do they call a CRNA with a C in pharm? A CRNA! Don't worry yourself to death for goodness sakes!

Im my middle school, the kid's have to have a sports physical on file to play. The office takes care of this. They are good for one calendar year only. If they don't have one, they don't play.

My oldest daughter is a DON at a dialysis center in MO. She loves it. If this is what you want to do - do it! If you get with a large enough center, they may even have tuition incentives to get your RN. Good luck.

I only resort to this in extreme circumstanses. It has to be a child that I have been following for days and then I will tell them that they need a physician's note to return. It depends on the circumstances.

This is true. I've never seen any ugly reps - or any older reps now that you mention it. They all schmooze the people in the offices and hospitals and dress to the 9"s.