Nurse_JackieVA BSN, RN

CVICU, SchoolRN, MICU, PCU/IMU, ED

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    Communicating with your staff

    I'll usually send group emails to remind them about stuff but I'm finding that teachers will do what they want. I'm coming into this late - started less than a month ago - and they were used to doing...
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    Is this normal or okay??

    I was just recently hired at an elementary school that didn't have a full time nurse. They had a part time nurse three days a week then the medical designees were able to pass meds and do other parts...
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    Would love some advice!

    Well I took the job, lol. I'm tired of all the bedside drama and stress. I know there will be stress on this job but a different kind of stress and I'm ready for it. I only have one school assigned to...
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    What do you document...

    This seems like a good idea. I haven't started yet - tomorrow is the big day - but if this is on my list of things to do this school year I'm going to see if I can get some volunteers or maybe some...
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    frequent vomiting, any ideas?

    Just learned something new. Hopefully they can figure out what's wrong with the student soon, I'd hate to see him get hospitalized with electrolyte imbalances and
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    How do you handle bullying

    I came from a critical care floor in a level 1 trauma hospital from another state to a step down with less acute patients - was given only 9 days of orientation then thrown into the fire. I was able...
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    New School Nurses

    Hey there, just got hired for an elementary school (500 kids) and I start on the 28th. Just moved to VA from the west coast a few months ago. I currently have a job in a hospital but it's time to take...
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    Would love some advice!

    I'm in a similar situation. interviewed yesterday for an elementary school nurse position. There are three schools that need a nurse so I'm not sure which school I'll be going to but I was offered a...