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Hello, I need to create, or buy, a health curriculum for my school (grades 1-8). I'm thinking about The Great Body Shop program, but would love to hear what you program you use and how often you use it. Thanks!

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Need to purchase a new one and looking for recommendations. Thanks!

Hello fellow school RNs! Some questions for you as this is my first time doing screenings (height, vision, BMI). 1) do you screen students who passed the screenings at their PE if you have documentation that is within a year? 2) do you checked height...

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Our policy states a child must go home if he/she vomits once. I think it's absurd but I just started so no change to the policy this year.

Hang in there, it will get better! I'm new to school nursing, and also in MA. My first month was awful. I was so overwhelmed. Like the posters above said I concentrated on making sure no one died and getting my medications straightened away. Yeste...

by a parent who brought his child to school even though he vomited in the classroom yesterday. He was told yesterday that child was to stay home today and then LIED to the teachers that he was cleared by me. He is flat out refusing to pick him up. ...

He looks and feels fine today- no fever. Dad told me son was "perfect" yesterday. Meanwhile kiddo told how sick he was and that he couldn't eat anything because of his stomach. Who knows if he was given Tylenol this morning.

Work 8:00-4:00 full time, summer off, at private school in MA. First full time school RN job- $51,000/year.

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8:00-3:30 all days but Tuesday. Tuesday is 8:15-5:30.

How many students are in the building? What are their medical needs? How does the current nurse interact with faculty and staff and what is that relationship like? How would you handle a parent who was upset that I dismissed their child because sh...

Do you share the results of the vision and hearing screenings with the teachers or is that information protected by FERPA? Thanks!

I finally heard back from my contact at the Dept of Public Health, School RN division and it is a FERPA violation to share info with the teachers. I emailed the faculty to let them know I cannot share the information and to talk to me if they have a ...

I wasn't sure if this was covered by FERPA because it's private health related information. And it's my first time doing screenings.

Hi, I have worked for schools with pre-k students through 12. I definitely like elementary school best! I was asked a lot of questions about how do I handle stressful situations. I gave examples. I also told a story about a student who was was dx a...

I stumbled into a current part time school RN job a few months ago and love it! So much so that I'm in the process of getting my license and just accepted a full time job in the Fall. Thanks so much for answering my questions. This board has been a ...

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Is there a HealthSouth facility nearby? They hire new grads. I worked for one in MA and had lots of good experience. Good luck!

I had an interview yesterday and was offered the job. I don't plan on giving my current supervisor as a reference because he will not be happy about me leaving and I still have six more weeks here. Good luck!

I loved my kids' school nurse and I hated my current hospital job so I thought I would try it out. I got a sub nursing job at a high school and I hated it; I was bored out of my mind. Months later I was out on medical leave and the principal of a sm...

I'm a part time school RN for a private Catholic school (preK-8) and have been offered the job full time in the fall. I am wondering about the pay because I have not received my official offer yet. I know it will be less than public but no clue as to...

I did and was told I have to wait for the official offer in June.

New school nurse in a private school (prek- 8th) after substituting at a public school and I need help. If a student c/o a rash on belly, do you look? If a 5 year old is inc of diahrea everywhere do you change the poor kid or wait til the mom comes? ...