working as a school nurse

[dreamweaver]

Is it possibile in the state of NJ to work as a school nurse in a public school setting on a provisional basis while still in the progress of obtaining school nurse certification?

[bergren]

New Jersey

For any questions about practice or licensing issues in states, se the national Association of State School Nurse Consultants web site: http://lserver.aea14.k12.ia.us/swp/tadkins/nassnc/nassnc.html

The consultants from NJ are:

Marilyn E. Kent, RN, MSN

School Health Services Specialist

New Jersey Department of Education

PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

e-mail: [email protected]

phone: [phone] | fax: [phone]

Linda L. Morse, RN, MA, CHES

Coor. Comprehensive Health/Physical Education

Division of Academic and Career Standards

Office of Standards & Professional Development

New Jersey Department of Education

PO Box 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

e-mail: [email protected]

phone: [phone] | fax:[phone]

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Martha Dewey Bergren

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http://www.usinternet.com/users/bergren

[Jeanine]

Technically, a board of ed can't hire you on a provisional basis unless they cannot find a certified school nurse to apply for the position. They are being closely scrutinized in this area. If you want to try the bigger cities in NJ, you may be able to get away with it because, just like certified teachers, certified nurses leave the cities for better pay and working conditions. If it was meant to be though, you may just happen to fall into a situation that gives you that option. It happened to me 5 years ago.