do schools ever hire LPNs?

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Hi Just wondering if you have heard of an lpn school nurse? Thnaks for your input.

Specializes in School Nursing.

I am an LPN in Virginia and I have been a school nurse for the past 14 years.

Good Luck, you will love school nursing

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I am an LPN in Virginia and I have been a school nurse for the past 14 years.

Good Luck, you will love school nursing

THANK YOU , BUT I AM JUST WORRIED THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET A JOB AS AN LPN! I WILL KEEP SEARCHING THOUGH. :balloons: .

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Specializes in Home Care.

My state requires a Bachelor Degree to be Certified as a School Nurse in a public school. However, in my town there is a Certified School Nurse at the combination middle/ high school, and there is a LPN at the elementary school. There are less than 1,200 students in our school system between the two schools. The LPN is supposed to be working in conjunction with the Certified School Nurse at the other school, but that to me sounds dubious at best. In reality the LPN at the elementary school is autonomous. An interesting fact is this LPN used to be the school nurse at a school in a neighboring district, but was let go and replaced with a RN with a bachelor degree. Just an example of how variations in qualifications can occur from place to place. I know that in special needs classrooms the nurse/ aide can be an LPN (there will also be a RN in the building). Private schools don't have the requirement for certification, so that might be an option. Good luck!!!!

Chris

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hello i am a new member and i would like to know more about school nursing. hope you can help me

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