TN School Nurse

[rachmac23]

Hello I am a RN with my BSN in East Tennessee. I work at in the ICU at a community hospital and also have experience in the PCU floors of a trauma 1 hospital. I am just curious of what the salaries are for School Nurses in TN. Also how do you become a supervisor RN? What kind of experience do you need to get these positions? Really any information would be helpful. My husband is finishing his Masters in Education to be a History Teacher and I am just interested in a similar schedule. I am also getting my Masters to be an FNP currently. The only experience I have with school nursing was in a Peds outpatient rotation I went to a highschool and it was an NP who sees people on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the local community is allowed to come in to the school too. I was wondering if anyone knows more about school RNs, and school FNPs and what their salaries might be? Thanks so much.

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

Welcome to allnurses, we have a huge community so I am sure you will find answers to any nursing questions you may have!

[Wave Watcher]

City or County salaries are public information. You can go to the website of the school district you would like to apply for and find salary information. Good luck!

[GetBehindtheBarn, BSN]

I started teaching Health Science Ed this year in TN. From my limited research (2-3 counties in middle TN), school nursing positions vary widely in requirements and salaries. One county requires the position to be filled by an RN and pays equal to a teachers' salary. Another county takes LPNs and RNs and pays drastically less, by the 180-day calendar.

The change in pace may be a good thing while you are in school, but some of the school nurses I know deal with some difficult situations (feeding tubes, toileting assistance, brittle/new diabetes, parents, etc.).

But hey - my career advice is always call them up, introduce yourself, and ask questions. Worst they can say is "no", right? :)

Good luck!