Yay!!! Just got a job at a school!!!

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Hi yall!! I just got a call today that I got a job as a school nurse!! i am SOOO excited!!! I have always wanted to do this and as an LVN my options were limited... but luckily I found a school district that happened to need a nurse and... I got the job!!! But I am also a little nervous... Any advice that yall wished you had known when you first started out?? Any ideas on how to decorate the office? lol Or any "must haves" for a school nurse?? Anyway I am so happy to have to the opportunity to do this, and I cannot wait for the school year!!!!

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Specializes in pediatrics, oncology.

Congratulations all of you! I'm a little jealous; I'd love to be a school nurse! I graduated last summer and have only 2 months PICU experience so far (left PICU b/c wasn't the right environment for me). All the school nurse jobs I've seen posted in my area either require more experience or are only part-time/sub positions. I'm still hoping though!

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Shinyblackcar,

Apply as a sub if your schedule allows. It will give you a chance to see if this is really what you want. It's also a great way to learn what school nursing is all about.

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Specializes in pediatrics, oncology.
Shinyblackcar,

Apply as a sub if your schedule allows. It will give you a chance to see if this is really what you want. It's also a great way to learn what school nursing is all about.

Thanks for the advice! I'll keep that in mind and see what happens with the next few interviews I have in the hospital.

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Specializes in LTC.
"I will actually be working as a tech this year "

Are you an RN?

Will the district's insurance cover you if you act within your RN role (which your license & Nurse Practice Act requires you to do), and will your own malpractice cover you if you do not?

From the Schwab & Gelfman book: Legal Issues in School Health Services, it says this "scenario is troubling", p. 34.

p. 146: "From a risk management point of view, it is inadvisable for a licensed nurse to work in positions that do not require or support their licensed responsibility to clients. " It goes on to say you are putting yourself in legal jeapardy.

It goes on to say that if you inactivate your RN license , there is no legal conflict.

Be careful and make sure you are not putting yourself, your license and your family's financial situation at risk.

In my district there are also RNs and LPNs that work as "techs". I'm sure they are still held to their nursing license, at the same time the supervising RN is always available as well.

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Specializes in school nursing.

Welcome to the wonderful world of school nursing. I am going into my 4th year and could not see myself ever doing anything else. Some tips I have found useful.

1. Do not isolate yourself. Keep in touch with other school nurses as much as possible. Sometimes it is hard because you are the only one of your kind on campus. Show your staff you are a part of their team.

2. Teachers and staff sometimes will question your decisions. It is part of the jobSchoo, just be professional about it.

3. Even when your assessment of a child is negative - do something for them (ice pack, mint, TLC, your time). They have come to you for some reason.

4. Get some good reference books. School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text is awesome. So is Manual of School Health.

5. Have fun!

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Specializes in GI/ Peds?OB.

LovePink !! Me too!!!! How did u get into school nrsing? Are u a LPN? I graduate this Dec, I really would like int he school or trauma nrsing.

Take Care . Hope to here from you:jester:

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Specializes in Psych.

congrats! i was also just hired on as a school nurse. and i'm also nervous- not much experience in this field. also, the pay is much lower than what i was used to, is that alo the case for you?

i will be circulating to different schools with ese students.

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