http://www.schoolkidshealthcareblog.com/2009/national-school-nurse-day-kicks-off-national-nurse-week.html School Health Room Topics Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:22:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.schoolkidshealthcareblog.com/2009/national-school-nurse-day-kicks-off-national-nurse-week.html/comment-page-1#comment-168 Connie Harrell Thu, 07 May 2009 23:54:27 +0000 http://www.schoolkidshealthcareblog.com/2009/national-school-nurse-day-kicks-off-national-nurse-week.html#comment-168 I am a school nurse in a small rural county in East Tennessee. I am the only school nurse employed by the county. This year for the first time a local health care provider began a school health clinic in one of our elementary schools. It is a great help there is a Registered Nurse there all day and in the afternoon from 1:00pm til 3:30 there is a nurse practitioner. This has helped free me up for part of the day so I can do the hearing and vision screenings, also BMI blood pressure, height, weight, and I also do scoliosis screening for 6th grade students Then there is the health plans for all the diabetics, asthma, and other chronic health problems. This is in addition to my daily schedule of students that require nurse care, diabetics carb counting, preparing insulin and administering injections. Tube feedings and catherizations. When I write this down it sounds like wow! but I love my job the kids and it takes all year from August to May to get it done but it is very rewarding. I am proud to be a school nurse 10 years and counting. Happy Nurses Week to all nurses! I am a school nurse in a small rural county in East Tennessee. I am the only school nurse employed by the county. This year for the first time a local health care provider began a school health clinic in one of our elementary schools. It is a great help there is a Registered Nurse there all day and in the afternoon from 1:00pm til 3:30 there is a nurse practitioner. This has helped free me up for part of the day so I can do the hearing and vision screenings, also BMI blood pressure, height, weight, and I also do scoliosis screening for 6th grade students Then there is the health plans for all the diabetics, asthma, and other chronic health problems. This is in addition to my daily schedule of students that require nurse care, diabetics carb counting, preparing insulin and administering injections. Tube feedings and catherizations. When I write this down it sounds like wow! but I love my job the kids and it takes all year from August to May to get it done but it is very rewarding. I am proud to be a school nurse 10 years and counting. Happy Nurses Week to all nurses!

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