The phone rings. You look at the caller i.d. Is it a telemarketer, a friend, or is it the school? When the kids are in school and the phone rings my heart skips a beat. If it's the school, I age about 10 years. So, I should be about 130 years old by now.
The nurse at my youngest child's school knows to say the following all in one breath. "Hi, it's the nurse and everything is fine" That's helps me to calm down enough so I can assess what's going on with out passing out.
Most schools these days do not have a full time nurse. This boggles my mind. How can a nurse not be in every school full time? This terrifies me. Not just because of allergies but because of other injuries, serious conditions, and illness. The teachers and staff already have enough on their plates, they shouldn't have to worry about all of these things also.
My oldest called me last week from middle school because she was hurt. Minor injury but enough that she needed to be taken care of. No nurse. I picked her up and took her home to take care of her. Yesterday she got hurt again. Luckily the nurse was there and all was taken care of.
I love the teachers and staff at both schools but in the case of injury or illness, shouldn't it be a trained medical professional that takes care of our kids medical needs? How often is your school nurse actually in the building? You might want to find out........
This is such a valid point. N does not have allergies, but he was hit with a big stick on the playground. He then fell off the ladder he was on and hit his head. Thanks for the info. I am checking N's school tomorrow while I am volunteering. Glad your daughter was OK.
ReplyDeleteOh ouch! I hope he is ok. It's shocking to me how little time a school nurse is actually in the building. I wonder if it's just here. I will be interested to hear what you find out.
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