National School Nurse Day Kicks off National Nurse Week
Submitted by School Kids Healthcare Blog
May 6, 2009 kicks off National Nurse Week with a dedicated day all to School Nurses. National Nurse Week is always May 6 – 12 and National School Nurse Day is always celebrated on the Wednesday within that week.
This year’s theme “School Nurses: Meeting Needs of Today’s Students” is a targeted statement yet so broad. What is “Today’s Student?” Is it a student with diabetes? Might it be a student who has asthma? Could it be a student with an eating disorder?
Today’s Student does not fall into one neat little package with a pretty little bow. Today’s Student may need a bandage from time to time but in reality their day to day needs far exceed the popular belief of band-aids and tummy aches.
School Nurses not only give medical attention but they conduct prevention screenings for vision and hearing. School Nurses also educate students about proper hygiene; as well as sexual health, nutrition and the importance of physical fitness just to name a few.
Not all schools are lucky enough to have a School Nurse. Budgets are being prepared for the upcoming school year and some districts are cutting School Nurses in order to keep their funds within perspective.
Amidst the H1N1 uproar not only are School Nurses closely monitoring students to determine whether symptoms are that of a cold or swine flu they are fulfilling their everyday duties on top of that (monitoring blood glucose, handling prescription medications, etc).
School Nurses are very much needed but not always appreciated. If your school is lucky enough to have a school nurse take a moment to say, “thank you.” If you do not have a school nurse write a letter to the school board about the importance of having one.
School Nurses don’t let this day pass by without notice. Print official NASN School Nurse Day Posters to hang in your health room office and around the school.
Source: NASN.org
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May 6th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Good read..
May 7th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
School nurses should be appreciated, especially today! Children are the main carriers and spreaders of disease, so your child’s school nurse could be saving the larger community from swine flu.
Teaching kids to be proactive about prevention really is a life saver.