"School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning. "
NASN 1999
Well, that's the glamorous definition of School Nursing!
Here's a more realistic look at a day in my life
as the EKES school nurse:
"Mrs. Conant...I have tuna in my eye!"
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And although I do perform the tasks mentioned in the above NASN description, it's times when I have to remove tuna fish out of a child's eye that keep me smiling and enjoying my job!
(For more cute EKES Health Office events, go to the Precious Moments page)
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