Of
course, there are downsides to every job. School nurses can feel very isolated
(our training is so different from educators), but there are so many positives
and things I love about being a school nurse! So, in keeping with the
Wylie Way, I decided to blog about what I am thankful for here at Watkins
Elementary.
I am grateful . ..
. . . to be part of a district that values School
Nurses and has a nurse on every campus.
. . . that I don’t have to cover multiple campuses.
. . . to have staff who will cover the clinic so I can
eat lunch (thank you Suzanne and Patty).
. . . to have people who welcome me at lunch (thank
you 1st and 2nd grades)!
. . . to have staff who will go out of their comfort
zone and learn about CPR, mass casualties, Epi Pens, and diabetes.
. . . to have a fully stocked clinic.
. . . to have Administrators who support me fully
(thank you Amy, Jennifer and Amber).
. . . for my “new to me” computer.
. . . that I get to develop real relationships with
students that will last many years.
. . . that teachers forgive me when I send a student
back to their classroom, (who has no fever, eaten crackers and is bouncing
around the clinic), who promptly throws up on their floor.
. . . that we have a custodian that is willing to
clean up the worst imaginable, and does it with a smile (“code brown” anyone?).
. . . to have a district that takes safety and health
seriously (think ebola outbreak).
. . . (and sometimes overwhelmed) that parents have
faith in my skills and abilities (although looking in ears and throats of
toddlers is pushing it a little).
. . . that I no longer have to work on Christmas,
Thanksgiving and weekends!
. . . that we have a counselor that collaborates and
works with me to promote whole health (mind and body).
. . . for fellow school nurses that help me with resources,
problem solving and keeping things in perspective.
. . . for antibiotics, immunizations, CT scans, ultrasounds,
MRIs and all the other tools modern medicine provides.
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