The Education Nurse

Remember, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY and WHO GETS IT and WHO DON'T!

"In squeeze, teachers do work of nurses; Meanwhile, task more demanding" by Melissa Kossler Dutton, Associated Press | July 18, 2008

It's a task Keyse never imagined when she became a teacher, but medical duties have become a part of the job for educators across the country as schools cut nursing staff or require nurses to work at multiple locations. The change comes at a time when more students are dealing with serious medical conditions, such as severe allergies, asthma, and diabetes.

The workload of school nurses has increased since 1975, when the federal government mandated that schools accommodate disabled students, clearing the way for children with feeding tubes, catheters, and other serious medical conditions to attend school. Today, 16 percent of students have a condition that requires regular attention from the school nurse, Garcia said.

The Southern Humboldt Unified School Board in Garberville, Calif., blamed a reduction in state funding when members voted in June to eliminate one nursing position and reduce the other position to 10 hours a week for the upcoming school year.

Robin Correll, the remaining nurse, worries how she will oversee the district's seven schools. She was already struggling to perform annual health and vision screenings. "It will be impossible to do all the work," she said. "It breaks my heart. Kids deserve better."

Yeah, they sure do!

Correll, like many nurses around the country, has already trained teachers and secretaries to dispense medication, give shots of adrenaline, and help children use inhalers. So far the district has stopped short of asking nonmedical personnel to administer insulin. The thought of someone without a medical background managing Brandon Merrell's diabetes makes his mother, Amy Merrell, very uncomfortable. The Gilbert, Ariz., woman wants assurances that her 8-year-old son will be properly cared for while he's at Coronado Elementary School."

Yeah, if I were a parent, I'd be a little worried, too!

STATE SCHOOLS are SHIT, folks!!!

Just MORE LOOTING of TAXPAYERS!!!!