It is hard to argue that the life of one child is worth more than that of another. Our school and healthcare systems have been set up to support the idea that everyone has an equal chance for success. But, is everyone truly receiving the same chance at a decent quality of life in such an automated system? Every person is different and those that are extremely marginalized are the ones that are often forgotten by the dominant leadership group. By visiting with a few nurses and volunteers at a health care facility named Special Kids, I became aware that some people plainly need more. There was a theme amongst the nurses’ interviews that their programs simply need more money, volunteers, and space in order to help more of the severely handicapped and special needs individuals that society often ignores.
Upon walking in, I met an adorable …show more content…
There are countless ways to volunteer that include playing with babies, feeding kids, cooking food, and teaching basic lessons. For example, there was a nursing student from ETSU there in the baby room that talked about how she wished she could work in such a proactive place. I noticed that between every nurse and volunteer there were still countless of other children that always needed attention. One nurse said that when no volunteers show up, she would literally be cooking, running IVs, giving shots, and rocking a crying baby all at once. She said it can be very dangerous sometimes if one of the kids crashes, leaving all the other kids under the supervision of the other nurse as the former goes in the ambulance. Another nurse said that sometimes in the budget they do not have enough to have more than two or three nurses on staff at any given time. I asked how many would be ideal and she said around five, suggesting that these nurse’s do a saint’s worth of work on an already reduced salary in comparison to a public health
Upon walking in, I met an adorable …show more content…
There are countless ways to volunteer that include playing with babies, feeding kids, cooking food, and teaching basic lessons. For example, there was a nursing student from ETSU there in the baby room that talked about how she wished she could work in such a proactive place. I noticed that between every nurse and volunteer there were still countless of other children that always needed attention. One nurse said that when no volunteers show up, she would literally be cooking, running IVs, giving shots, and rocking a crying baby all at once. She said it can be very dangerous sometimes if one of the kids crashes, leaving all the other kids under the supervision of the other nurse as the former goes in the ambulance. Another nurse said that sometimes in the budget they do not have enough to have more than two or three nurses on staff at any given time. I asked how many would be ideal and she said around five, suggesting that these nurse’s do a saint’s worth of work on an already reduced salary in comparison to a public health