Personal Narrative: A Career As A School Nurse

I believe the work that you do as a school nurse is extremely important and give you kudos! I agree, the work that you do does help to shape the future generations and their ideas of health and wellness and in your role you have great responsibility. School nurses not only soothe the routine stomach ache, but manage chronic conditions such as asthma and seizures. According to the National Association of School Nurses, nurses within the school setting are responsible for staff wellness and ensure the compliance of state and federal mandates as you mentioned in your post (National Association for School Nurses, n.d.). As obesity and inactivity becomes the 'new normal' health promotion is increasingly important in schools. Children that are educated to the importance of healthy diet and exercise have a greater …show more content…
Knowing that this was not my daughter's normal attitude in school, both her teacher and the nurse scheduled a meeting with my husband and I to try to 'figure things out'. After our meeting we scheduled a physician visit and found that my daughter suffered from absence seizures. When she returned to school, I handed the RN the two prescriptions that she needed to manage the condition. The nurse gave me a sigh of relief and said "We finally have an answer". That 'WE' meant so much to us! Although, she was unfamiliar with the condition, she did her research and made it her duty to do routine checks on her in class the year after she was diagnosed. Sue Easton RN is her name and I will never forget how safe we felt when dropping her off to school. Now 14, my daughter is seizure free and is not on any medications. Early detection is credited to her success and a nurses involvement in ensuring she got her midday dose. Thanks to you and all the Sue Easton's out there that maintain wellness within the