Being a school nurse is a big challenge! by Aya O

I belong to nursing department. We are able to obtain a license as a nurse, hygienist, and a school nurse. In our department, what a lot of people in after is nurse. But I want to be a school nurse. Although it is a position in school nurse, it may be able to be called the manager who manages the health of students. Since a school nurse does not have charge, she does not belong to what grade, either. Instead, she performs all student’s health care. When the symptoms of epidemic illnesses such as a influenza develop, The management in consulted with and it decides whether to make into cancellation of year classes or to make a school a school holiday. In my opinion, school nurse is wonderful work, but has problems.

                                                                                                              

First, although this is a problem truly for me, the examination for becoming a school nurse is difficult. It is very highly competitive. Surprisingly, the examination is disadvantageous in case of a nursing part graduate! Since most is from the department of education, the teacher who is working now want to employ the student of a department-of-education graduate. It seems in the lesson of the nursing part we do not learning about education. I am very sad to hear that. In addition to the lesson of nursing, we are learning also about education. I want teachers to know it. And I want you to evaluate equally without judging in a graduate faculty.

Second, the number of school nurse is small. Mostly, school nurse in one person to one school. Then, it is impossible to see all students. For example, if a school trip is accompanied, it cannot respond to the student who is present in school. If the nurse's office is left on business, nobody will being. Then, it is dangerous. in school, bullying has been a serious problem now. There are many children who commit suicide owing to bullying. The school nurse has to find promptly the child who is in such a situation, and has to correspond. The school nurse always needs to observe children. When children visit to the nurse’s office, she can see the situation and talk with them. Therefore, school nurse needs to make it two or more arrangement. It will be more safe.

                                                                                                                

To conclude, all students are unmanageable if there are few school nurses. Therefore, school nurse needs to make it two or more arrangement. Therefore, school nurse needs to make it two or more arrangement. And I want you to evaluate equally without judging in a graduate faculty.