Happy Nurses Day- Did you know...

1. There are 13 Registered Nurses at Westfield Washington Schools.

2. They have been Nurses from 10 years to 56 years (Total of 265 years!)

3. The newest to school nursing has been a school nurse for 1 year and the longest acting school nurse is 25 years and counting.

Before becoming a school nurse, they have extensive backgrounds in a variety of nursing paths: Including

1. Neonatal Intensive Care

2. Director of Cardiovascular Labs

3. Public Health Nurse Educator

4. Labor and Delivery

5. Obstetrics and Gynecology

6. Cardiac Care

7. Adult Intensive Care

8. Neurosurgical Care

9. Medical/Surgical Care

10. Home Health & Hospice

11. Orthopedics

12. Emergency Room

What the nurses like best about being a school nurse?

1. Hugs

2. Watching the children grow and become independent

3. Interactions and developing caring relationships with families, staff, and students

4. Variety and diversity every day

5. Educating the child and family in their care and advocating for our families

What they hope to achieve:

1. a loving safe environment for the students

2. teaching kids to be more active in their self-care now and for the future

3. teaching students tools and techniques for dealing with anxiety and stress

4. teaching students/families how to advocate for care

Some of the funny things students have said to the school nurse

1. “You’re just making that up”

2. “I think my Red blood cells are too hot”

3. “I fell down and a bead just somehow went up my nose”

So what do the school nurses do in their spare time?

1. Garden

2. Cook

3. Bake

4. Hike

5. Bike

6. Read

7. Spend time with Family, Grandkids

8. Knit

9. Travel

The job of School Nursing in one word:

1. Serve

2. Advocate

3. Educate

4. Care

5. Flexible

6. Patience

7. Compassionate

8. Loving

9. Empathetic

Thank you ... Cindy, Jane, Amber, Jean-Marie, Alexandra, Kristi, Misha, Georganna, Jeannie, Erin, Ashely, Katie, Alyssa, Karissa, Teresa

What is the best trait of a school nurse?

1. Positive Personality, smile

2. Compassion

3. Diplomacy and wisdom

4. Flexibility

5. Able to Multitask

6. Great Assessment skills and compassion

7. Great sense of humor