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School nurses and bus drivers deserve more
This week is National Nurses Week, with Wednesday, May 7, being National School Nurse Day.
School nurses do more than just slap on Band-Aids and take temperatures. Just ask Julie Muskal, the school nurse at Kings Mills Elementary. She stores extra clothes for students who have lunchtime spills (or accidents); she keeps snacks for students who don’t feel well because they haven’t had breakfast; she performs sight and hearing tests on students; she takes care of KME staff members who feel under the weather. The woman repairs eyeglasses!
Muskal, a nationally certified school nurse, takes time to educate parents, kids and staff members about preventative medicine through various means. For example, the school recently saw a play that demonstrated good eating habits.
When children come into Muskal’s clinic, she calls parents to notify them their child is sick. She takes that opportunity to let parents in on the resources available to them through the Warren County Health Department.
Bet you didn’t know school nurses did all that. Well, Mrs. Muskal is a busy woman. I know. I visited her office Monday, May 5, and watched her treated about 10 children in an hour.
At least 40 children walk through the doors of her office most days. And when she’s not tending to patients, she’s training KME staff to take care of the students when she’s not there. At the beginning of the school year, she gives teachers and cafeteria staff a list and photos of students with food or other allergies so everyone is on the same page. That’s important so teachers can send letters to room moms who bring treats into the classrooms.
Being a school nurse is definitely not a cake walk.
Show your school nurse some love this week. It just might make her day.
Monday, May 5 was Ohio Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Even though the day has passed, there are some things you and your child can do anytime to appreciate your a school bus driver:
- Think of why your driver is the best and write a poem about him or her.
- Be at the bus stop on time so the driver doesn’t have to wait.
- Pick a flower from the garden and give it to your favorite driver. You may want to ask about allergies.
- Draw a picture for your driver to hang inside the bus.
- Be patient when riding behind school buses.
Give a shout-out to your favorite bus driver or school nurse!
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