Being a School Nurse

I recently took a job as a school nurse. At first I stared toward the heavens wondering why I did such a thing. After all, the daily monetary compensation barely pays the bills and it's neither glamorous nor awe-inspiring. It is one thing, however...it is honorable. It is honorable to bandage a boo-boo on a frightened child. It is honorable to assist a child through an asthma attack. It is honorable to teach healthy habits to a child. There will never be a made-for-tv movie about school nurses. There will never be a school nurse cruising around town in the Mercedes she bought with her huge salary. There will, though, be grateful parents, comforted children, and the experience of working with talented and caring teachers every day. Whoever coined the phrase "money isn't everything" must have had a mom who was a school nurse!
National Association of School Nurses
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