10/21/04: North Carolina, Johnston Co. Schools Struggle with Severe Nursing Shortage:"When a student gets sick in Johnston County, there may not be a school nurse to treat them. The district has more than 26,000 students, and only 10 nurses. It's a situation that leaves the nurses over-worked, and students waiting for help.
For school nurse Jean Tripp, students in need never stop coming. She and 9 other nurses in the Johnston County School District are responsible for treating 26,170 students. That's more then 2600 students per nurse, well over the 750 government recommendation. "We are the primary caregiver for approximately 1/3 of the students because their parents don't qualify for insurance and don't have Medicaid."
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/news/102...oolnurses.html
Makes you wonder who's watching over your asthmatic son or daughter (or special needs child) in school. . . .
Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com