Why didn't anyone think of this before? It's a great idea.

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9. I know. I was referring to traditional school nurses. I agree that this is an...

…excellent idea and hope it spreads far and wide.

I just retired from 45 years as a peds NP. When our sons were young, I was frequently asked, “Wouldn’t you like a job as a school nurse so you could have summers off with your kids?” I was never even remotely interested for 2 reasons:

1. My favorite part of my job was seeing first time parents and new babies. None of that available in a school setting.
2. I knew i would chafe at the loss of independence, as I would be restricted from being able to use my full skill set. For example, if a kid came to the health office complaining or ear pain, I could look at the ear if the health office had an otoscope, but all I would be allowed to do about it would be to call a parent to come and get their child and take them to their own pediatric office. It would have been like working with my hands tied behind my back.