Whooohooo! I know I shouldn’t complain, like really… it’s “only” been 6 weeks but for whatever reason it’s been a long 6 weeks. It’s not the kids, it’s not my co workers; I think it’s that we didn’t have much time off between the end of the school year in June and the start of summer session. We only had like 2-3 days off or something like that. And just because it’s summer it doesn’t make the students any less medically fragile. So my job, with the exception of a few students who don’t attend summer school; really isn’t incredibly easier during summer. We still have students who require procedures, meds, more procedures, etc….
I wouldn’t change working at my school for anything. I have the best coworker nurse that I share an office with, and my school has incredibly great paraprofessionals. They do a lot of work and I really appreciate them. The teachers at my school are so dedicated and show so much care for their students; and they know their students. It’s nice to be in and out of classrooms and perform procedures in classrooms where the atmosphere is so pleasant. It’s funny even classrooms with students that aren’t medically fragile that I’m not in and out of regularly; they never treat me like I’m interrupting them, even when I am. And the students are so polite and funny everyone wants to say, “hi!”. I really love my District 75 students.
So about this summer session; we are paid more money to work the summer yes that is true and only one of my deciding factors to choose to be there. However as far as working as a nurse at my school; it’s not a place you can work without compassion, patience and a heart. In other words you can’t work there just for the money. How can you do a job well if you don’t care about what you are doing? The majority of the students I provide care for depend on other people for just about everything in their lives. And I love being a part of providing that care. I don’t think there are many nursing positions one can work at with the sole reason being “the money”.
So let’s hope and pray for a quiet next 2 days while we wrap this summer session up.
Menay O; mom to 4, Christian and thrift shopper on the side... 