Surging COVID numbers have made for a sometimes-disorganized return to school after winter break. A heavy burden has fallen on school nurses, who say they feel overwhelmed and under-supported:
Every morning before school, Lauren O’Malley-Singh’s heart races as she straps on an N95 mask.She’s drowning in coronavirus tests. She gives upwards of 40 rapid tests a day, isolating the students who test positive, calling their parents and finding a way to get them home. When she’s not administering tests, she’s contact tracing as best she can and getting testing consent forms signed. Amid all that, she estimates that about once an hour, she’s helping a student find a place to get vaccinated.
after winter break. There are record case counts and changing guidelines for testing and isolation. A heavy burden has fallen on school nurses, who say they feel overwhelmed and under-supported. For example, she said, there’s no clarity about what to do if a kid tests positive, and there’s no parent to pick them up. “What if they use the school bus, and that’s their only way to get home?” she asked.
“What we're hearing from our members is that they are extremely overwhelmed, and they've reached their breaking point.”“That leaves many of us on the ground feeling un- or under-supported by the district, by the city and by the state,” she said. “It feels scary on a day-to-day, hour-to hour and minute-to-minute basis.”“What we're hearing from our members is that they are extremely overwhelmed, and they've reached their breaking point,” said Doreen Crowe, president of the MSNO.
“There has never been an invitation for a school nurse or school nurse leader to participate in the planning at the state level,” said Crowe. He said the state offers webinars and recorded sessions to highlight best practices. Plus, he pointed to an email address and a phone number if anyone has a question: “We take calls from nurses all the time,” he said.
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