CRISIS IN SCHOOL NURSE NUMBERS.Byline: EMILY COOK STATE school nurses are massively overstretched, nursing leaders warned yesterday. The average school nurse is spread over 7.6 schools and 2,500 pupils. At same time they are taking on more responsibilities - growing obesity levels, sexual health problems and child protection issues. They also have to deal with the highest level of teenage pregnancy and teenage abortion in Europe. Royal College of Nursing The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is a membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron. general secretary Peter Carter said yesterday the nurse shortage was putting children's long-term futures at risk. Dr Carter said: "School nurses must spend time with pupils to make a difference. Children are being short-changed." In 2004 the Government said there should be one fulltime nurse for every secondary school and its related primary schools in England The schools in England are organised into nine lists, one for each region of England.
aNURSES should wear a common national uniform to stop patients getting confused, the RCN RCN n abbr (= Royal Canadian Navy) → kanadische Marine conference decided yesterday. Uniform |
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