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Article: School nurses are in short supply; Minnesota's school nursing shortage is hurting the education of children, according to a report released Monday at a news conference in St. Paul.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 23, 2008
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Byline: EMILY JOHNS; STAFF WRITER
There is a shortage of school nurses in Minnesota, and the Legislature needs to do its part to make sure children get adequate health care in school, according to a study released on Monday by the School Nurse Organization of Minnesota and a St. Paul think tank.
According to the study, which was based on a survey of 131 Minnesota school nurses, eight of 10 school nurses in the state think there is a shortage of school nurses and three of four believe school-nurse staffing levels are inadequate to meet the needs of some or most students.
"Our school nurses know that their numbers are not where they should be," ...