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Class of 1993 alumna navigates a new world in school nursing<\/h2>\n

By Kristen Zapata<\/em><\/h6>\n

According to Julie Mize, RN, BSN, being a school nurse is not just \u201cBand-Aids and bonbons.\u201d As the lead nurse for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD), Mize always has her nurse\u2019s cap on, scanning everyone she encounters from head to toe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t turn it off,\u201d she laughed when admitting to assessing people in the grocery store check-out line.<\/p>\n

\"Mize
David Jeremiah Quintero, who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, receives an injection of medication from Mize to control his blood sugar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

School nurses play a vital role in promoting the well-being of their community. They are responsible for providing nursing services and health education to students, staff and families. Their primary goal: Ensure students are healthy, safe and ready to learn.<\/p>\n

They hardly have a typical day; one day spent administering medications or stitching up torn pants and the next providing emergency care for substance overdose or reviving an unconscious diabetic. A new one for Mize was cushioning a bullet wound scar against the small shoe it was rubbing on.<\/p>\n

Always a nurse<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born in Waxahachie, Texas, and raised in Uvalde, Mize had never considered a profession other than nursing. Since she can recollect, every choice was made to position herself for it. She accomplished her goal in 1993 when she graduated from the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing and started working in obstetrics.<\/p>\n

Mize later found a position as a school nurse with UCISD and enjoyed more than 18 years there before she and her family moved outside of Texas for a time. She became a career and technical education instructor of medical terminology and health occupations dual-credit courses, but returned to UCISD in 2020 to help lead the charge against COVID-19.<\/p>\n

In her role as a lead nurse, Mize was covering another campus the morning of May 24, 2022, when Robb Elementary School lost 19 children and two teachers at the hands of an active shooter.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything has changed,\u201d Mize said. \u201cThose teachers and kids have been very resilient. They have memories, but they are doing very well. The way we work, however, will never be the same. If a student comes in with a stomachache, I need to determine if they are truly sick or if it\u2019s a trauma symptom. More often now, I\u2019ll have our counselor meet with them. It\u2019s brand-new waters.\u201d<\/p>\n

She and her team carefully navigate those waters to ensure their students get all the support they need.<\/p>\n

Building hope<\/strong><\/p>\n

A building committee member, Mize has input on the new elementary school campus that will replace Robb Elementary. She advocated for repositioning the nurse\u2019s office for better accessibility to students and parents and including both sick- and well-patient areas. The school is expected to be completed by October 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited about the stuff we\u2019re doing there,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is going to be fabulous once we\u2019re done. It\u2019s difficult, but we are hopeful as we move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

The varied and invaluable role of school nurses<\/h3>\n
\"A
Julie Mize, RN, BSN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

School nurses administer medications, provide first aid, manage chronic health conditions, conduct health screenings and promote healthy behaviors. Many school nurses also provide mental health services to students, such as counseling and referrals to mental health professionals.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s just on normal days<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because of the diverse and demanding role of the school nurse, the National Association of School Nurses recommends that school nurses be licensed registered nurses (RNs) or advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) with additional training in pediatrics and school health.<\/p>\n

As a guideline, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends at least one full-time nurse for every 750 students. In Texas, the average number of students to one school nurse was 1,107 in the 2019\u20132020 school year. And Texas Health and Human Services reported that out of the 254 total counties in Texas, 27 did not have a school nurse employed in a public or charter school in the 2019\u20132020 school year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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