Ruskin High School - Mirage Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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this lady monitors our aches and pains Nlrs. Dorothy Wright, school Nurse at Ruskin celebrated her 25th year of nursing. She has been a nurse at Ruskin for 14 years. Nurse Wright does her best to fulfill those qualities of a good nurse while struggling with the everyday problems of the students. l thought we'd ask her a few questions. lVlirage: How many patients do you get daily? Nurse: On lVlonday it is usually 100-130, the rest of the week it's about 80. Nl: Do you think students really need to come to your office as much as they think they do? N: Yes, many of them have headaches and stomach aches probably from the hectic schedule. lVl: How many teachers to you get daily from the smoke inhalation in the faculty room? N: They all suffer from inhalation. lt's so bad it comes through my walls. She gives us pills for our ills