For example,a two thousand four study showed that the number of school nurses nationally failed to meet federal guidelines.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

She says one possibility is a decrease in the number of school nurses during the period they studied.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

Elizabeth returned to the United States to start America's first training school for nurses.

VOA: special.2010.09.12

Already familiar with the trend in food allergies are school nurses, who have grown busier with allergy-related duties, like banishing peanuts at school parties or stocking emergency allergy medicine.

NPR: Study: Food, Skin Allergies Increasing In Children

From skinned knees to serious allergic reactions, school nurses play a critical role in our education system.

CNN: Are school nurses disappearing?

According to the National Association of School Nurses, only 45 percent of the nation's public schools have a full-time on-site nurse.

CNN: Are school nurses disappearing?