Teachers alert the school nurse to the problem and enlists the help of the school counselor.
Together, they contact the child's parents to discuss the problem and offer suggestions for medical care. After attending Sunday worship services, parishioners meet for more than just coffee in their fellowship halls. They also receive blood pressure checks from a nurse who is a member of their congregation. The nurse maps out the man's itinerary, from surgery to in-hospital rehabilitation to outpatient physical therapy. While it's true two-thirds of our nation's 2.6 million nurses work in hospitals, where they play a vital role in delivering care to hospital inpatients, exciting opportunities exist within the community where nurses make a tremendous contribution to community health.