Oklahoma Schools Dealing With Shortage Of Registered Nurses

Oklahoma is not only dealing with a teacher shortage but also a lack of school nurses. According to the State Department of Education, there are less than 400 school nurses for the more than 700,000 students across the state. News On 6's Autumn Bracey spoke with a registered nurse at Sand Springs Public Schools about the importance of the role and some of the challenges.

Friday, September 9th 2022, 7:12 am

By: News On 6


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Oklahoma is not only dealing with a teacher shortage but also a lack of school nurses. According to the State Department of Education, there are less than 400 school nurses for the more than 700,000 students across the state.

News On 6's Autumn Bracey spoke with a registered nurse at Sand Springs Public Schools about the importance of the role and some of the challenges.


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