Nashua Schools Celebrate National School Nurse Day

NASHUA, NH — Nashua school officials on Wednesday honored school nurses during National School Nurse Day. In 2016 alone, Nashua school nurses saw 103,447 student visits, officials said. Nationwide, there are about 95,000 school nurses serving some 50 million children, according to the National Association of School Nurses.

"For all our dedicated school nurses do, we thank you," Nashua school officials said in a statement. "We appreciate their dedication to our schools and to each of our school children."

National Association of School Nurses President Beth Mattey wrote a message for the country's school nurses.

"School Nurse Day is a day for you to reflect on your practice," Mattey said. "Remember the many times when you made a difference in the life of a child; now, multiply that number by 10,000. The number could be multiplied by 100,000 or more, depending on your years as a school nurse. These are the lives you have touched, the daily events which you may not always know how your actions influenced the outcome."

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