According to legend, Paikea came to New Zealand from the Pacific Islands on the back of a whale many centuries ago. His descendants include the NgÄti Kuri people of KaikÅura. The Whale Rider. Paikea was the youngest and favourite son of the chief Uenuku from the island of Mangaia in the present day Cook Islands.
School nursing is recognized as a specialty nursing area and has become more clearly defined with the development of standards of practice. Additionally, school nurses might further specialize their practice with a focus on children with special needs, early childhood programs, elementary or secondary age children, adolescents, or students with high-risk behaviors.
âThe problem [for schools] appears to be a shortage of adequately funded positions for school nurses.. The average public school nurse cares for 1,151 students at 2.2 schools. About 25 percent of schools have no school nurse, partly because of funding. The average salary for a school nurse is $42,467, or between $33,929 and $53,622, according to a Certified Compensation Professionals' analysis done for Salary.com. To measure the need for school nurses, districts try to maintain an appropriate ratio of school nurses to students. Ratios vary from state to state.