Nursing History, School Nursing

The Relentless School Nurse: Aileen Cole Stewart: Called To Serve by Maria Smilios

In celebration of 2020 The Year of the Nurse and Midwife, author Maria Smilios is dedicating a weekly column about nurses whose stories must be shared.  Maria has invited The Relentless School Nurse to share this important initiative with the readers of this blog! This is week #5 of the 52 week series in this year long study… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Aileen Cole Stewart: Called To Serve by Maria Smilios

Advocacy & Activism, Health Equity, Nursing History, School Nursing

The Relentless School Nurse: Looking for Lillian Wald

  Earlier in the year, I wrote a blog post about one of my newest students who was saving food that was served in school to bring home to her family. The 4-year-old girl, a recent immigrant from El Salvador, was storing food in her pants pockets instead of eating at school. Here is a… Continue reading The Relentless School Nurse: Looking for Lillian Wald