Ursaline Screening Day

Teaming up with the senior Ursaline nursing students has been a great way to reach more schools by increasing our man power. On the 15^th, we had a screening day with them, and it was a really fun and effective day of screenings. Our goal for this screening day was to hand the reigns over to them, as they will be screening independently soon, and we wanted to ensure that they understood every aspect of screening—from check in, to running and tying shoes, to getting new student information. As the Ursaline students became more independent, I had time to sit down and talk to the kids as they waited in line to be screened. This has been the best part of the screening. When you get down to their level, their faces light up and they will talk about anything. They mostly all talk to you all at once each one trying to catch your attention and tell a silly story or a secret. We talked about Thanksgiving, the Transformers, their field trip to the zoo, their favorite game in gym class, how pretty someone’s shoes were, and flying spiders.