Schools battle national shortages, pay disparity to keep nurses on the job
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Burrell School District nurse Patty White measures 6-year-old twins Isaac and Oliver Farrah this month.
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Burrell School District nurse Patty White has worked for the district for 22 years.
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Aliza Zelina, a school nurse at Highlands Middle School, said her profession suits her. “Not only do I love health care-related science and nursing, I love teaching,” she said. “So it’s the best of both worlds.”
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Chartiers Valley Head Nurse Michelle Opferman poses for a picture outside her office at the High School on Nov. 12, 2024.
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Chartiers Valley head nurse Michelle Opferman opens a medicine cabinet Nov. 12, 2024.
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Chartiers Valley Head Nurse Michelle Opferman flips through a binder in her office Nov. 12, 2024.
