The staff at Olathe Northwest goes above and beyond to care for students well being. One person in particular is our school nurse, Cathy Schaukowitch."My overall goal is to keep students safe, safety is my main objective, also mental health wise trying to keep them healthy that way also but definitely the health and safety of the students and staff is my main goal.", Schaukowitch said.
Schaukowitch has been a nurse since 1977 and this is her 8th year at Olathe Northwest. Throughout her nursing career Schaukowitch has worked in hospitals, doctor offices, home health care, and schools.
Schaukowitch loves working at ONW because the kids are great and touch your heart, the administration is very supportive, and the staff is fabulous. She also enjoys working here because it is her own clinic and she is in charge of the setting.
For Schaukowitch caring for people has always been what she wants to do. The summer after 7th grade Schaukowitch took care of an elderly neighbor everyday who needed someone in the house with her. She would come over later in the day then spend the night with this lady. This is when Schaukowitch decided that she wanted to be a nurse.
Being a nurse is full of surprises and different agendas everyday depending on students health concerns. Schaukowitch shares that all the paperwork and communicating with parents who disagree can be one of the most challenging parts of the job.
"We certainly try to communicate well and I make sure all my paper work is correct, theres a lot of charts and computer entries that I double check and have other people check. A lot of behind the scenes stuff that a lot of people don't realize we do.", Schaukowitch said.
Schaukowitch gives advice to aspiring nurses, "If you like to work with people and things like blood don't bother you then go for it and enjoy it. Think positive and you will go a long way."
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