Offer to help the overworked nurse

"I can help," you hear yourself blurting out. Nurse Mileu looks up at you, surprised, and says, "Help? What do you mean?"

"Look, you are obviously swamped, and I have nothing to do right now. Is there anything I can do to help until things calm down?"

She looks at you dubiously. "Well, there are a lot of confidential things here. And you obviously can't administer medication. I'm not sure what all you could do...." You can tell that she is mulling it over, though.

"Well, can I at least answer the phones, or move some of the stuff off your desk to a better location?"

As she ponders this, the door bursts open with a fresh batch of students and parents, all wanting immediate attention.

Making up her mind, Nurse Mileu asks, “What’s your name?” I tell her, and she says, "Fine, Connor. Take these forms into the file room and begin alphabetizing them. Don't get into the file cabinets, and don't read the details on the forms; just arrange them according to name."

"Not a problem," you say, as you retrieve the thick stack of papers and take them into the windowless file room. As you sit down at the desk and begin sorting through the papers, you look around and see several file cabinets, presumably with the student records. You also see several large cabinets that appear to be stocked with various medications -- those belonging to students, as well as medication to be administered throughout the year for various medical maladies. On the desk is a computer, already logged on to the medical records database. You also see several medical reference books on the shelves.