I didn't mean to, I promise!

Today I accidently went to the store...What I mean is I went to the store for one tiny little thing.

I'm assuming this is contact solution. The name is the only thing in English...

And I came out with this...

I just needed it, ok?

In other news, I am now the newest school nurse at the Normalkoulu Primary School, this week anyway. It's been a very interesting week so far. The school nurses here do a lot of health checks as they call them. The child's yearly physical is actually done at the school, and the nurse acts as the primary healthcare provider for those physicals. Once a week, a doctor comes into the school and does another physical for kids in grades 1,5, and 8. So basically, all of the vaccinations, height and weight charts, and eye, ear, other exams are done at school by the nurse. Instead of having a primary doctor to take care of preventative care, the nurse does much of that in the school. It's really very interesting. The nurse is also the gatekeeper, of sorts, to their healthcare system. If a child needs something that is non emergent but would like to visit the doctor (sprained ankle, plugged up ear, not feeling well), they will come to the school nurse first, and then they visit a doctor at the health center clinic if the nurse thinks the doctor needs to follow up. Nurses don't prescribe anything, it's more of an assessment and triage. 

I'll be posting more thoughts at the end of the week, with some of my opinions and observations. Stay tuned. If you need me I'll be in the nurse's office (all day, all week)...