SchoolNurse123

Hi all, New school nurse here. This is my first year as a school nurse. So far I am loving it, but today was discouraging. I was called to the cafeteria where a student had symptoms resembling a seizure or panic attack. I felt that I had the situation completely under control. Pulse ox read 99%, lung sounds were clear, student was breathing a little fast. She would open her eyes but not answer yes or no questions and she was sobbing rhythmically. I was simply standing beside her, with my hand on her shoulder telling her she was doing a good job and trying to give her space to come out of whatever this was. I knew all her vitals were stable and she appeared to be improving each second. But then the principal jumped in and said "She's hyperventilating!!" and got in her face instructing her how to breathe over and over and over again. I was so frustrated, but I'm a softspoken person and I'm also new so I just sat there in frustration as she took over a situation that I was handling. In the end everything was okay, but I was just very discouraged and felt like there was no purpose of me being there if other people were going to take over and ignore me. I definitely need to learn how to take my space and stand up for myself, but I was wondering if any of you veterans had any advice for me regarding situations like this? I really appreciate any input. Thanks so much.