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7	TheMedic of the school, the School Nurse is the local health professional responsible for providing first aid for injuries sustained during gym class or schoolyard brawls and helping students with their health problems. School nurses administer vaccinations and liaise with government public health agencies. Some school nurses also multitask as student counselors, giving students advice on their personal problems. In a high school, they might hold health care classes (e.g., on
8	alcohol and drugs,
9	sexual health and pregnancy, and healthy lifestyles).
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11	In the world of {{anime}} and {{manga}}, the school nurse is almost AlwaysFemale, twentysomething, and [[HospitalHottie extremely attractive]]. They tend to do their hair in buns, wear corrective lenses and white labcoats, combining aspects of HotLibrarian, and HospitalHottie. For most intents and purposes, however, attractive school nurses count predominantly as {{Hot Teacher}}s, being school staff over a librarian, scientist or physician.
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13	In Western productions, however, the reverse is often true. In these works, the school nurse is middle-aged, rather ugly, and generally grumpy about having to take care of so many [[YouMeddlingKids snot-nosed brats]] (very similar to the lunch lady). Comedy works often portray her as something akin to a TortureTechnician, using all sorts of excuses to [[BattleaxeNurse poke, prod, and jam needles]] into our plucky protagonists. Much of this portrayal is a homage to Nurse Ratched from ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.
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15	The school nurse is often the other part of a TwoTeacherSchool, and perhaps due to the aforementioned counselor associations she tends to be the one on closer terms with the school-aged main cast, serving as a PsychologistTeacher, ReasonableAuthorityFigure and/or a CoolBigSis.
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17	With budget cuts to schools and increasing worries about liability over treatment provided to students, the school nurse is at risk of becoming a DeadHorseTrope, at least in North American schools.
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20	!!Examples:
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23	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
24	* There's a male school nurse in ''Manga/HanaKimi''.
25	* ''Manga/HappyLesson'': Yayoi Sanzenin, who like Sakura is also a {{Miko}}.
26	* It's revealed that [[spoiler:Tsugumi Shibata]] became one in ''Anime/HellGirl'' season 3.
27	* Another RareMaleExample... [[SubvertedTrope sorta]]: Kyousuke Tamamo from ''Manga/HellTeacherNube'' ''posed'' as one to approach Hiroshi and kidnap him...
28	* A male nurse is in ''Manga/HereIsGreenwood'', the protagonist's older brother.
29	* ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'''s Shizuka Marikawa is [[TheDitz extremely ditzy]] and the most [[BuxomBeautyStandard aesthetically blessed]] in a group of [[WorldOfBuxom very well-endowed females]].
30	* Hades from ''Manga/HokenshitsuNoShinigami'' - a RareMaleExample, and is an equally rare main character.
31	* Kaori Doumoto in ''Anime/HungryHeartWildStriker'' is more of a "Team Doctor", since she supervises the soccer team, but in practice her role is pretty much this.
32	* ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'' has Naoko Moritaka (in the anime her role was given to Nao Kadena, an existing character from ''Manga/GTOTheEarlyYears'').
33	* ''Manga/JunsuiAdolescence'' is a [[YuriGenre Yuri]] manga about the romantic relationship between school nurse Matsumoto and [[HotForStudent her student]] Nanao.
34	* ''Manga/KindergartenWars'': Gordon is the school doctor. Unlike most examples, he isn’t an attractive woman nor a pretty boy (like Rita hoped), but huge middle aged man.
35	* The ''Manga/LuckyStar'' manga features Fuyuki.
36	* ''Manga/MariaNoDanzai'': Mari Nagare used to be bullied in school; the nurse's office was the only place where she felt safe. Seeking to emulate her benefactor, [[ChekhovsSkill Mari went and got the qualifications to become a nursing teacher]], only to ultimately let go of her dream in favor of raising her son Kiritaka. After he is [[BullyBrutality bullied to death]], [[MamaBear Mari]] spends [[BestServedCold two years making preparations to avenge her son]], the last of which involves becoming the nurse at the school he used to go to; she ultimately secures the job by [[SleepingTheirWayToTheTop blowing the principal in his office]]. [[ThatWomanIsDead Maria Akeboshi]] then goes on to become such a [[CoolTeacher universally beloved nurse]] in the present that the students call her "[[ASaintNamedMary Saint Maria of the Infirmary]]", leaving her free to [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge hunt down her targets]] while [[BeneathSuspicion no one suspects her]].
37	* Lucoa becomes the school nurse of Oborozuka Elementary in chapter 2 of ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid: Lucoa is my xx'' so she can spend more time with Shouta. Given that she doesn't have any credential to speak of, [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers she had to mess with the principal's memories to get the job]].
38	* Aiko Kuriyama in ''Manga/{{Mitsudomoe}}''
39	* Michiru Onigawara from ''Literature/{{MM}}''. She's not very personable for a nurse, though.
40	* ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'' has San's mother taking up the position.
41	* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia,'' the SuperheroSchool has Recovery Girl, a [[MiniatureSeniorCitizens little old lady]] whose MagicKiss speeds up the body's natural healing--this isn't foolproof, however, especially since it [[CastFromHitPoints drains the injured person's energy]] as much as healing normally would. She also seems to know some traditional medicine, at one point performing surgery on [[TheProtagonist Izuku]]'s hand.
42	* Yohko Sagisawa, a minor character in ''Anime/MyHime''.
43	* Yohko Helene of ''Anime/MyOtome'' fills this role in addition to maintaining the school's technology.
44	* ''Manga/NurseHitomisMonsterInfirmary'' has the the titular nurse.
45	* Yuki-sensei in ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' is both school nurse and counselor, which comes in handy throughout the story. [[spoiler: Considering [[TheHighQueen her true identity]], learning these skills is certainly an accomplishment for a witch.]]
46	* Played with in Misao from ''Manga/PeachGirl''. While she may not be stunning to anyone else, [[spoiler: Kairi has harbored a crush on her for years.]]
47	* Medusa from ''Manga/SoulEater''. After she reveals herself as a villain, Mira Naigus takes over the position.
48	* Okamoto-sensei from ''Anime/StarDriver''.
49	* ''Manga/StoryOfADumbPrefectAndHighSchoolGirlWithInappropriateSkirtLength'' doesn't have a school nurse, but the role is filled by male student [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Yuu Izubuchi]], a former JapaneseDelinquent and health committee member.
50	* Dr. Ryouko Mikado from ''Manga/ToLoveRu''.
51	* Sakura from ''Anime/UruseiYatsura'', who is also a {{Miko}} (this is especially funny for complicated reasons).
52	* Tokiko Magami from ''Manga/{{X 1999}}''.
53	* ''Manga/WhyTheHellAreYouHereTeacher'': Chizuru Tachibana is a school nurse and the fourth HotTeacher introduced in the series.
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58	* In the [=DeviantArt=] fancomic ''Webcomic/DisneyHighSchool'', the titular school's nurse is none other than [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]]--but she's smart enough to know [[HospitalHottie the effect she has on the boys]] and [[http://morloth88.deviantart.com/art/Hello-Nurse-659533363 plans accordingly.]]
59	* Dr. Anthony Fauci from ''Fanfic/MiraculousThePhoenixRises'' is the school nurse at [[SuckySchool Waterloo High]], who goes back and forth on banning and mandating ice packs for students, then tries to have all of the students in a stay at home lockdown in response to the monster attacks
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63	* Nurse Specks from ''Film/SkyHigh2005''. Naturally, her superpower is x-ray vision.
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67	* The ''Literature/ChaletSchool'' has one matron through most of the series, known as "Matey", who is mostly tough but fair. In one book, she is replaced by a much nastier matron.
68	* Madame Pomfrey from the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series, who mixes the archetypes above. She may be older, and grumpy about the kids hurting themselves, but she also clearly cares about the children she treats.
69	* There's a children's picture book called ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The School Nurse from the Black Lagoon]]''. The narrator hears all sorts of things about the school nurse (incidentally named Ms. Hearse), then has to go to the nurse himself. [[spoiler:It turns out that although the nurse is indeed named Ms. Hearse, she is pretty and very nice.]]
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73	* Cate Hennessy in ''Series/EightSimpleRules''.
74	* Nurse Phoebe, School Nurse in ''Series/BeakmansWorld'' (and yes, they did say it as a LargeHamTitle). Which, given the [[NoBudget nature of the show]], was just Senta Moses with a granny wig and voice.
75	* Conchata Ferrell was a school nurse who abused her authority in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' some years before she became [[Series/TwoAndAHalfMen Berta the housekeeper]].
76	* Joan Redfern of the ''Series/DoctorWho'' two-parter "Human Nature/Family of Blood".
77	* Ahn Eun-young, the titular school nurse in ''Series/TheSchoolNurseFiles''.
78	* ''Series/{{Zoey 101}}'' has one of every type. Nurse Krutcher is grumpy, has NoIndoorVoice and is a bit of a TortureTechnician. The new nurse, Shannon,is pretty and friendly, but only treats lower school kids.
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82	* The spinstery old nurse in ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}'' stalks around the school, muttering under her breath about how much she hates children.
83	* Male example: Mr. Ekoda from ''VideoGame/Persona3'', that creepy guy who also gives lectures on magic. ''Don't'' take his medicine (unless you need to build Courage).
84	* Kyoko Minazuki from ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'', who later doubles as Justice High's chemistry teacher.
85	* ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'': Akademi High has two over the course of the game- Nasu Kankoshi, the normal nurse, and Muja Kina, her substitute during the 6th week. Nasu is a side character whose primary purpose is to prevent Ayano from easily getting her hands on various drugs, but Muja Kina is a rival for Senpai's affections.
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88	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
89	* Saiko-sensei in ''VisualNovel/ElevenEyes''.
90	* Nurse Kaori Shitou from ''VisualNovel/CrescendoJP'', a potential love interest for the lead male.
91	* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep The Nurse]] in ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' is a precious RareMaleExample of this trope.
92	* As the battleship ''Amanohara'' is also a school in ''VisualNovel/LimeIroSenkitan'' and ''VisualNovel/LimeIroRyukitanX'', nurse Sumi Ichijouji fulfills this role. She's not one of the main heroines, but she stills wants to get in Shintaro/Kyoshiro's pants.
93	* Yujin, a male example is the school nurse of ''VisualNovel/{{Nameless}}''. He is cares very little about the students, however, and only seems to work there because he's in [[CargoShip love with the school's plastic skeleton, Beatrice.]]
94	* Oomori Tonae in ''VisualNovel/SayonaraOOshiete'', the only person the protagonist trusts enough to tell about his disgusting nightmares. [[spoiler:In the CuckooNest reveal in the story's ending, it turns that she is actually one of the doctors on the psychiatric ward he has been committed to.]]
95	* Junko-sensei from ''VisualNovel/ThreeSistersStory'' is the only quest-giver of the game, albeit she is unrelated to the main plot.
96	* In ''VisualNovel/TrueLoveJunaiMonogatari'', [[spoiler: Misako Hayama [[TheUglyGuysHotDaughter aka the hot daughter of the school doctor]] temporarily takes up the position if the PlayerCharacter had sex with her beforehand. And yes, he can do her in the infirmary -- if he does, she will become his girlfriend at the end of the game.]]
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100	* Keiko from ''Webcomic/{{Zoophobia}}'' (though technically she's the school ''doctor'' and Chasetopher is the nurse (which inverts the AlwaysFemale aspect of this trope).
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103	[[folder:Western Animation]]
104	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' has one named Joan Markham, who is a band-aid.
105	* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': In "Lice Things are Lice", Tina volunteers with her school's nurse, who turns out to be a little unstable when she becomes convinced the students of Wagstaff School have become infested with "super-lice". [[spoiler: Then it turns out Nurse Liz made the whole thing up so she'd have something to brag about at her next school reunion.]]
106	* The GenericCuteness of this trope is grossly subverted in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', where South Park Elementary's school nurse has a conjoined twin fetus attached to her face.
107	** Similarly subverted in the Polish cartoon ''Włatcy Móch'', where the nurse is a serious {{Gonk}}. On the other hand, she's the [[AdultsAreUseless least useless of the adults]]. It also [[ReallyGetsAround doesn't seem to impede her sex life]].
108	* At ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'', Nurse Leslie, a male shark (nurse shark, get it?) who for some reason never gets off from his chair.
109	* ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'': Yolande Perraudin.
110	* Sheena's Aunt Shelly is P.S. 118's school nurse in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''.
111	** In "Rhonda's Glasses," a bit of an aversion to the HospitalHottie stereotype occurs when Nurse Shelly tries to make Rhonda feel better about her diminished social status:
112	--->'''Rhonda:''' Nothing's going to make me feel better when I'm wearing these awful glasses. It's just not fair - I'm the coolest girl in class, I give the best slumber parties, and I have the most stylish and up-to-date clothes!\
113	'''Eugene: ''(to Nurse Shelly)'' '''Rhonda is all about style.\
114	'''Rhonda:''' And then overnight, I turn into a geek, and you and Sheena are feeling sorry for me - all because of the horrible glasses? ''I can't take it!''\
115	'''Nurse Shelly:''' Oh, dear, it's a lot of pressure being the coolest girl in class. I know - when I was your age, ''I'' was the coolest girl in class...\
116	'''Rhonda: ''(looks up at the glasses-wearing, somewhat matronly Nurse Shelly and screams in horror)'' '''
117	* Nurse Bendy in ''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel'', who also happens to be the school principal's mistress. She also is sometimes seen working at Moralton's hospital. [[BrainlessBeauty For a given definition of 'work' anyway.]]
118	* ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'' has Nurse [[SpeciesSurname Jacqueline Gazelle]].
119	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'': The ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsForgottenFriendship Forgotten Friendship]]'' special reveals Nurse Redheart's human counterpart working as Canterlot High's school nurse.
120	* ''WesternAnimation/TheOblongs''' nurse is a mutant freak with a metal torture device for a hand. Fortunately it dispenses lollipops too!
121	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Lunchlady Doris (definitely not a HospitalHottie) often doubles as nurse at Springfield Elementary.
122	** Somewhat {{lampshade\|Hanging}}d in that she's usually "promoted" to nurse by Springfield Elementary's recurring budget problems.
123	** At Kamp Krusty, the nurse looks like a meaner, uglier of Lunchlady Doris. She smokes as she works and strikes a match on a kid's cast.
124	* In Swiss-French animation ''ComicBook/{{Titeuf}}'', the older boys are a whisper away from puberty and just on the cusp of getting uncomfortable about their school nurse, the improbably endowed "Double-Airbags".[[note]]She was Flanderized in later series with a very visible bust reduction[[/note]] Even at ten or eleven, they manufacture excuses to visit the nurse without quite being fully aware of ''why''.
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