School Nurse

Provides direct health services to others

• Provides care to students and staff who need emergency care due to injury or who present with an acute illness
• Within the nurse’s scope of practice and state laws, trains and delegates to unlicensed school personnel medication administration and/or the delivery of health services as ordered by a licensed health care provider. Delegation to others involves initial assessment, training, competency validation, supervision and evaluation by the school nurse.
• Assists faculty and staff in monitoring chronic medical conditions
• Coordinate care and student emergency action plans related to diabetes, seizures, asthma, allergies and use of emergency medications i.e. Epi-Pen, Glucagon and Diastat
• Obtain parental consent for health services
• Develop an Individual Health Plan (IHP) for children with chronic disease

Provides leadership for the provision of health services

• Serve on advisory committees/consultation for health accommodations necessary to support student individual education care plans, (i.e. 504 & IEP).
• Assist with the development of school emergency response plan for emergencies and disasters and the training of staff to respond appropriately within applicable state laws
• Develop plans/implement plans, and evaluate response to interventions

Provides screening and referral for health conditions

• Address potential health problems that are barriers to learning or symptoms of underlying medical conditions by coordinating and assisting with mandated screenings, i.e., vision, hearing
• Initiates referrals according to state and school policies

Promotes a healthy school environment

• Provide staff educational in-services (but not limited to), i.e. CPR training and bloodborne pathogen and infection control updates
• Monitors immunizations and reports communicable diseases as required by law
• Review immunization records for compliance to state laws and school policies

Promotes health

• Provides health education information directly to individual students, groups of students, or classes or by providing guidance and consultation about health education curriculum;
• Promotes health awareness activities such fairs for staff and families; consultation with other school staff , i.e. food service personnel or physical education teachers, regarding healthy lifestyles and staff wellness programs
• Serves as a member of the coordinated school health team that promotes the health and well-being of school members through collaborative efforts

Serves as a liaison between school personnel, family, community and health care providers.

• Provides case management through by communicating with the family through telephone calls, written communication and home visits as needed
• Serves as a representative of the school community and communicates with community health providers and community health agencies and partnerships to promote the health of the community