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 Role of the School Nurse
By age 5, most children are spending more time in
school than in any other activity. This makes the school nurse a primary
resource in recognizing and managing children´s health problems.
School nurses have the professional education and expertise to function
successfully in the separate complete systems of education and health
care.
Optimal learning requires good emotional and physical
health. The school nurse is committed to each child´s individual
development and safety.
The School Nurse:
- serves as the child´s advocate
- conducts health screenings
- provides specialized health care and services
- assesses and evaluates
individual growth and development
- monitors student´s immunizations
- acts as a resource for faculty,
parents and students
- provides individual health counseling to service
emotional and physical health needs
- identifies and refers possible pediatric
and adolescent health problems for early diagnosis and treatment
- evaluates
and monitors communicable diseases and implements strategies to prevent
the spread of disease in the school
- serves as a liaison with parents,
physicians, community agencies and support groups to provide medical
care and assistance to families and students in need
- provides educational
and promotional activities for the future healthy lifestyles of our
students
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