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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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