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School nurses
help to keep students healthy so they may learn. This includes:
- Nursing
action for treatment of acute illnesses
- Basic first
aid and emergency medical services
- Providing
mandated health screenings-hearing, vision, scoliosis
- Medical
histories and nursing assessments
- Developing
and implementing mandated Individual Health Care Plans for medically
fragile students: tube feeding, respiratory care, IV therapy,
catheterization
- Referrals
to other health care providers
- Home visits
- Administration
of medications
- Communicable
disease management
- Maintenance
of individual health records
- Monitor
and maintain current immunization records according to law
- Being a
link between the school, home, and the community
- Mental health
nursing assessment and crisis management for emotional problems,
substance abuse, child abuse and neglect
Providing health
education-school nurses teach children ways to stay healthy. This
includes:
- Individual
health teaching in the health room and the classroom
- Being a
resource person for teaching health classes
- Providing
staff development/in-services
- Acting as
a health consultant to staff
- Group classes
for specific problems ie. obesity, tobacco and drug use
- Organizing
and facilitating support groups for pregnant teens
Making a safe
environment-school nurses work to keep schools safe so students can
learn without risks to their health. This includes:
- Developing
safety plans which prevent accidents
- Monitoring
schools for cleanliness and health hazards
- Preventing
the spread of communicable diseases
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