Nurses
"School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students.
To
that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal
development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and
potential health problems; provide case management services; and
actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity
for adaptation, self management, self advocacy, and learning."
This definition was adopted at the NASN Board of Directors meeting in Providence, Rhode Island in June 1999
Health Rooms
Each
school is equipped with a health room. The health room is designed to
treat minor injuries and to act as a temporary "waiting station" for
children who have become ill during the school day. Should a student
become ill, persons designated on the enrollment card will be contacted
to pick up the student. It is most important that all telephone numbers
be completed on the "Health Information and Emergency Consent" card
that parents receive at the beginning of each school year, and be
updated immediately if changes occur during the school year.
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