21st Century School Nursing Practice
"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 students responses to natural 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." The Definition of School Nursing/The National Association of School Nurses
The Duties and Responsibilities of the School Nurse:
- Serves as coordinator of comprehensive health services
- Delegates selected nursing tasks to other competent personnel and provides training and supervision of such
- Coordinates and communicates health care information between students, staff, family and physician
- Develops Individualized Health Care Plans and Emergency Care Plans for students with acute or chronic health problems
- Counsels students, parents and staff regarding health development and psycho-social concerns
- Provides health screenings as designated by state regulations, i.e., vision, hearing, blood pressure, scoliosis, heights and weight
- Participates in the identification, referral and health appraisal of students with the Child Study Team
- Participates in identifying students needing 504 plans and participates in the development of a comprehensive plan
- Submits data and reports to state agencies related to immunzations, TB testing and employee injuries
- Maintains accurate records of all nursing care provided
- Teaches health education and promotes wellness activities
- Provides assessment and care of onsite injuries and illness
-New Jersey State School Nurses Association
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