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Nurses
The Role Of The School Nurse
- Works closely
with the school counselor and teachers to identify
needs of students and provide a caring environment
- Evaluates
and monitors communicable diseases
- Serves as
a resource person for faculty and staff
- Participates
on campus-based committees to monitor progress and
on-going needs of the at-risk and special-needs
student as they relate to health care
- Your nurse
provides state-required vision and hearing screening
of grade levels Kindergarten, First, Third, and
Fifth grades annually, as well as any child who
is identified as possibly having vision or hearing
problems in the classroom
- Health assessment
and counseling is an on-going role, as well as emergency
first aid for students and staff.
- Implementing
and monitoring students' compliance with state immunization
laws is also on-going. Please remember that
new requirements are occurring with Heptitis B and
Chickenpox. For an official list of state
requirements by age, please pick up a copy at the
nurse's office.
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