School Nurse
Leadership
-Lead in the development of policies, programs, and procedures
-Provide services at an individual or district level
Public Health
-Health promotion and disease prevention
-Cultural competency in delivering effective care in culturally diverse
communities
Care Coordination
-Case manager: Coordinates student health care between the medical home,
family, and school
-Interdisciplinary Teams: Individualized education plan or Section 504 plan
designed to reduce health-related barriers to learning
Quality Improvement
-Continuous quality improvement: assessment, ID of the issues, development
of a plan of action, implementation of the plan, and evaluation of the outcome
-Data collection through this process is a necessary role of the school
School Nurse Activities
, -Assessment of health complaints
-Care for stunts with special health needs
-Medication admin
-System for managing emergencies and urgent situations
-Mandated health screening programs
-Verification of shots
-Infectious disease reporting
-ID and management of students' chronic health care needs that affect
educational achievement
School Nurse Workload
-Nurse-to-patient ratio
-Safety, medical acuity, and health needs
-Context and culture of the school or district that influences nursing services
Characteristics and Considerations
-Individual social needs as well as infrastructure that creates inequities in
social determinants of health
Agencies
-National Association of School Nurses
-IL association of School Nurses
-IL state board of edu
Leadership
-Lead in the development of policies, programs, and procedures
-Provide services at an individual or district level
Public Health
-Health promotion and disease prevention
-Cultural competency in delivering effective care in culturally diverse
communities
Care Coordination
-Case manager: Coordinates student health care between the medical home,
family, and school
-Interdisciplinary Teams: Individualized education plan or Section 504 plan
designed to reduce health-related barriers to learning
Quality Improvement
-Continuous quality improvement: assessment, ID of the issues, development
of a plan of action, implementation of the plan, and evaluation of the outcome
-Data collection through this process is a necessary role of the school
School Nurse Activities
, -Assessment of health complaints
-Care for stunts with special health needs
-Medication admin
-System for managing emergencies and urgent situations
-Mandated health screening programs
-Verification of shots
-Infectious disease reporting
-ID and management of students' chronic health care needs that affect
educational achievement
School Nurse Workload
-Nurse-to-patient ratio
-Safety, medical acuity, and health needs
-Context and culture of the school or district that influences nursing services
Characteristics and Considerations
-Individual social needs as well as infrastructure that creates inequities in
social determinants of health
Agencies
-National Association of School Nurses
-IL association of School Nurses
-IL state board of edu
