W12.5-School Nurse
Introduction - correct answer ✔•As of 2022, more than 55.2 million children
attended one schools in the US every day (National National Center for
Education Statistics, 2023).
•These children need health care during their school day, and this is the job of
the school nurse.
•Approximately 95,776 school nurses in US (Brock & Maughan, 2018).
History of School Nursing - correct answer ✔-Began in the late 1800s in
England, the Metropolitan Association of Nursing provided medical
examinations for children in the schools of London
-Federal Legislation of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
•Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
•Education for All Handicapped Children Act
•Americans With Disabilities Act (1992)
•Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (1997)
•Individualized education plans (IEPs)
•Individualized health plans (IHPs)
•No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
•Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
•Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Standards of Practice for School Nurses - correct answer ✔•National
Association of School Nurses (NASN) provides the general guidelines and
support for all school nurses.
•Standards of professional practice.
Introduction - correct answer ✔•As of 2022, more than 55.2 million children
attended one schools in the US every day (National National Center for
Education Statistics, 2023).
•These children need health care during their school day, and this is the job of
the school nurse.
•Approximately 95,776 school nurses in US (Brock & Maughan, 2018).
History of School Nursing - correct answer ✔-Began in the late 1800s in
England, the Metropolitan Association of Nursing provided medical
examinations for children in the schools of London
-Federal Legislation of the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
•Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
•Education for All Handicapped Children Act
•Americans With Disabilities Act (1992)
•Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (1997)
•Individualized education plans (IEPs)
•Individualized health plans (IHPs)
•No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
•Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
•Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
Standards of Practice for School Nurses - correct answer ✔•National
Association of School Nurses (NASN) provides the general guidelines and
support for all school nurses.
•Standards of professional practice.
