The Role of a School Nurse
National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Standards - correct answer
✔- Require that all school nurses use the nursing process throughout their
practice
- Give appropriate up-to-date nursing care
- Collaborate well with other health providers and school staff
- Maintain school health office policies, including privacy and safety of health
records
- Teach health promotion and maintenance to children, families, and
communities.
Roles & Functions of the School Nurse - correct answer ✔- Direct caregiver
- Health educator
- Case manager
- Consultant
- Counselor
- Community outreach
- Researcher
Direct caregiver role - correct answer ✔- Giving immediate nursing care.
- The nurse makes all of the health care decisions for the child and has a
referral system to contact other health care providers such as physicians and
psychological counselors if needed
- A traditional role as a nurse.
Health educator role - correct answer ✔- May be asked to teach children
both individually and in the classroom
, - They might be teaching students about nutrition or safety or puberty.
Case Manager role - correct answer ✔- Help coordinate the health care for
children with complex health problems
- This may include the child who is disabled or chronically ill and who may be
seen by a certain healthcare providers during the day
- The nurse sets up the schedule for the child's visits so that those
appointments do not unnecessarily impact the child's academic day
- Refer therapies
Consultant role - correct answer ✔- Provides professional information about
proposed changes in the school environment and their impact on the health of
the children.
- Can recommend changes in school policy or engage in school organization
to make school a healthier place.
- The population consists of children, families, staff, and the surrounding
community.
Counselor role - correct answer ✔- Be a person whom children trust to tell
important secrets about their health.
- Need to be trustworthy.
- Remember confidentiality but if its something dangerous then authorities and
parents need to be notified.
- Also help with grief counseling
Community outreach - correct answer ✔- Being involved in community health
fairs or festivals
- Influenza immunizations, blood pressure screenings,
- They can initiate a liaison, coordinating with local health charities to provide
education to the schools
National Association of School Nurses (NASN) Standards - correct answer
✔- Require that all school nurses use the nursing process throughout their
practice
- Give appropriate up-to-date nursing care
- Collaborate well with other health providers and school staff
- Maintain school health office policies, including privacy and safety of health
records
- Teach health promotion and maintenance to children, families, and
communities.
Roles & Functions of the School Nurse - correct answer ✔- Direct caregiver
- Health educator
- Case manager
- Consultant
- Counselor
- Community outreach
- Researcher
Direct caregiver role - correct answer ✔- Giving immediate nursing care.
- The nurse makes all of the health care decisions for the child and has a
referral system to contact other health care providers such as physicians and
psychological counselors if needed
- A traditional role as a nurse.
Health educator role - correct answer ✔- May be asked to teach children
both individually and in the classroom
, - They might be teaching students about nutrition or safety or puberty.
Case Manager role - correct answer ✔- Help coordinate the health care for
children with complex health problems
- This may include the child who is disabled or chronically ill and who may be
seen by a certain healthcare providers during the day
- The nurse sets up the schedule for the child's visits so that those
appointments do not unnecessarily impact the child's academic day
- Refer therapies
Consultant role - correct answer ✔- Provides professional information about
proposed changes in the school environment and their impact on the health of
the children.
- Can recommend changes in school policy or engage in school organization
to make school a healthier place.
- The population consists of children, families, staff, and the surrounding
community.
Counselor role - correct answer ✔- Be a person whom children trust to tell
important secrets about their health.
- Need to be trustworthy.
- Remember confidentiality but if its something dangerous then authorities and
parents need to be notified.
- Also help with grief counseling
Community outreach - correct answer ✔- Being involved in community health
fairs or festivals
- Influenza immunizations, blood pressure screenings,
- They can initiate a liaison, coordinating with local health charities to provide
education to the schools
