School Nurse Responsibilities…
Roles:
- Clinician
- Social Worker
- Health Educator
- Liaison
Services:
- Health Maintenance and Monitoring
- Basic First Aid
- Chronic disease management
- Medication administration
- Physical assessment
- Skilled nursing care and procedures/treatments
- Management of communicable diseases
Health Screenings
- Immunization compliance
- Hearing
- Eyes
- Spinal
- Acanthosis Nigricans
Health Promotion, Wellness and Education
- Classroom
- Growth and Development (puberty)
- Hygiene
- Disease prevention
- Healthy habits
- Dental health
- Staff
- Blood Borne Pathogens
- Medication administration
- Unlicenses Diabetes Care Assistant (UDCA)
- Disease processes - diabetes, epipen administration, food, allergies, asthma and seizures, etc.
Emergency Preparedness and Training
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Automated External Defribilator preparedness
- Bioterrorism
Community Outreach
- Immunization clinics (TCPHD)
- School Based Health Clinic (JPS)
- Dental Assessment and Sealant Program (JPS)
- Home visits
- News articles - PTA newsletters, Kids Life and The Connection Newsletter
- Vision Care - Lion's Club and Vision Sight Program
Blood Drives
- American Diabetes Association (school walks)
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (Pasta for Pennies)
- American Heart Association (Jump Rope for Heart)
- American Cancer Society (walks)
Community Committees
- GCISD School Health Advisory Council
- United Way School Health Advisory Council
- Tarrant County Medical Society - School Health Coalition
- Children's Medical Center of Dallas - School Nursing Committee
- JPS Northeast Tarrant County Advisory Committee