• Your Child's Health Is Our First Priority.
     
     The Health Office is:
     
    ~ Open daily

    ~ Staffed full-time by a Registered Professional Nurse and a Part-time Health Aide.

    ~ Provides first aid only for injuries sustained at school.

    ~ Provides rest area for ill or injured students until they can return to class or are picked up by a parent or designated adult.

    ~ Provides health screenings yearly, such as hearing, vision, and scoliosis.  Notifies parents or guardians of any abnormal findings which may need further medical evaluation.

    ~ Administers medications to students when necessary, only after the medication guidelines are followed as directed.

    ~ Maintains CONFIDENTIAL health records for each student.

    ~ Consults with parents regarding health and well-being on a routine basis.
     

    Goals of the School Health Services Program:

    "School Nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that

    advances the well being, academic success, and life-long achievement of

    students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning."
      National Association of School Nurses, 2010.

     

    "The School Nurse has a crucial role in the seamless provision of

    comprehensive health services to children and youth. The role of the School Nurse is serving as a team member in providing preventive services, early identification of problems, interventions, and referrals to foster health and educational success."

      American Academy of Pediatrics Council on School Health, 2008