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    School nurses play an important role in children's health and education. They provide nursing care to students, address physical, mental, and social health needs, and support student achievement. The number of students with chronic conditions or special needs has increased, impacting their ability to learn. As a vital school team member, the nurse uses clinical expertise to advance health, collaborate with others, and keep students safe and able to learn by serving as a liaison between school, home, and healthcare providers.

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    School nurses play an important role in children's health and education. They provide nursing care to students, address physical, mental, and social health needs, and support student achievement. The number of students with chronic conditions or special needs has increased, impacting their ability to learn. As a vital school team member, the nurse uses clinical expertise to advance health, collaborate with others, and keep students safe and able to learn by serving as a liaison between school, home, and healthcare providers.

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    School nurses play an important role in children's health and education. They provide nursing care to students, address physical, mental, and social health needs, and support student achievement. The number of students with chronic conditions or special needs has increased, impacting their ability to learn. As a vital school team member, the nurse uses clinical expertise to advance health, collaborate with others, and keep students safe and able to learn by serving as a liaison between school, home, and healthcare providers.

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    SCHOOL HEALTH AND NURSING

    Child and adolescent care is an important aspect of care in the society and family. An individual spends
    almost 1/3rd of their life in school, which makes it one of the most important stages in life. School Health is an
    important aspect and the School Nurse plays a significant role in the Nursing care aspect of children and the
    society. The breadth of nursing activities contained within the role of the school nurse and the unique nonmedical
    setting differentiates school nursing from other nursing specialties. The goal of the School nurses is to increase
    student attendance and decrease early dismissals in the education setting.
    The number of children that have chronic conditions, mental health concerns and special health care needs
    has increased dramatically over the past four decades. These conditions may impact the student’s ability to be in
    school and their readiness to learn. A student’s health status is directly related to his/her ability to learn. Children
    who have health needs have a difficult time engaging in the educational process. The physical, mental, emotional,
    and social health needs of students addressed and support is provided towards their achievement in the learning
    process.
    School nurses appraise student health, build up and implement plans for care, act as first responders, and
    participate in health functions and health promotion. They serve in a pivotal role to provide expertise and oversight
    for the provision of school health services and promotion of health education. As a vital member of the school
    team, the school nurse leads the change using clinical knowledge and judgment to advance health and collaborate
    with school staff members, parents and the community to keep the children safe at school and healthy to learn.
    They serve as a link between the school, family, community and healthcare providers to advocate for health care
    and a healthy school environment.
    School nursing has multiple components and the role of the school nurse is a broad one, dependent on many
    factors, including the school setting, health needs of the student population and the availability of specialized
    instructional student support services and programs. School nursing is defined as “a specialized practice of
    professional nursing that advances the well‐being, academic success and lifelong achievement and health of
    students”. Healthy children are successful learners.
    The major functions of School Nurses are:
    Enable normal development and positive student response to interventions.
    Provision of leadership in promoting health and safety, including a healthy environment.
    Provide quality health care and intervene with actual and potential health problems.
    Use clinical judgment in providing case management services.
    Cooperate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy
    and learning.
    Some of the additional functions of School Nurse are:
     First line of defence against epidemics and disease outbreaks, monitoring the health of the overall
    population and connecting with public health officials
     First responders to critical incidents on school property
     Provide direct health services for students
     Identify threats to health in the school community and work to eliminate those problems as a cause of ill
    health
     Provide leadership for the provision of health services, health policies and programs
     Provide a critical safety net for the most fragile students
     Provide screening and referral for health conditions such as vision, hearing
     Promote a healthy school environment
     Enable children with chronic health conditions to attend school
     Promote student health and learning
     Serve as a liaison between school personnel, family, community, and health care providers

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