What Do School Nurses do?
The primary role of a school nurse is to support student learning by helping students and staff to stay as healthy as possible during the school day. Highline Schools have an equivalent of almost 15 full time school nurses. Each school nurse supports at least two schools in the following ways: • Identifies and anticipates health concerns and creates care plans needed at school in the event of an emergency for students with known health problems. • Educates and trains staff on emergency interventions for serious health concerns such as life threatening allergies to food, bees and other allergens, seizures, diabetes and any other serious health concerns of medically fragile students. • Provides Health assessments as mandated by state law for: vision, hearing, scoliosis. She/he also participates in special education assessments to provide needed support for students with health related educational needs. • Provides training and resources to students, staff and families regarding health co
