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School Nurse Program
The professional school nurse, in collaboration with other educators, uses the school health program to contribute significantly to the attainment of the full health and educational potential of each students. Nursing provided as a part of a school program for students is a direct constructive and effective approach to the building of a healthful society.
The school nurse must:
1. Establish routine visits to schools.
2. Check immunization records of all students.
3. Perform visual screening of all students in grades Pre-K, K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. Notify the parents of defects after the second screening and refer them to the proper resource.
4. Perform hearing screening of all students in grades Pre-K, K 1, 3, 7, and 11. Notify the parents of defects after the second screening and refer them to the proper resource.
5. Perform sensory screenings on all initial referrals for Special Edcuation sevices and on all students who are due for triennial re-evaluations.
6. Actively follow-up all students with suspected defects or health problems.
7. Make home visits when necessary.
8. Conduct nurse-teacher and nurse-parent conferences as indicated.
9. Serve as the health resource person to the school staff.
10. Serve as a liaison among the parent, the school, and the health community.
11. Serve as a resource person to the school's health education program.
12. Offer health counseling at all grade levels.
13. Maintain records on school nursing activities.
14. Offer health counseling and guidance to pregnant students in line with school board policy.
15. Assist in emergency health or accident situations.
Nursing
The school has the opportunity to influence the health of school students and our future generations. Health is defined as "the state in which an idividual functions to the best of his capabilities, physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially." School health services are an integral part of the School System and are designed to provide experiences that contribute to the maximal health of the student.
Role of the School Nurse
School nurses strengthen and facilitate the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of students and by identification and assistance in the removal or modification of health-related barriers to the learning process for individual students. The major focus of school nursing services is the prevention of illness and the early detection and correction of health problems. The school nurse is especially prepared and uniquely qualified in preventive health, health assessment and referral procedures.
| Nurses | Schools Serviced |
|---|---|
| Anne Thrasher | Salmen High, Abney, and Brock Elementary |
| Pam Huete | Pearl River High, Creekside Jr., and St. Tammany Jr |
| Susan Miller | Bayou Woods Elementary and Carolyn Park Middle |
| Kathy Gill | Cypress Cove, Honey Island Elementary, and Little Oak Middle |
| Dell Volz | Riverside, Sixth Ward, and Whispering Forest Elementary |
| Carole Marino | Clearwood Jr. and Northshore High |
| Winnie Goodwin | Alton, Bonne Ecole Elementary, and Slidell Jr. |
| Dawn Cason | Boyet Jr. and Slidell High |
Call the nurse department at 646-4911 for further information.