School Nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and lifelong achievement of students. 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 family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning. -National Association of School Nursing
School Nurses monitor the health status, and identify and address unmet health needs of students. The School Health Unit of the Department of Public Health in Massachusetts in collaboration with the National Association of School Nurses, defines services provided through the health office. Some of the services provided here at Spencer East Brookfield Regional School District are:
Leadership for the provision of health services
Assures that health needs are met for all students
Individualized healthcare planning
Case management for students with health care needs.
Student support team member
Wellness committee member
Crisis team member
Direct health care to students and staff
Management of chronic conditions.
Injury, first aid, and prevention
Illness assessment and treatment
Medication administration
Health counseling
Health screenings and referrals for health conditions
Postural, hearing, vision, height, weight, and BMI measurements
SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and referral to treatment)
Healthy School Environment
Management of school health records
Physical examinations
Immunizations
Communicable disease prevention and control
Environmental health and safety
Intercommunication between the school, community, students, parents, and healthcare providers
Meet Our Nurses:
