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=__School Nurse Career Summary__=

School Nurses are uniquely qualified to handle the care of students with specialized medical needs in addition to the children with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and life threatening food allergies. They are responsible for screening the students in their school for potential issues with vision, hearing, dental, and scoliosis; along with providing first aid and maintaining student compliance with the immunization laws. School nurses are the liaisons between school, community and home and are tasked to inform student’s faculty and staff on a variety of health and social issues that affect the student population. School nurses are caring and sympathetic, and are concerned with the physical, mental, and emotional needs of their students. They have excellent listening skills and can instruct both children and adults about a variety of health issues and treatments. To become a school nurse you must be a registered nurse (RN) in any state, they must graduate from an accredited nursing school and pass a national licensing examination. With the number of children who have chronic illnesses, emotional development issues, it is critical that you continue taking professional education courses to maintain and upgrade knowledge in the rapidly changing field. A school nurse who has a Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing RNs or master's degrees has the best chance for advancement opportunities. The approximate annual salary for a school nurse is about 50,000 dollars per year but the personal rewards are tremendous. A school nurse interacts with numerous children daily and has the opportunity to make a difference in a child’s life.

Wolfe, L.C. (2012). The profession of school nursing. In J. Selekman, School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.

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