School Health

School nurses play an integral role in the health of not just students, but the overall schools in which they work. They optimize student health and learning every day of the year by removing the health barriers that prevent students from optimum learning.

A school nurse is assigned to each public and charter school in Henderson County, serving more than 13,500 students in total. Their services include:

• Developing and implementing plans for emergency medical assistance for students and staff
• Preventing and responding to communicable disease outbreaks
• Supervising specialized medical procedures and associated health teaching for students with medical conditions
• Assuring that mandated health-related activities are completed
• Managing medication administration in schools
• Providing health screenings such as vision
• Triaging illness and injuries.