School nurses play a big part in keeping kids healthy and safe while at school. Your school nurse can be a helpful advocate and resource, especially if your child has complex medical needs or a ...

School nurses manage medications, provide first aid and care for students with chronic illnesses like diabetes, asthma and life-threatening allergies. They also play a critical role in supporting ...

At a high school in Red Clay, a school nurse observed 62 visits in the first four hours of the day, in addition to the 68 scheduled medications dispensed daily. School nurses say that’s the norm in ...

As a school nurse, Traci Jones, RN, PhD, NCSN, handed out ice packs and bandages, but she also helped students manage chronic health conditions ranging from diabetes and asthma to seizure disorders ...

Imagine sending your child to school with a chronic condition like asthma, diabetes, a seizure disorder or a life-threatening allergy, and not knowing if there’s a trained medical professional on-site ...