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DoDEA School Health Services Manual 2942.0 Volume 1 Revised: 2016 DRAFT

A-4 Role of the School Nurse

The primary role of the school nurse is promoting health, academic success, and

lifelong achievement of students. As the health services expert, the school nurse is the

coordinator of school health services providing health care to students and staff, and

intervention with actual and potential health and safety conditions; actively collaborates

with and liaisons between school, community, and health care systems to build capacity

for self-care, resilience, and learning.

While nurses may be accountable to states that have adopted NASN standards,

or state standards based on NASN guidelines, DoD has not formally adopted those

standards as performance elements for school nurses. Nevertheless, NASN standards

are analogous to the ethical code that DoDEA expects its nurses to follow, and the

currency of their state licenses to remain employed in DoDEA as school nurses.

Therefore, throughout this manual, references to NASN position statements or

guidelines are intended to support nurses in maintaining their licensure and a high level

of professionalism in the performance of their DoDEA duties as directed by DoDEA

managers and implementing guidance. DoDEA Regulation 2942.01 assigns the school

nurse responsibilities.

Reference:

Role of the School Nurse (Position Statement), (2011). Silver Spring, Maryland:

National Association of School Nurses. Available at:

http://www.nasn.org/portals/0/positions/2011psrole.pdf