School Nurses
School Nursing
The National Association of School Nurses defines school nursing as "a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students. To that end, 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 and family capacity for adaptation, self management, self advocacy, and learning."
What School Nurses Do
There are several important activities that school nurses engage in to help ensure student health and wellness and to promote academic success. These include:
- Providing direct care to students, including managing acute illnesses and injuries, managing medication administration and medical procedures, and caring for students with special and chronic health care needs.
- Providing school health leadership including assisting with the development of emergency plans, and documenting confidential student health information.
- Performing screening and referral for health conditions, including hearing, vision, and other assessments as needed.
- Promoting a healthy school environment through monitoring of immunizations, communicable disease surveillance and exclusion, and monitoring the safety of the school environment.
- Promoting wellness through health education and participation in school health and safety committees, school support teams, child study and special education evaluation meetings.
- Developing and evaluating school health policies.
- Serving as a liaison between schools, family, health care providers and other community resources.
How to Contact School Nurses
| School | Phone | Fax |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse Coordinator | 703-280-5362 | 703-836-1928 |
| Charles Barrett | 703-824-6962 | 703-379-1647 |
| Cora Kelly | 703-706-4426 | 703-836-8190 |
| Douglas MacArthur | 703-461-4192 | 703-461-3857 |
| Francis C. Hammond | 703-461-4147 | 703-461-7128 |
| George Mason | 703-706-4475 | 703-706-4559 |
| George Washington | 703-706-4516 | 703-706-4554 |
| James K. Polk | 703-461-4184 | 703-751-8614 |
| Jefferson-Houston | 703-706-4407 | 703-548-1451 |
| John Adams | 703-824-6976 | 703-379-6490 |
| Lyles-Crouch | 703-706-4435 | 703-684-6081 |
| Maury | 703-706-4444 | 703-683-8072 |
| Minnie Howard | 703-824-6754 | 703-820-1260 |
| Mount Vernon | 703-706-4464 | 703-706-5894 |
| Patrick Henry | 703-461-4062 | 703-751-1248 |
| Samuel W. Tucker | 703-933-6307 | 703-823-1403 |
| T.C. Williams | 703-824-6866 | 703-820-6411 |
| William Ramsay | 703-824-6996 | 703-824-8122 |