Name: School Nurse Description: School nursing is 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. Diagnoses: Medically fragile, injuries Practice roles: School nurse, clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, nurse supervisor, manager Characteristics: Caring for children and long-term relationships, professional autonomy and independence, regular hours, teaching wellness Client age group: School-age (K-12) children, adult staff Drawbacks: Excessive paperwork, heavy workload Desirable skills: Self-motivated, strong communication skills Education: RN with AD, Diploma, or BSN (preferred) Employers: School boards, public health departments, private schools Certification: National Board for Certification of School Nurses 1350 Broadway, 17th Floor New York, NY 10018 Phone: 888-776-2481(toll free) Fax: 212-356-0678 e-mail: certification@nbcsn.com Associations: National Association of School Nurses, Inc. 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 420 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone:240-821-1130 Toll-Free: 866-627-6767 Fax: 301-585-1791 e-mail:nasn@nasn.org Publications: Journal of School Nursing   NASN Newsletter 207-883-2117