Re: School Nurses in Parochial Schools

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I would call the central office of the parochial schools in
your area to see what the policy of the diosece is with regards
to nursing staff in schools. Also, get a clear determination
of liability - would the person be covered as any other staff
member in the school or is there a different kind of liability
insurance the individual should have? And if the school does
employ a nurse, do procedures change on how health related
issues are handled within the school building so that all staff
would be on the same page.

On 9/11/11, Kary Wiesler RN wrote:
> As a "nurse in the parish" I have been involved in
> providing health teaching, vision/hearing screening etc.
> Our school recently expanded from 340 students to nearly
> 600 and, as most of our students are inner city and "at
> risk",(we have kids with asthma, seizures, diabetes just
> for starters) the medical professionals in our church have
> been lobbying for a school nurse. I need to know if there
> are parochial schools who have their own School Nurse (i.e
> not one provided by a hospital program or public health
> services and not shared with another school). And, if this
> seeming rare creature exists, what is she paid, is it full
> or part time....any information would be helpful.

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