Health Services

“School nursing, a specialized practice of nursing, protects and promotes student health, facilitates optimal development, and advances academic success. School nurses, grounded in ethical and evidenced based practice, are the leaders who bridge health care and education, provide care coordination, advocate for quality student-centered care, and collaborate to design systems that allow individuals and communities to develop their full potential.” (NASN, 2017)

Role of a School Nurse

School Nurses

Mary Massey, MEd, BSN, RN- Nationally Certified School Nurse (High School)
Jill Cannata, BSN, RN- Nationally Certified School Nurse (Middle School, OIP)
Christine Rogen, MPH, BSN, RN- Nationally Ceritified School Nurse (Elementary School)

The vision of School Health Services is to promote an optimal level of health and well-being, recognizing that a healthy child learns better.  This is accomplished through the ongoing appraisal, promotion and protection of student health:

• Appraisal: Health assessment, evaluations and screening
• Promotion: Health instruction, advocating for student health, community education
• Protection: Immunization compliance, tracking communicable diseases, promoting safety

Communicable Diseases

A communicable disease confirmed by your child’s pediatrician should be reported to the building school nurse. 

When to Keep Your Child Home

Parents will be contacted when students need to go home from school due to illness or injury.

School Health Forms

Medication Administration Form

Immunization Record Form

Physical Exam

Health History

Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan

Authorization for Student Possession & Use of an Epinephrine Autoinjector

Asthma Action Plan

Authorization for Student Possession & Use of an Asthma Inhaler

Seizure Action Plan

Vision and Hearing Screenings

Vision is routinely screened in K, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 (See Orange Schools’ Calendar for dates of screenings)

Hearing is routinely screened in K, 1, 3, 5, 9 and 11 (See Orange Schools’ Calendar for dates of screenings)

Resources 

AAP Healthy Children

Allergy & Asthma Network

Bed Bugs

Child Mind Institute

Choose My Plate

Common Sense Media

Cover Your Cough & Sneeze

Effective Hand Washing

Epilepsy Foundation

Lice

Managing Peanut Allergies

Mouth Healthy

Pollen Alert

Seize the Awkward

Vaccine Information