The school nurse serves “as the liaison between the school, family, community healthcare providers, and the school-based or school-linked clinics."
- Serves as a health advocate of students, and a consultant to educational staff;
- Serves in family resource and youth services centers as described in KRS 156.496;
- Conducts health screenings (Vision, Hearing, Overweight/Obesity, Scoliosis, etc.) and provide referrals as necessary;
- Provides health teaching with a focus on disease prevention, health promotion, and health restoration;
- Monitors the quality of the healthcare services provided for students;
- Provides direct clinical services for students with special needs and/or teach and verify competency, supervise and delegate [as defined in KRS 314.011(2)] the performance of select tasks to unlicensed school personnel in accordance with the administrative regulation 201 KAR 20:400 governing delegation of nursing tasks to unlicensed persons;
- Participates in the development of policies and procedures to guide nursing practice in school settings, and to address expanding school health services to students, families, and communities.
- Delegates select health services to a school employee in accordance with KRS 156.502, 201 KAR 20:400
AOS #30 Roles of Nurses in School Nursing Practice