SCHOOL NURSE

SCHOOL NURSE

The School Nurse job was established to Provide immediate medical services, Emergency Support, First Aid, and Essential Primary Care to staff / students, medication and specialized medical treatments for the purpose of providing appropriate care for ill, medically fragile and/or injured children in accordance with Qatar laws and Nursing For Home Medical Care policies.
Provide ongoing medical support for children with chronic diseases and disability.
we provide public health support by conducting health prevention; screening and immunization and health promotion programs Collaborates with parents, students, teachers, staff, health care providers, and/or public agencies for the purpose of promoting and/or securing student health services, providing information and complying with legal requirements.
The school nurse has a crucial role in the seamless provision of comprehensive health services to children and youth. Increasing numbers of students enter schools with chronic health conditions that require management during the school day.
The school nurse has big role in in providing preventive services, early identification of problems, interventions, and referrals to foster health and educational success. To optimally care for children, preparation, ongoing education, and appropriate staffing levels of school nurses are important factors for success. Recommendations are offered to facilitate the working relationship between the school nurse and the child's medical home.
A specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and lifelong 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.
The mission of school nurses is multi-faceted and includes:

• Providing preventive services
• Identifying problems in the earliest stages
• Overseeing interventions and referrals as a way to foster health and ensure educational success