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AANP Smart Brief - School Nurse Role Expands

Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008

September 15, 2008

  • School nurse role expands, but some districts consider cuts
    School nurses are being called upon to do a wider range of health care tasks, including giving medicines to chronically ill children or monitoring respirators, feeding tubes and catheters. Some school districts, however, are looking at reducing the number of nurses and having secretaries, teachers or health aides help out instead. USA TODAY (9/14)