School Nurse Roles and Responsibilities Practice Guidelines
School Nurse Roles and Responsibilities Practice Guidelines
School Nurse Roles and Responsibilities Practice Guidelines
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<strong>School</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> Role Description:<strong>School</strong> nursing practice is one of the most rapidly exp<strong>and</strong>ing subspecialties of nursing.Increased attention has focused on the schools as a site where prevention, early intervention, <strong>and</strong>primary care can occur. The school nursing role has changed to incorporate an increasedresponsibility for managing the health service program <strong>and</strong> has exp<strong>and</strong>ed clinical skills to servestudents with a wide range of health risks, illnesses, <strong>and</strong> disabilities. The role, duty,responsibility, <strong>and</strong> employment of the <strong>School</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> must comply with the Arkansas <strong>Nurse</strong><strong>Practice</strong> Act <strong>and</strong> Arkansas State Board of Nursing Rules. The <strong>School</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> is responsible forthe development, implementation, evaluation <strong>and</strong> revision of the individualized health care planfor each student with special health care needs under his/her supervision. The <strong>School</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> isresponsible for practicing within their scope of practice.The profession of nursing is a dynamic discipline. <strong>Practice</strong> potentials change <strong>and</strong> develop inresponse to health care needs of society, technical advancements, <strong>and</strong> the expansion of scientificknowledge. All licensed nurses share a common base of responsibility <strong>and</strong> accountabilitydefined as the practice of nursing. However, competency based practice scopes of individualnurses may vary according to the type of basic licensure preparation, practice experiences, <strong>and</strong>professional development activities. The parameters of the practice are defined by basiclicensure preparation <strong>and</strong> advanced education. Within the scope of practice, all nurses shouldremain current <strong>and</strong> increase their expertise <strong>and</strong> skill in a variety of ways, e.g., practiceexperience, in-service education, <strong>and</strong> continuing education. <strong>Practice</strong> responsibility, <strong>and</strong> relativelevels of independence are also exp<strong>and</strong>ed in this way. The licensed nurse is responsible <strong>and</strong>accountable, both professionally <strong>and</strong> legally, for determining his/her personal scope of nursingpractice. Since the roles <strong>and</strong> responsibilities of nurses, <strong>and</strong> consequently the scope of nursingpractice, is ever changing <strong>and</strong> increasing in complexity, it is important that the nurse makesdecisions regarding his/her own scope of practice (ASBN 1998.)5
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