The goals of the Certified School Nurse are to maintain and/or improve the health status of students, thus enabling them to profit fully from their educational experiences, and to promote optimum health status and lifestyles for all students through the joint efforts of the home, school, and community.
To that end, the district Certified School Nurses coordinate all student health-related services of the Conrad Weiser Area School District including:
Collecting and managing student medical data as required by the Pennsylvania School Code
Verifying compliance with state-required physicals and immunizations and performing annual health screenings
Administering prescribed medications and treatments that must be given during school hours according to physicianβs orders
Storing and managing inventory of prescribed and stocked medications
Administering care when needed and documenting all visits to the nurseβs office
Providing emergency response
Providing medical referrals as needed
Filing state-required annual and incidental reports
Serving on Student Assistance Program teams
Advising the district on policies related to student health
Helping to prevent and control the spread of communicable disease
Educating students on managing their own health and wellness
If you have questions about health services at the Conrad Weiser School District, please get in touch with the nurse assigned to your childβs building. Contact information is listed below:
High School
Middle School
East Elementary
West Elementary
Weiser Decisions
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