Health and learning go hand-in-hand.
An unhealthy child has difficulty learning.
Medical problems can interfere with a child's ability to learn. |
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| Manheim Township Health Services seeks
to provide an optimum educational environment by promoting a climate of
health and well-being and minimizing absenteeism. |
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| Health Services Staff |
Each building in the school district has an individual
health room. The health rooms are staffed by a certified school nurse
or an RN/LPN health room nurse whenever students are in attendance. Some
of the certified school nurses are nurse practitioners with advanced education
and certification in physical assessment. A school physician is also available
for consultation, sports physicals and scoliosis screening. |
| What is School Nursing- |
School nursing is a specialty branch of professional
nursing that seeks to prevent or identify student health or health-related
problems and intervenes to modify or remediate these problems. |
| Qualifications of a School
Nurse (in Pennsylvania) |
- Minimum education = R.N. with a bachelor's degree and 24 hours of postgraduate work in school nursing.
- PA mandated ratio of 1 certified school nurse:1,500 students.
- Many school nurses have master's degrees.
- PA State Certification required.
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