A professional who provides health care services to students. Responsibilities include:

• Plans school health program, in cooperation with medical authority and administrative school personnel.
• Participates in medical examinations and reviews findings to evaluate health status of pupils and progress of program.
• Instructs classes in subjects, such as child care, first aid, and home nursing, and establishes nursing policies to meet emergencies.
• Cooperates with school personnel in identifying and meeting social, emotional, and physical needs of school children.
• Administers immunizations, provides first-aid, and maintains health records of students.
• Counsels students in good health habits.
• Works with community agencies in planning facilities to meet needs of children outside school situation.
• May assist in program for care of handicapped children.
• May work in college and be designated Nurse, College.