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School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievement and health of students. The school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety, including a healthy environment; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self- advocacy, and learning (NASN, 2010c). In order to provide quality care and manage legal risks, school nurses should know the various national and state laws and standards that apply to their practice. School nurses also must know their role and function within the Columbus City School District and follow the school district’s policies and procedures.
The mission of the Office of Health, Family and Community Services is to promote optimal wellness among the Columbus City Schools students and their communities by supporting their educational success and providing leadership, education and support for the school nurses. Its goal is to remove non-academic barriers, related to physical, psychological, emotional and social health, in order to promote academic success.



