Describe the Role of the School Nurse as an Educator

School Nurse as an Educator
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The role of the school nurse as an educator
School nurses provide interventions against communicable diseases to improve health outcomes in the school setting. However, the school nurses ought to be present in schools and actively involved in health promotion and disease prevention. Health promotion extends to reporting about the communicable diseases and this improves safety protections to improve monitoring. The school nurse also coordinates activities with health practitioners and school administrators, as they are directly involved in evaluating the success of health promotion programs. Additionally, through health screening and health educations, school nurses identify effective interventions to prevent and reduce the risk of communicable diseases.
Hand washing
Proper hand washing is vital to reducing the risk of spreading germs as well as diarrheal and respiratory illnesses to improve health outcomes. In emergency cases, hands washing and hygiene maintenance can be an issue, especially in cases where it is difficult to access clean water. Using clean water and soap and proper rinsing helps to reduce the spread of infections and should be encouraged in schools. A hand washing plan suitable for K-3 focuses would first focus on when it is necessary to wash hands, accompanied with demonstrations from the teacher. This includes after using the toilet, touching money, animals, after sneezing or c...