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School Nurses

Advancing Student Health, Safety, & Success

School Nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students.  Certified School Nurses of New Jersey are Registered Professional Nurses with advanced degrees and certification in the specialty of School Nursing.  Certified School Nurses hold a standard teaching certificate to provide health curriculum instruction for grades K-12.

To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development. Certified School Nurses promote health and safety, intervene with actual and potential health problems, and actively collaborate with administration, teachers, and support staff to build strong student/family relationships for student self-management, self-advocacy, and learning.

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West Essex Regional School District Medication Guidelines

According to District Policy 5330, medication includes both prescriptive and over-the-counter (non-prescriptive) medicine. Medication may only be administered in school by the school physician, a certified or non-certified school nurse, a substitute school nurse employed by the district, or a parent/guardian.1
 
Self administration of medication by the student is only permitted for life threatening illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, or severe allergic reaction that would require an auto-injector.

Forms must be completed as per instructions on the forms and only one medication per form. Instructions on the forms include the following documentation and must be presented to the school nurse prior to medication administration in school by the school nurse or the student:

  1. Physician's order noting medication and purpose, route, dosage, frequency and time to be administered.
  2. Parent / guardian authorization of medication ordered by the physician (see "1" above).
  3. Medication must be brought to the school in the original container with the pharmacy label.

1See nurse regarding special circumstances for Epinephrine Auto-injectors.

Accident Report

To submit an accident report, please fill out the below form. 

Accident Report Form

Meet Your School Nurses!

Mrs. Karen Kinsey, RN, BSN, CSN-NJ
WEHS Nurse
P: (973) 228-1200, Ext. 1240
F: (973) 228-5726
 
Mrs. Courtney Molinaro, RN, BSN, MSN
WEMS Nurse
P: (973) 228-1200, Ext. 3340
F: (973) 228-8512
cmolinaro@westex.org