The Metro Public Health Department is proud to provide a wide variety of services to Metro Nashville Public Schools as part of our mission to protect, improve and sustain the health and well-being of all students.
School Health Nurses are available to every traditional school within the Metro Nashville Public Schools system. Registered nurses provide care to students who require skilled nursing services in order to attend school, as determined by their health care provider. School Nurses provide a wide range of resources to school communities. Every school has the ability to consult with their assigned nurse. If you have a question about School Health Nurses please call 615-340-7781. Our main goal is to keep students present at school, healthy and ready to learn!
Guiding Principles
We believe that:
- Every student is entitled to educational opportunities that will allow them to reach their full capacity as an individual and prepare them for responsibility as a citizen.
- Every student is entitled to a level of health that permits maximum utilization of educational opportunities.
- Parents have the basic responsibility for the health of their students; school nurses work in partnership with parents, providing health services to their students while they attend school.
- The School Health program, through the components of health services, health education, and concern for the environment, provides knowledge and understanding on which to base decisions for the promotion and protection of individual, family, and community health.
- The appropriate roles of the school nurse in the school health program include manager of school health care; delivery of health services; advocate for the rights of all students; counselor for the health concerns of students, families, and staff; and educator for school/community regarding health concerns.
Goals of School Nurse Practice are to:
- Reduce students’ health-related absenteeism
- Eliminate or minimize health problems that impair learning.
- Reduce or prevent health problems through education.
- Educate the community about student health concerns.
- Help students to achieve the highest degree of independent functioning.
- Assist with referrals and screenings.
Become a School Health Nurse
If you think becoming a school health nurse is a great opportunity for you, apply today!