The goal of Health Services is to ensure the medical needs of all students are met. This shall be accomplished by working with the student, their family, BSD staff, Health Care Providers and the community through open communications, ongoing education and providing a positive working relationship to maintain correct health information about each student.
To develop, implement and evaluate individual care plans for each student. These
plans are an ongoing guideline to monitor student’ health needs. The needs identified
shall have health care provided under the direction of the School Nurse and written
Physician orders, to include medication administrations and health care procedures
and services to assist each student to have a quality and safe school experience.
To monitor each school’s Health Room procedures and services, maintaining high health care standards for all the students, BSD staff and the BSD community. This shall be accomplished by records, audits, ongoing staff education and training and adhering to health and safety standard set by regulations, policies and laws that govern the BSD and Washington State Public Schools.
To maintain and enforce the Laws and Regulations set by the Nursing Practice Act, BSD, Washington State Government and the Federal Government and meet the needs of our students, BSD staff and BSD community in regard to school health care.