Specifications include, but are not limited to: The role of the School Nurse as defined in N.J.A.C. 6A:16-1.3 shall include but not be limited to: • Carrying out written orders of the medical home and standing orders of the school physician; • Conducting health screenings, which include height, weight, blood pressure, hearing, vision, and scoliosis pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.2; and monitoring vital signs and general health status for emergent issues for students suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and controlled dangerous substances pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:40- 4 and 18A:40A-12; • Maintaining student health records, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:40-4 and N.J.A.C. 6A:16- 2.4; • Recommending to the school principal students who shall not be admitted to or retained in the school building based on a parent’s failure to provide evidence of the child’s immunization according to the schedules specified in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4; • Annually reviewing student immunization records to confirm with the medical home that the medical condition for the exemption from immunization continues to be applicable, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.3; • Recommending to the school principal exclusion of students who show evidence of communicable disease, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:40-7, 8, and 10; • Directing and supervising the emergency administration of epinephrine and glucagon, and training school staff designated to serve as delegates, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:40- 12.6 and 12.14; • Administering asthma medication through use of a nebulizer; • Directing and supervising the health services activities of any school staff to whom the certified school nurse has delegated a nursing task; • Classroom instruction in areas related to health education pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:9B- 12.3; • Reviewing and summarizing available health and medical information regarding the student and transmitting a summary of relevant health and medical information to the child study team for the meeting pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:14-3.4(h); • Writing and updating, at least annually, the individualized health care plans and the individualized emergency healthcare plans for students’ medical needs, and instructing staff as appropriate; • Writing and updating, at least annually, any written healthcare provisions required under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a), for any student who requires them; • Assisting in the development of and implementing healthcare procedures for students in the event of an emergency...
