Essential School Nurse Corps Program Services
Benefiting students, families, school staff, nurses and community partners
- Legislative updates impacting school nursing.
- New and ongoing screening of student health (vision, hearing and immunization).
- Communicable disease communications and resources
- Forwarding information from SNC stakeholders (OSPI, WA DOH) to all NWESD region school nurses.
- New nurse orientation for any and all school nurses in the NWESD region.
- Provide monthly New(er) School Nurse support meetings and frequent phone and in-person check-ins with new SNC-funded school nurses.
- SNC Administrator responds to email and phone questions from a variety of school staff.
- Provides monthly regional nurse meetings with guest speakers, regional updates, and learning activities.
- Regularly surveys school nurses in order to fulfill educational needs for current and pertinent nursing topics.
- Ability to consult with a variety of stakeholders to relay accurate information.
- SNC Administrator provides CPR and first aid instruction to districts, nurses, and ESD employees
- The SNC Administrator develops learning opportunities to meet the needs of school nurses in the NWESD region and around the state.
- Coordinates with health partners to provide professional development activities.
- Regularly surveys school nurse in order to fulfill educational needs for current and pertinent nursing topics.
- Links to nursing organizations and school health related stakeholders.
- Common laws that govern school nursing
- sample health forms
- Current OSPI manuals
- SNC contact information for OSPI and all nine ESDs
- Spot vision screeners
- Audiometers & otoacoustic vision (OAE) screener
- Medication training kits
- Female & male anatomy kits for teaching catheterization
- Puberty education materials – DVDs and FLASH curriculum
- Staff training tools – asthma, anaphylaxis, BBP, etc…
- Books covering assessment, writing health plans, legal issues, Standards of Practice, ethical issues and many more.
- Local health department meetings
- SNC program interaction with OSPI
- Mentorship for Western Washington University RN to BSN students
- Attendance and presentations at school nursing industry conferences
- Diabetes in School Health (DISH) planning committee member
The NWESD offers migrant nursing services to partner districts in Whatcom and Skagit counties, funded by OSPI. The NWESD has two fluent Spanish-speaking migrant nurses. Nurses assist students and families with school and healthcare needs throughout the school year and during the summer. Services include: health screenings, immunizations, medical appointment transportation and coordination, public health education, health fairs, etc.
Current partners include:
- Ferndale School District
- Lynden School District
- Mount Baker School District
- Meridian School District
- Nooksack Valley School District
- Mount Vernon School District
- Burlington-Edison School District
- Sedro Woolley School District
- La Conner School District
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Sarah Barquero, MSN, BSN, NCSN
School Nurse Corps Administrator
Elizabeth Frederick
Administrative Assistant
Susan Rodgers
Whatcom Migrant Health Nurse
Maria G. Aguado
Skagit Migrant Health Nurse