SCHOOL HEALTH

Catalog description

Students learn about health promotion and maintenance in their role as school nurses. Emphasis is given to health estimate and the identification of cases through data obtained from school dossiers, results from screening tests, teacher and family observations. Students become familiar with the handling of minor illnesses in sch ool children and with vaccination. They work in collaboration with the health and education team to coordinate follow up on children. Legal aspects of school nursing are discussed.