NURSES:
Mrs. Jill Hoch, RN, BSN, M.Ed and Mrs. Christine Brown, RN, BSN, M.Ed., Certified School Nurses; Corinne Giannone RN, BSN, Associate Nurse
SCHOOL:
Nazareth Area High School
NURSE ASSIGNMENTS:
Mrs. Hoch is 9th,10th and 12th Grades and Mrs. Brown is 11th Grade
SCHOOL PHONE:
610-759-1730, Ext. 2356 or Ext. 2360
School Nurses in every community touch the lives of children by addressing
their health needs while in school. It is the goal of every School Nurse
for children to enter the classroom in optimal health and ready to learn.
When children miss school due to illness and other factors they are excluded
from the learning process. The presence of a School Nurse in the school
setting assures the management and attention to health conditions such as:
asthma, diabetes, violence, depression, allergies, poor dietary habits, and
other current day problems.
School Nurses also serve on the front line of defense for identification of
vision, hearing and growth abnormalities, communicable disease and mental
health conditions, which can be treated more effectively with early
intervention. In addition, the School Nurse provides health
information/health counseling. (NASN-National Association of School Nurses)
A School Nurse or Associate Nurse is available each day in the school full
time.