School Nurses

School Nurses

School Nurses
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 4 to 6
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	7.5

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		administer, asthmatic, defibrillators, deficit, diabetic, dispense, evaluate, inhaler, insight, nebulizer, non-medical, restrictive, scoliosis, well-being, workload, assess
	content words:		Disability Education Act

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School Nurses
By Jennifer Kenny

¹     Mrs. O' Hara is a school nurse. She works at an elementary school with seven hundred fifty children. She has done this job for thirty years and things have certainly changed in her office.

²     Years ago Mrs. O'Hara checked children's eyes and ears to make sure they could see and hear clearly. She put lots of band-aids on scraped knees. She took care of students with stomachaches and fevers. Today, though, her job is a lot more complicated. Why? Things have changed in general for families and also with the kinds of medical conditions students face.

³     School nurses are specialized nurses. They provide health care in a unique way. You may see nurses in hospitals, doctors' offices, and clinics, but school nurses have quite the special setting!

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