The Lincoln Public Schools have two full-time licensed school nurses who are central to all aspects of care and service delivery for students with special health care needs.  Each nurse is supported by a school health assistant or assistant nurse.

• Services for students with health impairments may include:
• Assess individual student health and development
• Promote and maintain the health and well-being of students with disabilities
• Develop Individual Health Care Plans for students with health conditions in collaboration with parents/guardians and health care providers
• Implement the medical treatment plan including medication administration and monitoring and other specialized treatments
• Coordinate communication between/among students, parents, the school community and health care providers
• Illness assessment and care
• Injury prevention, triage and treatment
• Communicable disease prevention and control
• State required health screenings including vision, hearing, postural, height, weight and body mass index
   

Indirect Services

• Monitoring of health-related needs and consultation to parents and general education teachers on the student's care
• Coordination of health services
• Participation in collaborative team meetings
• Observations
   

Transition Services

• The nurses are involved in the transition process between receiving and sending teachers and schools.  All essential information is shared and training is provided when needed.