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H.R. 6201, The Student to School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2008 (7 comments ↓)
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
H.R. 6201 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible States for the purpose of reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in public secondary schools, elementary schools, and kindergarten.
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Dale Parent
June 7, 2008, 7:59pm (report abuse)Thank you Lois Capps. This is a much needed bill to keep our students safe at school with school nurses in place to attend to their myriad and escalating health issues. It's about time the lack of school nurses was recognized
Diana Tigner
June 13, 2008, 6:03pm (report abuse)I am a school nurse in CA and not having a set ratio makes nursing practice very difficult. Tnank you for working to make a difference for students.
Susan Sullivan
August 17, 2008, 9:51pm (report abuse)Students continue attending public schools today with many serious health issues that would likely have excluded them from school in the past. It is positive that even seriously ill students are assured the right to an education in a classroom of peers. But it does present challenges for many schools, teachers and families. School nurses are critical to the success of these policies and the safety and welfare of all students.
Susan Sullivan MSN RN PHN
Lauryn Haffner R.N. School Nurse
September 24, 2008, 1:25pm (report abuse)I applaud the effort to improve the nurse-student ratio but wonder what, if any, impactsuch a bill will really have in a states like New York that don't even mandate having a nurse in every school. While there is a practical mandate (i.e. doctor's requiring a n R.N. to be in the building where a diabetic student attends)there is no legislative mandate. First we need the mandate, then the ratios can be looked at more seriously.
Belinda
October 11, 2008, 3:18pm (report abuse)This bill is a long time coming. Student's today are presenting with many more complex health issues. There are also many more medications that are required. School nurses are required to do Hearing, Vision, Scoliosis, and BMI Screenings as well as see 30-40 students a day (1 student every 15 minutes.)We also have to make sure everything is documented that we do. Many nurses that apply and see that we do not sit around all day reading magazines soon leave to find easier more high paying jobs. Once again, I think this bill is outstanding and I certainly hope it passes.
Sondra Carter
November 3, 2008, 12:28pm (report abuse)I am a school nurse in Arkansas. As a school nurse I wear many hats. I agree that there needs to be a nurse-student ratio. There is an increase in children with special needs in the public school system. Each year the the numbers increase. Many of these children have more than 1 medical dx. It is difficult to care for one child, when you have 5 or 6 students also waiting to see the nurse.
McKenna in Texas
November 11, 2008, 2:43pm (report abuse)We all talk about health care costs/needs in the United States - School Nurses are part of the answer! The ability to work with families, move children & staff from one tier of care to another, followup on treatments, collaborate with our medical/nursing cohorts in order to assure continuity of care, assist with community needs, and on and on.....there are dozens of assets the School Nurse can bring to a School District! When 1 nurse sees up to 100 kids and staff a day - the valiant health care professional barely has time to breathe. Thank you for this attempt - Mandates are needed - hopefully this new administration will see the value School Nurses bring into the school mix.