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Board hears nurse staffing gaps and 13,042 nurse office visits this school year
Summary
District staff reported 13,042 nurse office visits to date and described coverage gaps at several campuses, recent nurse departures and plans to recruit nurses or LPNs and use clinical partnerships to increase capacity.
Pine Bluff School District officials told the board the district has recorded 13,042 nurse office visits this school year and is operating with fewer onsite nurses than its staffing guidelines recommend.
Superintendent Barber and school health staff presented a spreadsheet showing office‑visit counts by campus and high counts of specific complaints such as abrasions and asthma incidents at several sites. The presenters said the district had 2,042 students enrolled on the October count used for reporting and that nurses assign acuity…
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