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Rockwood health services reports 47 nurses, new cardiac emergency plans and rising clinic visits
Summary
Health-services supervisor Amy Wear told the board the district employs 47 nurses (BSN or higher), is implementing a new state-required cardiac emergency response plan, and reported more than 120,000 nurse office visits through February; nurses return about 95% of students to class after triage.
Amy Wear, Rockwood's supervisor of wellness and nurses, delivered an update on the district's health services, education and staffing at the board meeting.
Wear said the district employs 47 nurses and hires only BSN-prepared nurses; nine hold master's degrees and 24 are nationally board-certified school nurses. She highlighted recent work to implement newly required cardiac emergency response plans and teams, noting the plans stem…
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