Who Are These Students?
Many students in this group require this specific type of care
What is total care?
This is the recommended ratio of school nurses to students, a standard met by only 11% of Oregon districts.
What is 1:750?
According to the presentation, the nurse must perform a formal reevaluation of delegation whenever this occurs regarding a student’s medical status.
What is a change in condition?
FLS classrooms are specialized settings designed to integrate healthcare support. They have utilized these three specific types of therapies.
What are speech, OT (occupational therapy), and PT (physical therapy)?
The document required for a student with a disability to receive accommodations in a public school.
What is an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or a 504 Plan?
In addition to seizure disorders, this common chronic respiratory condition is specifically listed as a medical need that requires monitoring and response in the classroom
What is asthma?
The actual average ratio of school nurses to students in Oregon as of 2025.
What is 1:2,289?
These three letters refer to the unlicensed personnel who often carry out delegated nursing tasks like G-tube feedings.
What are UAPs (Unlicensed Assistive Personnel)?
The adaptive curriculum in an FLS classroom focuses on social interaction, communication, and these skills.
What are daily living skills?
While eligibility is reviewed every three years, this is how often the IEP document must be comprehensively reviewed.
What is annually?
This medical device is frequently used for students who require nursing care for nutrition and medication administration.
What is a G-tube?
Unlike general school nurses, a Complex Needs Nurse (CNN) typically manages this many students.
What is approximately 20 students?
Even after a task is delegated, this person remains legally responsible under their professional license.
Who is the RN?
This is the ultimate goal of the FLS classroom regarding a student's ability level.
What is promoting functional independence?
The federal law that ensures students with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education.
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
Many students with complex needs use these to communicate if they are nonverbal or have developmental differences.
What are assistive technology devices, buttons, or AAC?
School nursing is unique because nurses must adapt clinical skills to this type of environment.
What is a less-controlled or non-hospital environment?
To ensure safety, a nurse must validate staff competency, provide ongoing supervision, and perform these regularly.
What are reassessments (of both the student's condition and staff performance)?
This specific group of professionals works alongside nurses in the classroom to reinforce communication strategies and social engagement.
Who are educators and school staff?
According to the sources, all IEP goals and objectives should be specific, high expectation, and this.
What is measurable?
Due to the high intensity of their medical requirements, many of these students require this level of dedicated, individual clinical oversight.
What is 1:1 nursing (or close monitoring)?
This specific type of nurse focuses on delegation of tasks to ensure students with complex needs can stay in school and be successful.
Who is a Complex Needs Nurse (CNN)?
This is the primary reason delegation is utilized in a school setting.
What is to allow students with complex needs to safely attend school?
By integrating healthcare support into the school day, FLS classrooms ensure that students can learn, participate, and ______
Thrive
These are two examples of eating or dietary accommodations often found in an IEP.
What are G-tube feedings, soft diets, modified utensils, or additional time?