Professional School Nursing Practice -
School Nurse 101
Codes
Childhood Infections
School Health Mandates
100

The first step of the nursing process. Collection, data, information of individuals 

Assessment 
100

A tool to support students with asthma and to help them manage their symptoms

Asthma Action Plan

100

IHP

Individual Healthcare Plan

100

Signs and symptoms: Bacterial, Viral, Allergic. Inflammation, swelling, painful. May be crusted and shut in the morning. Sensitive to light. 

Pink Eye

100

The Health History and Appraisal form

 N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.4

A-45

200

An RN can obtain by meeting specific qualifications and standards 

School Nurse certification 

200
Student has a blank stare, confused speech, shaking

Seizure 

200

FAPE

free, appropriate public education

200

Itching of skin on scalp. Attached to hair or nape of neck

Head Lice
200

A vital and practical tool to manage or mitigate student-specific healthcare needs. The school nurse is the sole professional qualified to generate.

 Individualized Healthcare Plan (IHP)

300

The authoritative statements of the duties that school nurses are expected to perform competently 

Nursing Standards of Practice 

300

Crushing chest pain Breathing Difficulties 

Uncontrolled Bleeding  Loss of consciousness 

Medical emergency 

300

Fungal Infection, red circular patches with raised patches

Ringworm

400

CST

Child Study Team 

400

elevated of the normal body temperature 

Fever 

400

Every child born on or after January 1, 1997, and entering or attending Grade Six shall have received one dose  

Meningococcal vaccine

500

Law that requires at least 5 trained staff members to be CPR certified. 

Janet's Law 

500

IDEA

Individual with Disabilities Education Act 

500

Contagious disease, sudden onset fever, cough, decreased energy, sore throat 

Influenza 

500

The State's official web-based registry designed to store information for infants, children, adolescents and adults for a lifetime.

NJIIS 

New Jersey Immunization Information System

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