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Our Health Services team actively collaborates with students, staff, families, and the community in order to promote the health and wellbeing of every child. We intervene with actual and potential health problems through direct and indirect care so that we may help reduce the spread of communicable disease, increase attendance, and place the focus on life-long learning and health. Our district employs eight certified school nurses who rotate between assigned schools. For daily care, basic first-aid, and medication administration, there is a full-time, trained clinic aide in each school clinic.
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What is a school nurse's role?
The school nurse's primary role is to promote good health for the district's students. As a member of the educational team, the school nurse enhances attendance, class participation, and learning by identifying and addressing medical conditions that may impact the student's ability to achieve the district's performance standards. School Health Nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing.
Schools nurses:
- are Bachelor’s prepared Registered Nurses.
- are licensed as a School Nurse through the Ohio Department of Education.
- adhere to laws and rules of the Ohio Board of Nursing and the professional standards of the National Association of School Nurses. -
What is a clinic aide's role?
The clinic aide's primary role is also to promote good health for the students. The clinic aide, among other things, helps maintain the health services under the direction of the school nurse. The clinic aide also assists with screenings, maintains health records, and performs clerical work. The clinic aide provides care for ill or injured students or employees. Please contact your building's clinic related questions or concerns.
When to Stay Home
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Your child is too ill to go to school if he or she has any of the following symptoms:
- Temperature above 100.4°F by mouth
- Vomiting or diarrhea within the past 24 hours
- Shortness of breath or an increase in wheezing during normal activity
- Has a cough that interrupts normal activity
- Rash over the body or localized to one area of the body
- Fatigue and needs bed rest (common with flu-like symptoms)
- Signs of conjunctivitis such as red, crusty or swollen eyes
Remember: Attendance is a must for your child to be successful in school. If your child’s absence requires a doctor’s visit, please turn in the medical excuse to your child’s school upon returning.
Physical Health Contacts by Building
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Bailey ES
Bailey Elementary Clinic Phone: 614-718-8705
- Clinic Aide - Tricia Palmer
- Nurse - Kim Atherton, BSN, RN
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Chapman ES
Chapman Elementary Clinic Phone: 614-718-8735
- Clinic Aide - Kathy Thomas
- Nurse - Heather Asch, RN
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Coffman HS
Coffman High School Clinic Phone: 614-718-8150
- Clinic Aide - Nora Davis
- Nurse - Kim Piekarski, RN, MA
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Davis MS
Davis Middle School Clinic Phone: 614-718-8665
- Clinic Aide - Karen McCoy
- Nurse - Heather Asch, RN
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Deer Run ES
Deer Run Elementary Clinic Phone: 614-718-8765
- Clinic Aide - Deborah Easter
- Nurse - Alicia Plymale, RN, MSN
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Depp ES
Depp Elementary Clinic Phone: 614-718-8646
- Clinic Aide - Judi Slack
- Nurse - Becky Ansari, RN, MSN
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Emerald Campus
Emerald Campus Clinic Phone: 614-760-6840
- Clinic Aide - Monica Rodenberg
- Nurse - Kim Piekarski, RN, MA
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Eversole Run MS
Eversole Run Middle School Clinic Phone: 614-760-4750
- Clinic Aide - Chanda Williams
- Nurse - Becky Ansari, RN, MSN
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Glacier Ridge ES
Glacier Ridge Elementary Clinic Phone: 614-718-8895
- Clinic Aide - Judy Butterfield
- Nurse - Kim Atherton, BSN, RN
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Grizzell MS
Grizzell Middle School Clinic Phone: 614-718-8615
- Clinic Aide - Patti Ludwig
- Nurse - Alicia Plymale RN, MSN
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Hopewell ES
Hopewell Elementary Clinic Phone: 614-718-6645
- Clinic Aide - Stacey Robinson
- Nurse - Kim Brengartner, RN
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Indian Run ES
Indian Run Elementary Clinic Phone: 614-718-8785
- Clinic Aide - Pat Cook
- Nurse - Jenny Schramm, RN
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Jerome HS
Jerome High School Clinic Phone: 614-718-8273
- Clinic Aide - April Brown
- Nurse - Becky Ansari, RN, MSN
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Karrer MS
Karrer Middle School Clinic Phone: 614-718-8515
- Clinic Aide - Vicki Prescott
- Nurse - Stephanie McDaniel, RN, MSN
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Olde Sawmill ES
Olde Sawmill Elementary Clinic Phone: 614-718-8805
- Clinic Aide - Lucia Cox (AM)
- Clinic Aide - Natalie Joy PM)
- Nurse - Heather Asch, RN