School nursing’s role should be def

School nursing’s role should be defined in state statutes
related to absence interventions. If chronic or excessive
absences are reported to be because of illness, the school
nurse or FNP should be involved. Improving school attendance
is not solely the purview of the school nurse but
absences related to illness or injury is. Indeed, school nurses,
who can demonstrate that their interventions improve students’
attendance and by extension student performance,
may secure their roles in the educational system.