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Brinckerhoff Elementary School

16 Wedgewood Road / Fishkill, NY 12524 / PH: 845.897.6800

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What We Do

The Health Office is:

~ Open daily

~ Staffed full-time by a Registered Professional Nurse and a Part-time Health Aide.

~ Provides first aid only for injuries sustained at school.

~ Provides rest area for ill or injured students until they can return to class or are picked up by a parent or designated adult.

~ Provides health screenings yearly, such as hearing, vision, and scoliosis.  Notifies parents or guardians of any abnormal findings which may need further medical evaluation.

~ Administers medications to students when necessary, only after the medication guidelines are followed as directed.

~ Maintains CONFIDENTIAL health records for each student.

~ Consults with parents regarding health and well-being on a routine basis.

"School Nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning." – National Association of School Nurses, 2010.
 

"The School Nurse has a crucial role in the seamless provision of comprehensive health services to children and youth. The role of the School Nurse is serving as a team member in providing preventive services, early identification of problems, interventions, and referrals to foster health and educational success.” – American Academy of Pediatrics Council on School Health, 2008

 
 

  • The Health Office is:

    ~ Open daily

    ~ Staffed full-time by a Registered Professional Nurse and a Part-time Health Aide.

    ~ Provides first aid only for injuries sustained at school.

    ~ Provides rest area for ill or injured students until they can return to class or are picked up by a parent or designated adult.

    ~ Provides health screenings yearly, such as hearing, vision, and scoliosis.  Notifies parents or guardians of any abnormal findings which may need further medical evaluation.

    ~ Administers medications to students when necessary, only after the medication guidelines are followed as directed.

    ~ Maintains CONFIDENTIAL health records for each student.

    ~ Consults with parents regarding health and well-being on a routine basis.

  • "School Nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning." – National Association of School Nurses, 2010.
     

    "The School Nurse has a crucial role in the seamless provision of comprehensive health services to children and youth. The role of the School Nurse is serving as a team member in providing preventive services, early identification of problems, interventions, and referrals to foster health and educational success.” – American Academy of Pediatrics Council on School Health, 2008