The Standards of School Nursing Practice accompany the Scope of School Nursing Practice. The Standards of School Nursing Practice are authoritative statements of the duties that school nurses, regardless of role, are expected to perform competently. The standards published herein serve as evidence of the standard of care, with the understanding that with the wide range of roles and functions of a school nurse, application of the standards are dependent upon individual job description and practice setting.
The dynamics of the school nursing specialty require standards to be periodically updated and revised. As expectations for the academic success and lifelong achievement of students evolve, and changes in societal trends occur, school nursing, the education community, and the public will develop and accept new patterns of professional practice. In response, nursing standards must have “formal, periodic review and revision”.