Establishing a School Nurse Mentoring Network

Abstract

Often, nurses new to the school setting find they have more questions than answers about school nursing practice but no mentor to ask. Questions often arise regarding medication administration, health records, health requirements to attend school, student illness, school health legislation, and state reporting requirements in the school setting, plus many more. This article outlines how one Regional Office of Education (ROE) in central Illinois partnered with a Certified School Nurse to establish a mentoring and networking program to foster relationships and information sharing among school nurses.