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School Nurse Licensure and Certification Whether becoming an LPN or an RN, nurses must pass the NCLEX to obtain licensure.

During the 2015–16 school year, just over half (52 percent) of public schools had a full-time nurse. Counting part-time nurses, over three-quarters (82 percent) had at least one full-time or one part-time nurse.

As of the end of 2019, 116 school buildings and 137 schools serving about 70,000 students were without a full-time nurse, ing to an estimate from the United Federation of Teachers, the union representing New York City public school teachers.

School nurses help students and families in many ways. A school nurse can help students and their families get access to health insurance, coordinate care by communicating between the family and health care providers, and educate families on what health care services are available to their child at school.

Most schools in the United States have a nurse on staff. Larger schools may have more than one, and smaller schools may have a part-time nurse, or a staff member who does something else, but it also a trained nurse.

Steps to Becoming a School Nurse Earn an ADN or BSN degree. Prospective school nurses need to obtain either an ADN or a BSN from an accredited college or university. ... Pass the NCLEX to Receive RN Licensure. ... Gain Experience in Clinical Nursing. ... Consider Becoming a Certified School Nurse.