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CHA School Health Program
CHA School Health Program began a "nurse in every school" in 1999. This is unique to North Carolina and the School Nursing program in this county has become what school administrators want, teachers expect, students need, parents demand, and the community is accustomed to.
Benefits of the Program
The School Health Program is confident in the benefits of its services. Some of the benefits of the program are:
School Nursing
School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and lifelong achievement of students. The school nurses deliver services to students in the public schools located within the Cabarrus County and the Kannapolis City School Systems.
School nurses work with the schools to coordinate school health services for students ranging from pre-kindergarten ages up to 21 years old, their families, and the school community in both regular education and in special education settings.
School Nurse Responsibilities
CHA School Health Program began a "nurse in every school" in 1999. This is unique to North Carolina and the School Nursing program in this county has become what school administrators want, teachers expect, students need, parents demand, and the community is accustomed to.
Benefits of the Program
The School Health Program is confident in the benefits of its services. Some of the benefits of the program are:
- Fewer children leave school before the end of the day due to medical reasons when a nurse is on campus
- Parents can worry less about their children who have chronic illness when a school nurse is there
- School nurses work to ensure that students are happy, healthy, in class, on task, and ready to learn
- Schools with full-time nurses can help students with chronic illnesses better manage their disease and decrease time out of school
- The work school nurses do contributes to healthier students and a safer school environment
- When students manage their chronic illness it can have a positive impact on their success at school
School Nursing
School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well being, academic success, and lifelong achievement of students. The school nurses deliver services to students in the public schools located within the Cabarrus County and the Kannapolis City School Systems.
School nurses work with the schools to coordinate school health services for students ranging from pre-kindergarten ages up to 21 years old, their families, and the school community in both regular education and in special education settings.
School Nurse Responsibilities
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Contact Us
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Kim Ragan, RN, BSN, NCSN
Director of School Health and Family Care Coordination
kim.ragan@cabarrushealth.org
Ph: 704-920-1272
Alice Luttman, RN, BSN, NCSN
School Nurse Supervisor
alice.luttman@cabarrushealth.org
Ph: 704-920-1293
Wendy Harsch, RN, BSN
School Nurse Supervisor
wendy.harsch@cabarrushealth.org
Ph: 704-920-1370
Angie Wallace
Administrative Assistant
angie.wallace@cabarrushealth.org
704-920-1132