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School nurses are accountable for recording and maintaining student health information and documenting nursing care in a manner that is timely, accurate, legible, complete, retrievable, and securely protected. The most efficient, effective, safe, and secure method for managing student health information is through EHR utilization. For the purposes of this position statement, the term EHR refers only to software platform systems designed specifically for school nursing that use the nursing process, standardized nursing language and data points, and established standards of confidentiality, security, and privacy set by the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Family Rights Educational Privacy Act (FERPA). Documentation that school nurses enter into an EHR produces usable data which can be monitored, gathered, extracted, compared, analyzed, and leveraged to track and measure trends and outcomes. Use of EHRs in the school setting is also advantageous in case management and care coordination efforts, particularly for students with complex health needs and chronic conditions. EHRs are an essential tool for school nurses to efficiently and effectively manage health information to optimize student healthcare quality, safety, coordination, and to improve student population health. EHRs enhance 21st century school nursing practices to provide equitable, evidence-based, student-centered healthcare that enables school-age youth to reach their full educational potential. [This Position Statement was initially adopted in January 2019 and revised in January 2024.] |
