By JEFF DEZORT
Newton County Times
OARK — Angela Kitchen, RN, wellness coordinator for the Jasper School District, delivered the annual Medical/Nurse Survey Summary for 2024 at the school board meeting held at Oark Tuesday night, Oct. 15. It gives an overall view of the condition of students' health based on the activities conducted by school nurses stationed at all three campuses.
The report does not break the services administered by campus, but only as the district overall. Here is the survey data presented:
Screenings performed
Hearing 582
Vision 592
BMI 237
Scoliosis 114
Total 1,525
Prescription medications given in 2022-2023
Total 2,706 (including insulin dosing)
Number of office visits 2022-2023
Total 3,967
Students medically complex 59
Students medically fragile 5
Students with personal care billing 3
Flu and COVID vaccine clinics 3
Campus blood drives 10
Kitchen explained medically complex and medically fragile are levels reported to the state health department each year.
Medically complex means the need for one nurse for 225 students including those with anaphylactic potential, immune disorders, routine diabetic monitoring, severe asthma, pregnancy and metabolic disorders.
Medically fragile means the need for one nurse for every 125 students. These are severe seizure students or are unstable diabetics, and kids with trachs.
