Can a LPN provide school health services as long as supervision is provided?
Yes. LPNs may be hired to perform nursing tasks permitted in the LPN scope of practice under the direction of a school nurse, physician or dentist. The tasks must be part of an individual nursing care plan that is developed, maintained and evaluated by a school nurse. Direction does not necessarily need to be onsite, but evidence of adequate supervision (which must include, at a minimum, availability of the school nurse, physician or dentist by telephone) is essential.
