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School Nurse Instructions:
The school nurse utilizes the skills check list after the designated school personnel (delegatee) has completed the on-line medication course and has presented a blank medication administration certificate. The school nurse has personnel complete a skill demonstration on what delegated tasks the nurse has checked or indicated on the consent form annually. The delegatee signs and dates the consent when they have successfully demonstrated competency with a skills demonstration. The consent form is stored in accordance with district policy dependent on whether the delegation is for a population of an individual student. The school nurse is responsible for evaluation of delegation. The instructional steps assist the registered nurse working under the auspices of the school or program in professional judgement and accountability of delegation. Additional steps may be required depending on the learner, school or program needs.