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Nov 12-13, 2018 | Paris, France
Nutraceuticals and Food Sciences
International Conference on 27th International Conference on
Nursing and Healthcare &
Joint Event
Journal of Food science and Nutrition | Volume 1
The role of a school nurse in handling children at risk
Hazel Rose Ledesma-Sumpay
DepEd, Philippines
Achild is born on earth and inherent to his/her existence
are fundamental rights in order to survive.
Children’s rights includes their right to association with
both parents, human identity as well as the basic needs for
physical protection, food, universal state-paid education,
health care, and criminal laws appropriate for the age and
development of the child, equal protection of the child’s
civil rights, and freedom from discrimination on the basis of
the child’s race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, religion, disability, color, ethnicity, or other
characteristics.
Somehow, oftentimes these rights are overlooked and
neglected hence, child protection must be imposed
religiously. From the different Stages of Development a
child passes through in his/her life, he/she encountered
many challenges and trials that are sometimes inevitably
unfriendly and unacceptable to them. One of which is child
abuse in any setting.
Child abuse cases in schools both in primary and secondary
level are tremendously arising. A number of cases had
been recorded and presently increasing to an alarming
proportions.
Child abuse in schools are reported cases of violence against
children caused by school officials and some abuses incurred
at home caused by parents, siblings, relatives, house helpers
and neighbors for that matter.
The reported cases of abuse in schools include but not
limited to physical, verbal, emotional, acts of discrimination
and in most cases sexual abuses. These are cases when not
properly addressed may result to traumatized learners that
might result to a low level performance in schools. These
abused children when left unattended would turn out to be
learners with low self-esteem, fear, anger, helplessness and
low morale.
Interventions such as the use of positive non-violent discipline
in all primary and secondary schools must be a mandatory act.
A school nurse is one personnel in school that would help
intensify the proper interventions through quality nursing
service. One of their major role is to safeguard school
children from various forms of conditions that would
greatly affect their physical, social, psychological and mental
development. The holistic development of a school children
plays an important role in his/her academic performance and
his/her ability to be molded into an ideally kind, responsible,
sociable, talented and God-fearing unique individual.
A school nurse knowledge, skills and ability will serve as a
guide in handling children at risk. The tender love and care
that they possess is a commitment towards addressing the
different kinds of harassment to school children.
The studyaimedat protecting the school childrenbyproviding
them health services of a dedicated school nurse that would
help them achieve their greatest potential, elevate their level
of performances and sustain great achievements in order to
make them a good and productive member of the society.
The world is fast changing. Development of a person is being
greatly challenged. A childwho is nurtured and caredproperly
would come out to be a full grown responsible person and
in turn can contribute to the welfare, progress and stability
of the country and become a globally competitive individual.
Speaker Biography
Hazel roze sampaury working in DepED , and she published several research work
and she published many articles, currently she is working in dengue project and also
working as a school nurse. in the Department of Education in Philippines.
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