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Health Services

Our nurses' primary focus is to keep students safe and healthy during the school day. The school nurses will discuss with any student during the school day any health concerns and/or provide first aid to sick or injured students.

Nurses can also be a valuable resource for the community and staff for health guidance and when to seek medical attention.

The school nurses' educational background can be a licensed practitioner nurse or a registered nurse. The Certified School Nurse must have a bachelor’s degree in nursing and college courses specific to school nursing.

Health Support

If your child has any acute or chronic health conditions that require attention during the school day, please contact the school nurse.

GHMS Certified School Nurse & School Nurse

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Keith Dieterle, M.Ed., RN, CSN
717-397-1294 ext. 2050
keith_dieterle@conestogavalley.org  

GHMS Health Room Nurse

Elizabeth Messner, LPN
Elizabeth_Messner@conestogavalley.org

Suzanne Kennedy, BSN, RN
Suzanne_Kennedy@conestogavalley.org

CV nurses believe in the following foundations

  1. Every student has the right to all educational opportunities that will allow him/her to   strive for personal excellence, while becoming caring and contributing citizens in a global community.
  2. Every student has the right to a level of health that permits maximum utilization of those educational opportunities.
  3. Parents and guardians have full responsibility for the health of their children; school nurses collaborate with parents and guardians in providing health services to their children while in school.
  4. The school health program, through the components of health services, health education, and concern for the environment, provides knowledge and understanding on which to base decisions for the promotion and protection of individual, family, and community health.
  5. The appropriate roles of the school nurse in the school health program include: manager of school health care, delivery of health services, advocate for the rights of children, counselor for health concerns of children, families, and staff as well as educator for school/community regarding health concerns.
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