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school nurse-to-student ratios  

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  • School nurse-to-student ratios refers to the number of students serviced by a full-time registered school nurse. Such ratios are often further calculated according to specific student populations—such as well students, students with chronic conditions, medically fragile students, and students requiring skilled nursing services—and are commonly used to determine how many nurses a school or school district needs to employ to provide adequate health care to the student population. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Health; School Nurse-to-Student Ratios]

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