Nancy Ann Caruso, RN, BSN, SCHN, Registered Nurse / School Community Health Nurse & Director at Watkins Mill High School Wellness Center

Get to know Registered Nurse Nancy Ann Caruso, who works in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Nancy, a registered nurse, earned her nursing degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At present, she serves as the School Community Health Nurse & Director at Watkins Mill High School Wellness Center in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Watkins Mill High School aims to provide a wide range of academic, career and technical, extracurricular, counseling, and social opportunities to its diverse student population in a safe and nurturing environment. A part of this environment is the Watkins Mill High School Wellness Center. 

“The Watkins Mill High School Wellness Center is committed to helping students in the school community reach their full potential by offering coordinated medical care, quality counseling, positive youth development, and health education experiences in a confidential and culturally sensitive manner” as stated on their website. 

In her professional experience, Nancy is affiliated with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, a cancer research and treatment center located in Buffalo, New York. Its mission is “to eliminate cancer’s grip on humanity by unlocking its secrets through personalized approaches and unleashing the healing power of hope.”

A registered nurse (RN) is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar licensing body to obtain a nursing license. RNs fulfill a variety of job duties. In addition to their primary role in treating and caring for patients, their responsibilities also include educating patients and the public about a variety of medical conditions, as well as providing emotional support and advice to the families of their patients. Other RN job functions include leadership, research, performing diagnostic tests and analyzing results, operating medical equipment, administering medications, recording patients’ symptoms and medical histories, and assisting with patient rehabilitation and follow-up.

Community health nursing is the synthesis of nursing and public health practice applied to promote and protect the health of the population. It combines all the basic elements of professional, clinical nursing with public health and community practice. A school community health nurse (SCHN) works across education and health, providing a connection between school, home, and the community. Their aim is to improve the health and well-being of children and young individuals. 

Learn More About Nancy Ann Caruso:

Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4145495/info/

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