My name is Chloe and I am the new school nurse at Molesworth Primary School.  I will be working every second Thursday and look forward to meeting everyone.  I am new to school nursing and my priorities for this term are meeting as many staff, students and families as possible and learning and understanding how schools operate.  I have come from working on the Children and Adolescent unit at the Royal Hobart Hospital.  When I’m not at work, I enjoy playing netball and spending time with my dogs.

School nurses work quite differently to what is often expected – we aren’t taking over first aid responsibilities and we won’t be providing clinical care.  We work under a primary health care framework and I will spend much of my time completing kindergarten health assessments, targeted vision and hearing assessments and working with students to try to maintain well-being and prevent illness from occurring.

If you would like to speak with me, I can be contacted through the school office.  If I am unable to help you with your query, I will likely be able to refer you to someone who can.  I look forward to meeting you all, and becoming part of the school community.