Article: SCHOOL NURSES BIO-TERROR LOOKOUTS.(News)

Byline: Post staff report

School nurses still treat coughs and colds, but they've also become bio-terrorism lookouts, disaster responders, disability experts and surrogate mothers.

"There are new roles for school nurses," said Linda C. Wolfe, president of the National Association of School Nurses.

The 11,000-member association wrapped up a four-day convention in Cincinnati Tuesday that included sessions on terrorism and disasters as well as standard topics of drugs and pregnancy.

"When I started as a school nurse 23 years ago, we focused mainly on health education and prevention of disease," said Linda Hilvert of the Hamilton County ...

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