Nurse Contact List Hawaii Keiki Nurses work at all levels with the school to provide direct services to students, with the Complex Area Superintendent and principals to meet the needs of the local community, and with the Office of the DOE superintendant to build bridges to public and private health-related organizations. What School Nurses Do School nurses provide health services that can improve a student s school attendance, learning and the overall health and effectiveness of the school. School nursing is a specialty within nursing that requires expertise in child health and development and passing an examination to be nationally certified. School nurses screen students for a variety of conditions that impact learning, including vision, hearing and developmental conditions. They provide episodic care, manage chronic conditions, track communicable diseases, promote healthy behaviors, connect children with insurance and healthcare providers, and handle emergencies. School nurses perform health and safety assessment including administering medications and being first responders to injured students or those who suffer from seizures. Monitoring and attending to students with asthma, diabetes and seizures significantly decreases the number of days they miss from school. The Hawaii Keiki program improves our students chances to be successful in school by: Working with individual schools to understand and address local keiki health needs. Serving as an expert resource in school health to teachers and principals.
Reducing health-related absenteeism. Identifying and preventing the spread of communicable diseases. Providing referrals for additional services and emergency care. School Nurses Don t Help Just Students A school nurse returns time to teachers, principals and staff by addressing a child s health concerns. Before Milwaukee hired school nurses, school staff reported spending an average of 13 hours a day per school on health concerns at an estimated annual cost of $133,000 in salary and fringe benefits, almost twice the cost of hiring a nurse. School Nurses Provide a Return on Investment In 2014, Massachusetts showed a $2.20 cost benefit for every $1 spent on school-based nursing services. When the Milwaukee Public Schools placed additional RNs in 27 of its schools with a ratio of 1:750 in mind, impressive gains were made in immunization rates, identification of asthma and life-threatening conditions, the number of vision screenings, and educational time restored to teachers and others who previously handled health issues. A study in North Carolina, where nurse/student ratios ranged from 1:451 to 1:7440 found that services to children with diabetes, asthma, injuries and conditions such as depression or unintended pregnancy grew as ratios improved. Follow-up after vision screenings also improved markedly. The Hawaii Keiki program brings certified school nurses into the educational environment and helps overall school success by:
School nurses improve student attendance through prevention and management of communicable diseases like measles, colds and flu. Access to school nurses improves academics because healthy students are better able to learn. Principals, teachers and staff can focus on teaching. Contact Oahu Aiea-Moanalua-Radford Complex Area Adeline Kline, MSN, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC Aiea-Moanalua-Radford Complex Area Aiea Intermediate School 99-600 Kulawea Street Aiea, HI 96701 Cell: (808) 861-6837 Email: akline@ucera.org
Campbell-Kapolei Complex Area Maria Juliet Pineda, MSN, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC Campbell-Kapolei Complex Area Barbers Point Elementary School 3001 Boxer Road Kapolei, HI 96707 Cell: (808) 861-6834 Email: mpineda@ucera.org Castle-Kahuku Complex Area Lisa H. Jacquet, MSN, APRN-Rx, NP-C, NCSN*
Castle-Kahuku Complex Area Castle High School 45-386 Kaneohe Bay Drive Kaneohe, HI 96744 Office: (808) 305-0862 Cell: (808) 271-0353 Email: ljacquet@ucera.org *National Certified School Nurse (NCSN) Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani Complex Area Melissa Owens, MSN, APRN-Rx, NP-C, NCSN* Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani Complex Area Dole Middle School 1803 Kamehameha IV Road Honolulu, HI 96819 Office: 808-305-5358 Cell: 808-286-8124 Email: mowens@ucera.org *National Certified School Nurse (NCSN)
Kaiulani Graves-Borden, CCMA Medical Assistant Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani Complex Area Dole Middle School 1803 Kamehameha IV Road Honolulu, HI 96819 Cell: (808) 305-5341 Email: kgborden@ucera.org Angela DeJong, MSN, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani Complex Area Farrington High School 1564 North King Street
Honolulu, HI 96817 Cell: (808) 798-5545 Email: adejong@ucera.org Benjamin Kilinski, MSN, APRN-Rx, CPNP-PC, NCSN* Pediatric Nurse Practitioner & SONDH Hawaii Keiki Liaison Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani Complex Area Farrington High School 1546 North King Street Honolulu, HI 96817 Cell: (808) 271-0362 Email: bkilinski@ucera.org *National Certified School Nurse (NCSN) At clinic on Wednesdays only. Kailua-Kalaheo Complex Area
Jazzmina Moore, MSN, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC Kailua-Kalaheo Complex Area Kailua Elementary School 315 Kuulei Road Kailua, HI 96734 Cell: (808) 286-0350 Email: jmoore@ucera.org Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area Cortney Crocker, MSN, APRN-Rx, CPNP-PC Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area
Central Middle School 1302 Queen Emma Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Cell: (808) 285-2220 Email: ccrocker@ucera.org Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area Kailene Oliveros, MSN, APRN-Rx, NP-C Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area Wahiawa Middle School 275 Rose Street Wahiawa, HI 96786 Cell: (808) 861-6839 Email: koliveros@ucera.org Nanakuli-Waianae Complex Area
Courtney DeConto, MSN, APRN-Rx, CPNP-PC Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Nanakuli-Waianae Complex Area Nanaikapono Elementary School 89-153 Mano Avenue Waianae, HI 96792 Cell: (808) 798-0545 Email: cdeconto@ucera.org Christine Prentice, BSN, RN-BC, NCSN* Registered Nurse Nanakuli-Waianae Complex Area Waianae Elementary School 85-220 McArthur Street
Waianae, HI 96792 Maili Elementary School 87-360 Kulaaupuni Street Waianae, HI 96792 Cell: (808) 465-5648 Email: cprentice@ucera.org *National Certified School Nurse (NCSN) Adele Mier, BSN, RN Registered Nurse Nanakuli-Waianae Complex Area Nanakuli Elementary School 89-778 Haleakala Ave. Waianae, HI 96792 Cell: (808) 465-5549 Email: amier@ucera.org
Dayna Mersberg, BSN, RN Registered Nurse Nanakuli-Waianae Complex Area Leihoku Elementary School 86-285 Leihoku Street Waianae, HI 96792 Makaha Elementary School 84-200 Ala Naauao Place Waianae, HI 96792 Cell: (808) 439-1307 Email: dmersberg@ucera.org Pearl City-Waipahu Complex Area Elicia Lujan, MSN, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC
Pearl City-Waipahu Complex Area Waipahu High School 94-1211 Farrington Highway Waipahu, HI 96797 Office: (808) 307-9539 Cell: (808) 285-0460 Email: elujan@ucera.org Kauai Kapaa-Kauai-Waimea Complex Area Danielle Doo, MSN, RN, CDE, NCSN* Registered Nurse Kapaa-Kauai-Waimea Complex Area Wilcox Elementary School 4319 Hardy Street Lihue, HI 96766 Cell: (808) 353-1700 Email: danielle_doo@notes.k12.hi.us
*National Certified School Nurse (NCSN) Hawaii Island Hilo-Waiakea Complex Area APRN position in recruitment Honokaa-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena Complex Area Allison Hitchner, MSN, APRN-Rx, NP-C Honokaa-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena Complex Area Konawaena Elementary School 81-901 Onouli Road Kealakekua, HI 96750 Cell: (808) 209-0978 Email: ahitchner@ucera.org Kau-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Area
Zoë Shih, MSN, APRN-Rx, FNP-BC, NCSN*, RD Kau-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Area Mountain View Elementary School P.O. Box 9 Mountain View, HI 96771 Office: (808) 313-3251 Cell: (808)464-5148 Email: zoe_shih@notes.k12.hi.us *National Certified School Nurse At clinic on Thursdays only. Jeanette Gilbert, RN Kau-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Area Support RN
Kau-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Area Cell: (808) 464-5148 Email: jgilbert@ucera.org Maui Hana-Lahainaluna-Lanai-Molokai Complex Area Lindsey Guth, MSN, APRN-Rx, CPNP-PC Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Hana-Lahainaluna-Lanai-Molokai Complex Area Lahaina Intermediate School 871 Lahainaluna Road Lahaina, HI 96761 Cell: (808) 694-0820 Email: lguth@ucera.org Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui Complex Area APRN position in recruitment