Nurse

Julia Roeseberg, BSN, RN, School Nurse

I am excited to be the Nurse at the Janet Kahn School of Integrated Arts. I am a graduate of Albuquerque’s University of New Mexico College of Nursing. This is my second year as an APS School Nurse.

Prior to APS, I worked as a Registered Nurse at Optum Health, Presbyterian Rust Hospital, Encompass Health, (previously HealthSouth Rehab Hospital) and Always Best Care Home Health Care. I have five years of experience volunteering with children in Child-Life at Presbyterian Hospital Downtown and have two adult sons who graduated from APS schools. My husband is retired from the Air Force and our family has lived in Albuquerque for over nineteen years.

I am pleased to be here in this community supporting the health and wellness of our students. The children and staff are warm and welcoming and I enjoy seeing their smiling faces.

Please call me with any questions or concerns you may have.

Fondly, Nurse Julia 

Debra Bench, Health Assistant

I have been a Health Assistant for 16 years. I spent 6 years in the East Mountains working for Moriarity/Edgewood School District. For the last 11 years, I've worked here at Janet Kahn.

I love working with the students and seeing them grow. The staff and parents here are amazing. There is no other place I would rather be. 

Sincerely, Debra Bench

Unless it is an emergency, all students must present a pass from a teacher or staff member to be seen in the Health Office.  If a student presents without a pass and it is not an emergency, the student will be sent back to class to obtain a pass before the student will be seen. This is a safety issue for all students, so please reinforce this procedure with your child.

Please remind your child to report to the Health Office with a pass from a teacher or duty personnel if they are not feeling well or have been injured.  The school nurse or health assistant must be consulted regarding the condition of a student before a determination can be made about the student going home.

If your child is ill or injured and cannot fully participate in school activities, please have your child's doctor write a note stating why your child cannot participate and the anticipated time of non-participation. Please provide this note to the Health Office.

NASN, the National Association for School Nurses, has stated that more than 6 visits to the Health Office in a school year is excessive and requires further investigation.  While it is important for your child to know that they are free to visit the nurse with any health issues, it is also important for them to have an uninterrupted education and remain in class as much as possible. If your student has more than 6 visits to the Health Office during the school year, we will be contacting the parents to discuss other options.

Any medication that will be administered at school requires a doctor's order for prescription medication or parent authorization if over the counter medication. This is discussed in greater detail under the medication policy.

If your child is not feeling well in the morning prior to school, we ask that you keep your child home rather than instructing them to come see the nurse. The Health Office has limited treatment options, and often our only treatment is to contact the parent and have the student picked up.  If the student is kept home rather than sent to school, parents will not be called out of work for a sick student and the student will not be exposing his/her classmates to the illness.  Please refer to sick day guidelines for additional information.

In the event of student injury or illness, an attempt will be made to verbally notify the parents/legal guardian. Unless it is an emergency, if no contact is made, a message will be left. In the event of an emergency, each parental/guardian number will be called until contact is made.  If no contact is made, then the emergency contacts will be called until someone is reached. If it is an emergency and we are unable to reach anyone on the parent/guardian list or emergency contact list, we will call 911 or appropriate authorities.

It is of utmost importance that parents and guardians keep their emergency contact information current in ParentVUE.  In addition, please assure that your emergency contacts live locally and have the ability to pick up your child if necessary.