How Schools Can Utilize School Nurses To Address Social-Emotional & Healthcare Trends In The Classroom - Tessa Mcilraith

Tessa Mcilraith is the District Nurse for Burlington-Edison school district. She has been a nurse for 12 years, is going into her 6th year as a school nurse. Tessa serves as the Legislative Chair for the School Nurse Organization of Washington working on legislative advocacy, and is on the board for NW career and technical academy's nursing assistant program supporting the instructor. She also serves on the Burlington Healthy Community Coalition and Sedro-woolley R.I.S.E supporting healthy communities for youth. In edition Tessa has served in youth ministry for 11 years.