LPN as School Nurse?

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So I was recently hired as the school nurse for a k-12 special needs school. I am an LPN who has been practicing for 3 years. The school I will be working for has never had a school nurse before and told me they basically just need someone for "medications and boo boos" so as to decrease the heavy workload and remove liability from the staff ( who is not medically trained). School health would be a completely new field for me and as such I have been trying to do as much research as possible on the responsibilities I may have and what I should be prepared for. I am finding there is a lot more to being a school nurse than medications and boo boos such as formulating care plans, giving health screenings, making referrals to outside agencies and practitioners etc.

None of these things were part of what the school said they needed me for but many of them are listed under state statutes and as part of the county's School Health Plan as responsibilities for school nurses. So my question is twofold to anyone who can answer, Do I a.) Forget all of these things I am reading online and stick to the responsibilities given to me by the school, focus less on the title ; or b.) Bring this up with the director of the school and possibly Department of Health as to whether or not I am able to hold this position and if the responsibilities I am reading of online are required and must be completed by an RN.

Any light offered in this realm would be a great help as I am slightly worried about if I am qualified for this position. I will be posting this same question in the "LON corner" category and in the "School Health" category to see if I can get as much help as possible.