White Knoll Elementary school nurse receives statewide honor
February 9, 2015
LEXINGTON, SC – White Knoll Elementary School Nurse and 2014 Lexington One School Nurse of the Year Amy Wood was named the 2015 South Carolina School Nurse (RN) of the Year.
The South Carolina School Nurse (RN) of the Year Award is presented annually by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control and the S.C. Department of Education to publicly recognize the outstanding contributions of a Registered Nurse (RN) providing school health services in our state.
Wood joined the White Knoll Elementary staff eight years ago. She previously worked as a registered nurse in the stroke unit at Lexington Medical Center. Wood earned a Bachelor of Arts in theatre from Winthrop University and an Associate degree in nursing from Midlands Technical College.
Wood promotes health and safety, intervenes in actual and potential health problems, and provides case management services for more than 700 students in her school.
She serves as the president of the South Carolina Association of School Nurses.
