Kathy Bell
8:22 - 8:46
"When we're taking talking about acuity in a school, we're talking about the acuity of the students within that school. What are we placing the most weight on that when determining acuity are treatments ordered by a doctor or a medical authority. The these are scheduled and done on a day to day basis and best practices for these treatments to be performed by a nurse."
“When we're taking talking about acuity in a school, we're talking about the acuity of the students within that school. What are we placing the most weight on that when determining acuity are treatments ordered by a doctor or a medical authority. The these are scheduled and done on a day to day basis and best practices for these treatments to be performed by a nurse.”
- Speaker
- Kathy Bell
- Timestamp
- 8:22 – 8:46
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 2, 2026
From the transcript
So how will that what's. How will acuity be determined? When we're taking talking about acuity in a school, we're talking about the acuity of the students within that school. What are we placing the most weight on that when determining acuity are treatments ordered by a doctor or a medical authority. The these are scheduled and done on a day to day basis and best practices for these treatments to be performed by a nurse.
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