養護教諭(ようごきょうゆ)

ようごきょうゆ
noun
school nurse; school health teacher
formaloccupationeducation
1. school nurse; licensed school health teacher
A licensed teacher who staffs a Japanese school's 保健室(ほけんしつ) (health room), handling first aid, illness during school hours, health education, and student wellbeing concerns. Casually referred to as the 保健(ほけん)の先生(せんせい).
養護教諭(ようごきょうゆ)に相談(そうだん)した。
I consulted the school nurse.
熱(ねつ)があったので、養護教諭(ようごきょうゆ)が保護者(ほごしゃ)に連絡(れんらく)した。
Since I had a fever, the school nurse contacted my guardian.
養護教諭(ようごきょうゆ)は応急処置(おうきゅうしょち)だけでなく、心(こころ)のケアも担当(たんとう)している。
School nurses are in charge of mental health care as well as first aid.

養護(ようご) (care, protection) + 教諭(きょうゆ) (licensed teacher). A formal/administrative title used in laws and official documents. In everyday school life, students and parents almost always say 保健(ほけん)の先生(せんせい) instead.

Common collocations

  • 養護教諭(ようごきょうゆ)に相談(そうだん)する: to consult the school nurse
  • 養護教諭(ようごきょうゆ)免許(めんきょ): school-nurse teaching license
  • スクールナース: school nurse (English loanword, less common)

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Compare: 保健室(ほけんしつ) (the health room)
Compare: 看護師(かんごし) (nurse)
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