1.
school nurse; licensed school health teacher
A licensed teacher who staffs a Japanese school's 保健室 (health room), handling first aid, illness during school hours, health education, and student wellbeing concerns. Casually referred to as the 保健の先生.
養護教諭に相談した。
I consulted the school nurse.
熱があったので、養護教諭が保護者に連絡した。
Since I had a fever, the school nurse contacted my guardian.
養護教諭は応急処置だけでなく、心のケアも担当している。
School nurses are in charge of mental health care as well as first aid.
養護 (care, protection) + 教諭 (licensed teacher). A formal/administrative title used in laws and official documents. In everyday school life, students and parents almost always say 保健の先生 instead.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 養護教諭に相談する: to consult the school nurse
- 養護教諭免許: school-nurse teaching license
- スクールナース: school nurse (English loanword, less common)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 保健の先生: 'health teacher' — the everyday term students use
- 保健室: the health room (their workplace)
- 看護師: nurse — the medical profession in general; not a teaching position