Johnson County nurses describe immunization, transport and medication services

Caitlin, an immunization nurse with the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, said, "Each day when we provide immunizations, we are protecting future generations from serious diseases." She introduced her role and framed immunizations as a core preventive service delivered by the county health department.

A staff member from Johnson County Developmental Supports described the program's health specialist assistants (HSAs). "They take all of our people that we serve to health appointments," the staff member said, and added that an on-site nursing team at Johnson County Developmental Supports supports clients' health needs.

Stacy, a nurse at Johnson County Mental Health, outlined nursing duties that support psychiatric care: "Nurses at Johnson County Mental Health work closely with the psychiatrist and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners to meet client needs, including medication education, monitoring for side effects, administering long acting injectable medications, and completing gene site testing." She said nurses act as a bridge between clients and their providers for needs outside scheduled appointments.

Tim, a nurse in the Johnson County Mental Health section, said the nursing section is "integrated into a dynamic team that's organized to help the clients we serve in many ways," emphasizing coordination across disciplines to support clients and families.

The provided transcript contains introductions and descriptions of services; it does not record formal motions, votes, or other board actions. One transcript fragment (SEG 007) contains only the phrase "developmental disabilities," which appears disconnected from surrounding lines and may be a segmentation artifact; that fragment was treated as part of the Johnson County Developmental Supports remarks. No further procedural steps or decisions are recorded in the excerpt.