Objective: This study was planned to determine what role nurses can perform in health screening of school children and what is their importance in identifying common ailments in school children. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted between December 2014 to Jan 2015. Data was collected by using structure questionnaire after pilot testing. Head to toe screening of children was done by trained nurses and data was analyzed by using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 22. Percentages and frequencies were calculated for various ailments found in school children. Results: In total 367 school children were screened. Mean age of the participants’ was13.56±1.9 years respectively. Out of 367 students, 154 were male and 213 were females. The common ailments found after thorough screening includes, malnourishment (14.2%), dental carries (20.4%), diarrhea (2.2%), vision problem (1.1%) and deviated nasal septum was (2.2%). Results were presented by using figure and table. Conclusion: School nurses can play a significant role in identification and management of common school ailments by timely performing health screening. School health nurses can also become a fundamental part for health promotion by promoting healthy habits among children at school level. Adequate attention needs to be paid to implent school health nurses for better future health of community.