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Historical perspectives of school health

Components and organization of school health programs

School health scope of services

Health assessment and screening of school‐aged children

Development, implementation, and evaluation of preventive health programs

Common health concerns in schools

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School Health Nursing

Specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well‐being, academic success, and lifelong achievement of students

Question #1

Is the following statement true or false?

Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)—program mandated by a state law passed in 1969, which required that children and adolescents younger than 21 years of age have access to the periodic screenings in several states

Answer to Question #1

False

Rationale: Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)—program mandated by a federal law passed in 1969, which required that children and adolescents younger than 21 years of age have access to the periodic screenings.

Historical Perspectives

Since the passage of PL 94‐142 in 1975, school nurses provide more complex care for several conditions.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Wide‐ranging federal legislation enacted in 1990 that is intended to make American society more accessible to people with disabilities

Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)

Program mandated by a federal law passed in 1969, which required that children and adolescents younger than 21 years of age have access to the periodic screenings

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Federal law enacted in 1990 and reauthorized in 1997, designed to protect the rights of students with disabilities by ensuring that everyone receives a free, appropriate public education, regardless of ability.

IDEA strives to grant equal access to students with disabilities and to provide additional special education services and procedural safeguards.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBSS)

Data from the YRBSS, a biannual report of the common risk behaviors influencing the health of our nation’s youth, can be used by the school nurse as a tool for monitoring trends both locally and nationally.

Role of the School Nurse

Health assessment

Individual

Population based

Health promotion

School health needs

Health educator

Emergency preparedness

Common Health Concerns

Drugs and alcohol

Smoking

Sexual behavior and teenage pregnancy

Sexually transmitted infections

Nutrition

Violence

The School Nurse as a Child Advocate #1

Provide education and communication necessary to ensure that the student’s health and educational needs are met

Implement strategies to reduce disruptions in the student’s school activities

Communicate with families and healthcare providers as authorized

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The School Nurse as a Child Advocate #2

Ensure the student receives prescribed medications and treatments and that staff who interact with the student on a regular basis are knowledgeable about these needs

Provide a safe and healthy school environment to promote learning

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The Future of School Health: WSCC Model

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model

The future of school nursing is providing a prevention framework that links the community and the school

Collaborative design that uses the resources of a community to provide structured preventive services such as after‐school programs, parent outreach, and crisis intervention

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