The School Nurse

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The School Nurse

• An In-Service for Educators
• Carol Batiste-Payne, RN, BSN, M. Ed

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Purpose

• Increase awareness of educators in effectively
  integrating the role of the School Nurse in
  ensuring the academic success of children.

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Objectives
At the end of the presentation attendees will
have an improved understanding of

• The multifaceted role of the School Nurse
• How to utilize the School Nurse to improve
  students academic success.
• How educators can avoid legal issues concerning
  students health.
• Why every student deserves a School Nurse.

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History of School Nursing

• London 1892
• Amy Hughes first school nurse employed to
  investigate nutrition of school children

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History of School Nursing

• 1894-Boston - First school health services in
  schools.

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History of School Nursing

• 1902-New York
• Lina Rogers-First public health school nurse in
  New York City schools.
• Decreased the rate of absenteeism and spread of
  communicable disease.

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History of School Nursing

• 1920-1930 Health education added to school nurse
  role
• 2000- 58,000 School Nurses (According to Dept. of
  Health and Human Services) to provide for
  nations 52 million students.

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Typical Education Organization Structure
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School Nurse Qualifications

• Each HISD school nurse holds a current Registered
  Nurse license with a Baccalaureate Degree in
  Nursing
• Many school nurses have advanced degrees and
  additional health education training

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School Nurse Responsibilities
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Ancanthosis Nigricans

• Acanthosis nigricans is a disorder that may begin
  at any age. It causes velvety, light-brown-to-blac
  k, markings usually on the neck, under the arms
  or in the groin. Acanthosis nigricans is most
  often associated with obesity.

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Scoliosis

• The term scoliosis is used to describe an
  abnormal curvature of the spine. The curvature
  of the spine from scoliosis is from side to side
  and may develop as a single curve ( shaped like
  the letter C) or as two curves (shaped like the
  letter S.

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School Nurses Help Children Learn By

• Assessing student health status and making
  referrals
• Identifying vision and hearing problems that
  impact learning
• Delivering emergency care
• Administering medication and vaccines
• Performing health care procedures
• Disaster preparedness
• Providing health counseling and wellness programs

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Student Health Concerns
Percentages of Children Today

• Vision Deficiencies
• Obese - Overweight
• Prescribed medication more than 90 days
• Missed more than 11 days due to illness/injury
• Asthma
• Food Allergies
• Seizure Disorder
• Hearing Deficiencies
• ADHD

• 24
• 17 - 32
• 13
• 6
• 5

47 of 12th grade students report lifetime" use
of an illicit drug
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Working Together We Can Make A Difference
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Teachers Should

• Refer students to the Nurse with suspected vision
  problems, hearing problems, etc
• Reinforce student health concerns identified by
  the School Nurse in the classroom.
• Contact the Nurse if you receive medical
  information from the student/parent concerning
  student physical/mental health.

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Administrators Should

• Reinforce the need for immunization compliance
  (school exclusions if necessary)
• Assist with notifying parents of immediate health
  that may effect student attendance and ability to
  learn.
• Promote the Educational Team concept (include the
  school nurse) in planning for the health, safety,
  and academic success of students.

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HIPAA

• In August 1996, President Clinton signed into law
  the Health Insurance Portability and
  Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• Includes provisions for health insurance
  requirements
• Creates national standards to protect
  individuals medical records and other personal
  health information.

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FERPA

• The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
  (FERPA) is a federal statute. The purposes of
  FERPA
• To ensure that parents have access to their
  children's educational records
• To protect the privacy rights of parents and
  children by limiting access to these records
  without parental consent.

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CONCLUSION

• School Nurses have played an integral part of the
  health and academic success of students since
  1892.
• School Nurses help to identify/assist in health
  conditions that can affect academic success.
• School Nurses work with other educational
  professionals/personnel to promote students
  academic success.
• Healthy Students Learn

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References

• Healthy Children Learn Better! School Nurses Make
  a Difference
• www.highlights.com/images/us/local/pdf/parents/NAS
  NHealthyChildrenHandout.pdf
• 2008 History of School Nursing
• http//www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Healt
  h/nurse_orientation/history_school_nursing.pdf
• National Association of School Nurses
• www.nasn.org/Portals/0/releases/100yearkickoff.pdf
  

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References

• Ancanthosis Nigricans The Education And
  Screening Program flier developed by The
  University of Texas-Pan American Border Health
  Office. Edinburg, Texas
• Scoliosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoliosis
• HIPAA.org
• http//www.hipaa.org/
• Department of Education
• http//www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index
  .html

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Credits

• Research and Presentation Carol Batiste
• PowerPoint Allen Scarrow