Title: ONLINE School Nurse Certificate Program
1ONLINESchool Nurse Certificate Program
- University of Illinois-ChicagoCollege of Nursing
- School Nurse Program
Updated 08.15.07
2Phyllis Powell Pelt, MS, RN DirectorSchool
Nurse Certification Program
- phylpelt_at_uic.edu
- Office 312-413-0544
- Fax 312- 996-7725
3Martha Dewey Bergren, DNS RN NCSN FNASN
Coordinator, School Nurse Masters Programs
- bergren_at_uic.edu
- Office 312-996-1321
- Fax 312- 996-7725
4Fran Belmonte-Mann, MA, RN
Clinical Instructor
fbmann_at_uic.edu Fax 312-996-7725
5School Nurse Program Clinical Instructors
- Phyllis Powell Pelt, MS, RN
- Frances Belmonte-Mann, MA, RN
6School Nurse Certification
- Public Health sub-specialty
- distinct, unique body of knowledge
- Ensures standards
- preparation
- knowledge
- best practices
7Certification for School Nurses
- Parallels teacher certification
- Commitment to profession
- Peer recognition
- Improves opportunities advancement
8School Nurse Certification Pre-requisites to
consider
- In the following sequence
- Bachelors Degree completed
- Pass ISBE Basic Skills Test
- Apply to program
9School Nurse CertificationSteps to Follow Step
1
- Review information at www.uic.edu/nursing/schoolnu
rsing/ - WHY? Program updates, registration deadlines,
information session dates and helpful links can
be found here. Most of the answers to your
questions should be found here. - Feedback regarding the helpfulness and user ease
of this site is always welcome.
10Step 2 Email Us
- Email Sncert_at_uic.edu regarding your interest in
the UIC CON SNC program. - Email subject Prospective Student
- Include the semester you would like to start if
possible (example prospective student-summer
2007).
11Step 4 Network with School Nurse colleagues
- IASN listserv (iasn.org)
- NASN listservs (nasn.org)
- Early childhood
- Special needs
- Administrator
- SCHLRN-L school nurse listserv
- http//listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED
1schlrn-lA1 - Allnurses.com School Nursing
- http//allnurses.com/forums/f49/
12Step 4 Read updated School Nurse Materials
- National Association of School Nurses. (2005).
School nursing scope and standards of practice.
Scarborough, ME NASN. - (available at http//www.nasn.org/ )
-
13University of Illinois ChicagoSchool Nurse
Certificate
- New Fall 2006
- for nurses working IN schools in other states
- Nurses working WITH schools in any state
14Illinois Basic Skills Test REQUIRED
- Illinois State Board of Education NOT university
administered test - Register and take test, BEFORE you apply
- Web registration study guide
http//www.icts.nesinc.com/
15 ON LINE School Nurse ProgramCoursework
- NUPH 501 Educational Perspectives in School
Health- (4 Graduate Semester Hours) - NUPH 502 School Nursing Theory and Trends (3
Graduate Semester Hours) - NUPH 519 School Nursing Internship (3 Graduate
Semester Hours) - TOTAL 10 Graduate Semester Hours
16UIC Campus Participation
- ON LINE Curriculum
- On campus Saturday classes at onset and close of
semester (twice during semester) - Out-of-state students may, with approval,
substitute other experiences for on campus
experiences
17ISBE School Nurse Type 73 Content Exam
- Illinois State Board of Education Study Guide
(helpful!) - http//www.icts.nesinc.com/PDFs/IL_field182_SG.pdf
18School Nurse Internship required for ISBE
certification
- 300 hour internship -(NUPH 519)
- Nurses in school nurse role may do 260 hours or
fewer on the job 40 or more outside of job - Nurses not in schools earn all 300 hours
supervised - 15 weeks or one school year in length
- Clinical contracts with schools
- School nurse intern eligibility form required
- http//www.isbe.state.il.us/certification/pdf/73-4
4_ssp_intern_status.pdf - 40 hours or more of UIC preceptor contact
- Preceptor within 30 miles of residence (or intern
identified preceptor)
19NUPH 519 School Nurse InternshipVariable Credit
Option
- Variable Credit Options (Extended period to
complete 300 hour internship and course
requirements) - One credit 100 hrs School Community
Assessment - Two credits 200 hours School Community
Assessment, Lesson Plan Case Study - Three hours of credit - 300 hours School
Community Assessment, Lesson Plan and Case Study
clinical project - 300 total hours needed for ISBE IL Type 73
certification
20Prerequisite Grades
- 2.75 overall grade point average (GPA)
- Applicants may petition admission
- Educational Perspectives in School Nursing,
- offered on line at UIC, grade of an A or B
- (spring, summer, and fall of 2007)
21NEW!! E-Tuition
- E-Tuition 635.00 per graduate credit,
- 2007-2008 school year
- No student fees under E-tuition rate
-
- Tuition is Subject to Change. For more detailed
information on tuition rates, visit Office of
Admissions and Records, http//www.uic.edu/depts/o
ar/rr/tuition.shtml
22How to begin?
- Review Information at UIC CON web site
http//www.uic.edu/nursing/schoolnursing/ - click link to How to Apply
- Use the format of Supplementary Information
Form, number 7 on the How to Apply link
http//www.uic.edu/nursing/schoolnursing/ - Complete UIC Graduate Application (apply as
- non-degree seeking graduate student)
- Official Transcripts order two copies sent to
YOU
23How to Begin Continued
- Two Letters of Recommendation
- Current Resume
- Current Nursing License
- Register and take for ISBE Basic Skills Test
- http//www.icts.nesinc.com/
- Request course descriptions from colleges if
course names on pre-requisite form differ
24Required Computer Skills
- Comfort with regular use of personal email
(email address needed for admission) - Comfort with use of web search engines
- For example www.google.com ,
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
- Word processing skills including
- Cut and paste
- Save and save under new name
- Open new folders
- Move files
25UIC Masters and Doctorate
- School Nurse Masters Degrees
- School Nurse Practitioner
- Advanced Community Health Practitioner
- http//www.uic.edu/nursing/programs/ms-apply.shtm
l - Intern Preceptors may request Adjunct
Appointment and receive a tuition waiver
26Scholarships
- Evelyn Kahn Scholarship,
- Chicago Public School Nurses
- email lwclarke_at_cps.k12.il.us
- Illinois Association of School Nurses
- http//www.iasn.org
- Illinois School Health Association
- http//www.ishaweb.com
- National Association of School Nurses
- http//www.nasn.org
- Discover Nursing, http//www.discovernursing.com/
scholarship_search.aspx -
27How to prepare for the certification classes?
28Attend conferences
- Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
- School Health Days in the fall and
- Critical Issues Conferences in the spring
http//www.dhs.state.il.us/chp/ofh/SchoolHealth/SH
days06.brochure.pdf or email MARIE.IRWIN_at_illinois
.gov - Illinois School Health Association
- http//www.ishaweb.com
- National Association of School Nurses
- http//www.nasn.org
- Illinois Association of School Nurses
- http//www.iasn.org
29Stay Informed
- advancing the specialty of school nursing and
promoting the professional growth of school
nurses
30Join a Professional Organization
- National Association of School Nurses
http//www.nasn.org - Position papers publications
- Online access journal
- Illinois Association of School Nurses
- http//www.iasn.org
- (Application for professional organizations is a
joint - state and national on NASN website).
31 Add to your library
- Selekman, J. (2006). School nursing A
comprehensive text. Philadelphia F. A. Davis. - (available at http//www.amazon.com)
- Required Text for NUPH 502,
- School Nursing Theory Trends
32Add to your library
- Schwab, N Gelfman, M. (Eds.) (2001). Legal
Issues in School Health Services, A resource for
school nurses, administrators and attorneys.
Lincoln, NE Authors Choice Press. - (available at http//www.amazon.com)
33Add to your library
- Schwab, N. C., Ruben, M., Maire, J. A., Gelfman,
M. H. B., Bergren, M. D., Mazyck, D. Hine, B.
(2005). Protecting and disclosing student health
information Guidelines for developing school
district policies and procedures. Kent, OH
American School Health Association. - (available from http//www.nasn.org or
http//www.ashaweb.org).
34Add to your library
- National Association of School Boards of
Education. (2003) How schools work how to work
with schools a primer for professionals who
serve children and youth. - Go to http//www.nasbe.org/ . Look for NASBE
Bookstore link and then Safe and Healthy Schools
link. This publication is the first selection.
14.00
35Add to your library
- Melnyk B. FineoutOverholt (Eds.) (2005).
Evidence-based practice in nursing and health A
guide to best practice. Philadelphia Lippincott - (available at http//www.amazon.com)
36Important Dates
- Space limited! Preferred Deadlines
- Summer Semester March 15th
- Fall Semester May 15th
- Spring Semester October 1th
- APPLY EARLY Space is limited
- Calendar http//grad.uic.edu/cms/?pid1000020
37Why Apply??
- School Nurse Leaders CAN and DO make a difference
- we have the evidence!!!
- Invest in yourself as a life long learner and
invest in your school community!! - Be a role model for the young people in your
life.