N682 School Nursing
Module 1 Discussion
Choose one of the following prompts:
Visit http://www.nasn.org. Review the website. Discuss two specific tools/resources from the list that are of interest to you. Discuss what the resource is and how it can be helpful to the school nurse.
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Journal Club: Visit http://www.nasn.org. Review the current research priorities. Pick one and use ProQuest or other search engines to find a recently published article (within five years) on the topic.
Please discuss the following questions:
Discuss the purpose of the article?
Synthesize the information and give an overview of the article.
Examine and describe the information and list two-three items that would help the School Nurse be aware of in their practice.
Discuss how this information contributes to evidence-based practice?
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Module 2 Discussion
Choose one of the following prompts:
Discuss Healthy People 2020 and how it relates to school health. Discuss three initiatives that could be implemented in a school health program to meet these objectives. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/educational-and-community-based-programs/objectives.
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Journal Club:
Broussard, L. (2007). Empowerment in school nursing practice: A grounded theory approach. The Journal of School Nursing, 23(6), 322-8.
After reading the article, answer the following questions:
Discuss the purpose of the article?
Synthesize the information and give an overview of the article.
Examine and describe the information and list two-three items that would help the School Nurse be aware of in their practice.
Discuss how this information contributes to evidence-based practice?
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Module 3 Discussion
Choose one of the following prompts:
Review the website Johns Hopkins Medicine. (2020). The Growing Child: Preschool (4-5 Years).
Go to the three areas: Preschool, School-Aged, and Adolescent. Pick one of the areas and discuss, in 500 words, as if preparing a refresher paper for teachers on their students’ development.
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In chapter 13, Selekman discusses selected cultural groups. (p 260-277). In 500 words, discuss each culture and give an overview of the health beliefs and School Nurse implications for each culture. You will have five cultures in your discussion.
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Module 4 Discussion
Choose one of the following prompts:
Which screenings are mandatory in your state? Please create a list of the grade and the screenings required. If they are not mandated, look at New Jersey or Nevada for examples of state mandates. You are the manager of the school health services in your district. Discuss how you would manage the conduct of the screenings while caring for the students.
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Healthy People 2030 lists numerous focus areas that are national health objectives relevant to the school nurse’s health education role. Discuss one objective in ten chosen areas. Name the focus area, the objective, and at least one intervention that could be used to meet that objective.
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Module 5 Discussion
Choose one of the following prompts:
Look at table 7.1 in chapter 7 of your textbook. Discuss standard 13 as it relates to the graduate-level-prepared school nurse. There are four competencies related to collaboration. Pick one, and discuss your plan to fulfill that specific competency. Be specific.
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A 5th grader is staying home from school because of Tourette syndrome. The specific tic bothering her is licking her lips and around her oral area. As described by her mother, the area is raw and red, and she is embarrassed and does not want to attend school. Please educate yourself about Tourette syndrome from the textbook. Briefly describe what Tourette syndrome is. Secondly, how would you work with the student, collaborate with her family and possibly physician, her classmates, and other staff to work to get her back in school and stay in school? Give specific details and plans for each one. What would be a reason why you could not collaborate with the physician?
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Module 6 Discussion
A teacher states that a child in her class is extremely hyper. Could you please talk to his parents to medicate him! What would your response be? A pediatrician sends in an order to take blood pressure for a child on a new medication. After reviewing the medications, which class of medications would need blood pressure checks? A parent wants you to give ½ of the dose prescribed by the pediatrician because they think it is too much. What would you do? Another parent asks you to give the medication only on days when you think her child needs it because it is so expensive. Who would you collaborate with to help this family?
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Module 7 Discussion
Please choose one of the following prompts:
Review: “YouTube: Safe at School” by the American Diabetes Association. With your knowledge of who needs to be trained, how would you use this series of 13 chapters to support your students with diabetes? Review Chapter 13 and discuss the legal implications of caring for your students with diabetes.
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There are numerous common complaints seen by a school nurse. Please pick two of interest to you. Share with the group the complaint, key history points, key assessment considerations, and nursing actions.
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Module 8 Discussion
The school where you work has a high incidence of teenage pregnancy. Who could you collaborate with within your community to help you manage the student? Name two different groups and how they might collaborate with you. Which HIPAA/FERPA rules need to be considered? What if the students ask you not to tell their parents? What are the laws in your state? How would you support the students so they could stay in school?