A Joint Presentation of the New York State Association of School Nurses and the New York Statewide S

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A Joint Presentation of theNew York State
Association of School Nursesand theNew York
Statewide School Health Services Center
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Presenters

• Rita Molloy
• President-Elect
• New York State Association of School Nurses
• Sally Schoessler
• Executive Director
• New York Statewide School Health Services Center

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Outline

• New York State Association of School Nurses
• Impact of School Nurses on Student Achievement
• New York Statewide School Health Services Center

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Educational Advancements

• Children are educated in the least restrictive
  environment
• Complex health needs
• Increased need for professional nursing oversight
  and planning

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School Health Services

• Some assessments are mandated
• Vision and Hearing Screenings
• Scoliosis Screening
• Student Health Appraisals
• School nurses are not mandated

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New York State Association of School Nurses
(NYSASN)

• Executive Committee
• Joanne Reynolds, President
• Rita Molloy, President-Elect
• Kathy Mackay, Past President
• Cindy Kaiser, Secretary
• June Janssen, Treasurer

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New York State Association of School Nurses
(NYSASN)

• Works to ensure that students health needs are
  met
• When health needs are met, educational goals can
  be realized

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Article 19 Legislation

• NYSASN lobbied to have language reinserted
• The school nurse must be a registered
  professional nurse (RN)

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NYSASN

• Working to promote quality health services
• Educational Conferences
• School Nurse Orientation

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Coordinated School Health Program

• Impacts total health and development of the
  school aged child
• School nurse is a liaison between home, school
  and the medical community
• School nurse as a connection to students

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Somewhere in New York State

• A kindergarten student missed 22 days of his
  first year in school due to uncontrolled asthma.
• A sixth grader with diabetes experiences a growth
  spurt and his insulin levels fluctuate. He cant
  concentrate in class.

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Somewhere in New York State

• An eighth grader with special needs requires
  daily assistance with a feeding tube.
• An eleventh grade honor student is stressed about
  her parents divorce and is absent from school.

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• On a typical day, school nurses administer more
  than 200 doses of medication supervise use of
  asthma inhalers conduct vision screenings
  assist a student afraid to go to class and
  handle conditions ranging from scrapes to sports
  injuries to life-threatening peanut allergies.

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• School nurses play a powerful role in the
  educational achievement of students so that
  students can
• Come to school
• Stay in school
• Be ready to learn
• Be safe

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In Helping Students Come to School, School Nurses
Can

• Identify, assess, plan, and develop health care
  plans
• Facilitate policies/procedures for medication
  administration and complex medical procedures
• Provide support systems for all students with
  special needs
• Shorten illness-related absences through family
  supports
• Provide support/guidance after prolonged
  illnesses or absences

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In Helping Students Stay in School, School Nurses
Can

• Establish medication schedules and medical
  protocols
• Encourage families to select alternative times
  for health-related appointments
• Provide health services to students during the
  school day
• Create procedures for emergency care
• Support teachers within the classroom

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In Helping Students Be Ready to Learn, School
Nurses Can

• Educate students on self-directing their own
  health care
• Identify health-related barriers to learning
  facilitate referrals
• Teach problem-solving, decision-making, and
  conflict resolution skills for students at-risk
• Provide information about emerging health issues
  to others
• Attend educationally related professional
  development

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In Helping Students Be Safe, School Nurses Can

• Serve as a resource to create safe school
  environments
• Promote healthy psychologically safe school
  environments.
• Participate on school-wide teams
• Train and prepare staff in emergency procedures
• Provide health and safety education for all

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New York Statewide School Health Services Center

• Our mission is to promote the health, learning
  and overall well-being of all students, thereby
  strengthening and improving academic performance.

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New York Statewide School Health Services Center

• Provide technical support to
• School Nurses
• School Staff
• School Administrators
• Parents
• Phone support, website, and listserv

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New York Statewide School Health Services Center

• Provide more than 15 professional development
  conferences annually
• Write guidelines in response to the
  Commissioners Regulations

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New York Statewide School Health Services Center

• Collaborate with State agencies and networks
• Provide guidance on best practice in school
  nursing
• Collaborate with professional associations in New
  York State

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New York Statewide School Health Services Center

• Sally Schoessler, Executive Director
• Gail Wold, Coordinator
• Debbie Karpowich,
• Health Services Support Specialist
• 585.349.7632

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Website Information

• New York State Association of School Nurses
• www.nysasn.org
• New York Statewide School Health Services Center
• www.schoolhealthservicesny.com

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