Resources for School Nurses
The USNA is in the process of approving forms to help standardize the School Nursing practice in the State of Utah. Below is what has been approved:
Here are some Utah Department of Health approved forms
1. Asthma Self-Administration Form
2. Glucagon Authorization Form (updated 2010)
3. Epinephrine Authorization Form
These are Resources developed by the Utah Department of Health
1. Utah Asthma School Resource Manual
2. 2010 Immunization Guidebook
3. Glucagon Training Materials (NOTE: some of these forms are out-dated, for example use the 'glucagon authorization form' found above instead of the one found on the Utah Department of Health site.)
4. Spinal Screening Guidelines | Spinal Screening forms (November 2009)
5. Communicable disease and immunization, school and daycare resource page
6. Order page for 'pink cards' (USIR and other resources)
7. School and Daycare communicable disease book (2007)
Links to Nurse Practice Act
Nurse Practice Act and Rules
Links to Utah Laws that relate to schools
Utah Code - State System of Public Education [Title 53A], Students in Public Schools [Chapter 11]
Specific laws of interest to School Nurses (click on Utah Code above, then scroll down to applicable law)
53A-11-203 Vision Screening
53A-11-(301 thru 306) Immunizations
53A-11-601 Medication Administration
53A-11-602 Self-administration of asthma medication
53A-11-603 Administration of glucagon
53A-11-604 Diabetes medication
HB101 - Emergency injection for anaphylactic reaction
HB245 - Administration of medication to students
SB8 - Care of students with diabetes
SB32 - Asthma medication in school
Links to sites of interest to school nursing
Action for Healthy Kids
Utah PTA
Below are links to sites with ideas for individualized healthcare plans (IHP) and other ideas for school nurses (USNA does not endorse any of these as plans that must be used. Links are posted here for suggestions.)
Allergies
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
Food Safe Schools
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
Asthma
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
American Lung Association
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
Seizures
Epilepsy.com
Epilepsy Foundation
General sites with ideas for school nurses
www.schoolnurseideas.com
Gerry Harvey's site