Friday, July 02, 2010
06:30 a.m.
Morning Walk
08:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Annual Meeting
Breakout Sessions
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
P406 Strong Partners, Strong Partnerships
Sheila Rucki, RN, PhD; Marianne Beach, MEd, LCSW
Participants will describe strategies to link families and children with special health care needs with school services. They will describe the challenges faced by families with children assisted by medical technology in school. They will describe the care trajectory of children with special health care needs in school.
P408 This Worked in My School: Successes in Improving School Wellness by School Nurse Leaders
Donna Fishman, MPH; Eva M. Detloff, RN, BSN, IL/NCSN; Mitzi Walker, RN, BSN, MS; N. Susann Marcum, RN, BSN; Julie M. Olsta, RN, MSN, NCSN
School nurses are in the unique position of being the bridge between education and health and are well-respected authorities in schools on health issues, including obesity prevention. This session will empower school nurses to advocate for evidence-based programs to improve wellness.
R404 Muddling Through: How Young Caregivers Manage Changing Complexities
Carole Kain, RN, MSN
Through identification and support of young caregivers, school nurses are uniquely positioned to improve the school performance and behavior of young caregivers while having a significant impact on their educational and mental health outcomes.
P407 Quit 2 Win: A Teen Smoking Cessation Program
Laura T. Jannone, PhD, EdD
Teen cigarette smoking is still a problem in America despite a decrease in use in teens. One of Healthy People 2010's objectives is to decrease the prevalence of current cigarette use to less than 16%.
P409 What Now?: Emergency Care Plans in the School Setting
Sally Z. Schoessler, RN, BSN, MSEd
School staff needs to be able to respond to emergency situations. This session will help the school nurse be able to develop comprehensive Emergency Care Plans efficiently. The participant will receive customizable templates for several emergent health issues commonly seen in our schools, including allergic reactions, hypoglycemia and asthma.
HP402 Keeping Fabulous Kids Out of Trouble: Teenage Black MSM and HIV
Jim Bogden
School nurses have doors that close; they are often critical personal counselors for youth with awkward sexual health questions. Many nurses want to know how they can steer troubled gay/bi youth to appropriate services.
HP412 Making Smart Choices About Using Drugs: How to Help the Teens and Tweens
Mary Louise Embrey, BA; Amy Bloustine, MEd; Mary Pappas, RN, BSN; Paula Apa-Hall, RN, NCSN, BSN, MEd; Patricia Bednarz, RN, FNP-BC, MN
Drug abuse is a health risk for many students. Having information and tools helps school nurses better serve students and parents.
HP411 Immunization Review: Do You Know the Immunization Kids Need to Stay Healthy? Proper immunizations prevent illness. School nurses have the lead role in ensuring immunization records are compliant for their school Bonnie V. DuRant, RN, MSA; Cathleen Baughman Raisher, RN, BS, NCSN
districts. Sound knowledge about immunization preventable diseases and immunization schedules are a must for school nurses. With correct information school nurses can be a valuable resource to parents.
HP405 Evaluation of a Health Care Team Approach Model for Practice
Charlotte D. Barry, RN, NCSN, PhD; Shirley Countryman Gordon, RN, BSN, MSN, PhD
A health care team approach to school health provides a useful model for practice. This model has demonstrated outcomes of improved health for the students, faculty and staff. The belief that school health is public health guided the goal to improve the health of the whole community.
LL403 Developing a Web-based School Nurse Orientation Program: The Virginia Experience
Tia B. Campbell, RN, BSN, MSN, NCSN
Many school nurses do not receive an adequate orientation. This may lead to job dissatisfaction, decreased retention in the profession and safety issues. This session will give the participant information and ideas for creating his or her own unique program.
HP401 Needs Assessment: Addressing the Health Needs of the School Community
Martha Dewey Bergren, DNS, RN, NCSN
School nurses are adept in individual health assessment but lack skills and experience in community needs assessment. A needs assessment is essential for program planning and to quantify for funders the nature and degree of community health needs.
P410 Innovations in AED Programs: Community Partnerships
Rebecca Neumann-Schwabe, RN, BSN; Ann K. Riojas, RN, BSN, MA; M. Kathleen Murphy, RN, BSN, MSN; Debra Klich
Having a quality program saves lives. This talk will provide ideas to improve the AED program for the nurses who attend. Practical, tested and innovative ideas!
12:30 p.m. - 02:00 p.m. - Lunch On Your Own
Breakout Sessions
02:00 p.m. - 03:15 p.m.
HP416 Home to Homeroom: Connecting Parents and Schools to Prevent and Address Teen Medicine Abuse
Virginia Cox, BA, JD; Mary Louise Embrey, BA
As the health care expert within schools, the school nurse serves as a valuable resource to parents looking for knowledge and support in preventing and addressing.
G417 Share and Share Alike: Finding Your Social Media Niche
Donna Polydoros, BA
Nursing shouldn't be a solo endeavor. Professionals all over the world are gathering online to share their thoughts and support one another. School nurses can benefit from social media by exchanging ideas with each other and members of the community.
R415 Anyone Can Be a Researcher: Overcoming Obstacles to Conducting Primary Research
Linda S. Kimel, RN, BSN, MSN, CSN
Many nurses are reluctant to conduct research. By providing information about how to conduct a research project and providing resources for overcoming obstacles to implementation, more nurses will be encouraged to conduct research.
R419 Comprehensive Knowledge, Trust and Empowerment: Values Guiding Delegation in School Nursing Practice
Shirley Countryman Gordon, RN, BSN, MSN, PhD; Charlotte D. Barry, RN, NCSN, PhD
Delegation is expected to increase as schools and state health departments continue to struggle with budget constraints. Values identified in this qualitative study could provide a useful framework to move from a rule-based to a value-based educational approach to delegation.
R422 Intervening with the Effects of Stress and Trauma: School Nurses Play a Crucial Role
Regalena Melrose, PhD
No one needs this information more than school nurses. As the only medical expert on campus, they are often relied upon for this very type of information – how the brain develops, functions, and becomes altered by stress and trauma.
LL420 Preceptors and Mentors: A Time to Shine!
Marie C. Foley, PhD, RN, CSN; Laura T. Jannone, PhD, EdD
The nursing shortage is a national crisis at all areas including school nursing. Precepting and mentoring is a strategy to recruit and retain new nurses. Effective techniques need not be time consuming or burdensome and when done effectively can increase the school nurse workforce and professional satisfaction for experiences nurses.
P423 Concussion Management
Elizabeth M. Pieroth, PsyD, ABPP-CN; Shaun O'Leary, MD, PhD; John Doherty, MA, ATC, PT
School nurses encounter situations in which students have been involved in concussions because of participation in various contact sports.
P418 Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse in a Developmental Context
Cynthia Mears; Linda J. Gibbons, RN, BSN, MSN, NCSN
Unfortunately, school nurses often are the identifier and reporter of child sexual abuse, roles that include support of the child victim.
HP424 Fostering Resiliency and Healthy Sexual Decision-Making in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Students
Jeff Perrotti, MA, C.A.S; Cathy Couture, RN, BSN, MSN, NCSN
From 2001-2006 there was a 12% annual increase in new HIV diagnoses among 13-24 year-old MSMs. School nurses are in an ideal position to participate in efforts to improve school climate in regard to sexual orientation and to provide HIV education to young MSMs.
P421 Grief, the Quiet Enemy of Health and Education
Marilyn Pendelton, RN, BSN,MEd,LNC,CSN
The school nurse is an intricate component of the school community with the ability to recognize that every health room visit is not strictly related to a medical issue but may potentially be related to grief. This will enable nurses to support students in achieving optimal health and academic potential.
P413 Food Allergies: NASN School Nurse Toolkit
Martha Dewey Bergren, DNS, RN, NCSN
Significant numbers of school nurses care for students with life-threatening food allergies. Clinical guidelines that prescribe the standard of care are poorly utilized and implemented, endangering the lives of children and exposing the school district and the nurse to unnecessary liability.
LL414 Basic Survey Development: How Questions Are Asked Can Make a Difference
Sharon K. Yearous, RN,BSN,MSN,APN, NCSN
School nurses develop and use surveys to gather information about schools and students. While these surveys are not intended for formal research, it is imperative that survey questions are developed to elicit the desired information. This presentation will review some of the key points to consider when developing a survey.
03:15 p.m. - 04:15 p.m.
Break Provided
Attendees and paid guests only
Breakout Sessions
04:15 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.
G426 Third Culture Kids from a School Nurse Perspective
Linda M. See, RN
Inherent trust is placed in the school nurse to understand and to help. By identifying third culture kids, demonstrating an understanding of their ""culture"" and assisting them to adjust to the norms of school, the school nurse can have a positive impact on their social, emotional and ultimately physical well-being.
LL433 How School Nurses Can Be Advocates: Simply doing your job well makes you an advocate for school nursing
Mary Louise Embrey, BA; Mary Pappas, RN, BSN
School nurses will benefit from this presentation because they will receive some unique perspectives and tools to help them be better advocates for their profession. In addition, they will be more confident to advocate both within their schools and at various levels.
R431 Muddling Through: How Young Caregivers Manage Changing Complexities
Carole Kain, RN, MSN
Through identification and support of young caregivers, school nurses are uniquely positioned to improve the school performance and behavior of young caregivers while having a significant impact on their educational and mental health outcomes.
P428 Student Support Services Collaborating for Student Success: Evidence-based Strategies
Ruth Ellen Luehr, RN,MSN,PHN,LSN,FNASN
These evidence-based practices should be a part of every school nurse’s repertoire: The Student Assistance Team process and Brief Interventions strategy by SAMHSA; and Social Emotional Learning individual and systems strategies by CASEL.
P427 A Cozillion Ways to Screen Vision: Is Your Method Age-Appropriate and Evidence-Based?
P. Kay Nottingham-Chaplin EdD; Susan E. Proctor, RN, BSN, Ph.D
Our professional experiences indicate that school nurses are eager to find undetected vision problems. Unfortunately, our experiences also reveal that many screen vision with inappropriate tests and procedures because of a lack of information about appropriate tests. This session will help school nurses enhance their understanding of evidence-based vision screening.
LL429 Quick and Easy Guide to Wellness: Tutorial for School Nurses
Donna Fishman, MPH; MaryAnne Wesoloski, RN, BAN, CSN, NCSN; Paula Lichtenstein, RN, BS, MS, IL/NCSN
The ability to navigate on-line resources is essential for efficient use of the limited time school nurses often have for health promotion activities. The guide was developed for the busy school nurse so that resources can easily be accessed and shared with school staff.
RS425 Research Showcase - Data Collection
Two discussions: 1. Susan Kohl Malone, RN, MSN - After reading the article “A Nurse in Every Public School is a Sick Idea,” school nurses posted testimonies of key roles that they played in saving lives. Nonetheless, when nurses are asked to produce evidence of this, the outcomes data is lacking. Failure to rescue may provide this data. AND 2. Kathleen H. Johnson, RN, BSN - Standardized codes to describe school nursing services will allow the efficient collection, reporting and analysis of school health data to improve service to students, enhance delivery of school nursing services, support research, and increase the visibility of school nursing.
HP430 Fostering Resiliency and Healthy Sexual Decision-Making in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Students
Jeff Perrotti MA, C.A.S; Cathy Couture RN, BSN, MSN, NCSN
From 2001-2006 there was a 12% annual increase in new HIV diagnoses among 13-24 year-old MSMs. School nurses are in an ideal position to participate in efforts to improve school climate in regard to sexual orientation and to provide HIV education to young MSMs.
HP432 Each Child--Healthy, Safe, Engaged, Supported and Challenged: School Improvement Through Health Promotion and Community Engagement
Molly A. McCloskey; Adriane Tasco, BS, MBA
School nurses are often the single link between the education and public health systems and play a critical role in any coordinated school health program.
HP434 Strong Bones, RN, RU?: A Toolkit for School Nurses to Help Students Build the Best Bones Forever
Darcy Sawatzki, MA; Shirley Schantz ARNP, EdD
As a school nurse, your expertise in the areas of nutrition and physical activity makes you uniquely equipped to work with students, families, and staff to promote bone-healthy behaviors, which translate to improved health overall.
RS435 Research Showcase - Late Breaking Research
Three discussions: Virginia Montgomery, RN, ILCSN, MSN - Increasing Collaboration and Communication between School Nurses (SN) and Staff of School Health Centers (SHC): A Case Study: Limited communication between SN and SHC leads to role and responsibility presumption among SN and SHC and missed opportunities for the provision of medical services thus leading to decreased medical collaboration. SN can act as school-wide leaders by creating positive relationships with SHC and other interdisciplinary agencies; Laurel J. Mullally, RN, MSN, MSEd, EdD - Parent Perception of the Role and Need for School Health Services: A Mixed Methods Survey: School Nursing services are not required in California schools. The lack of legal and fiscal provisions have let to inconsistent staffing and services across the state. Although the need for health serivces is growning, funding restrictions and the lack of stakeholder madate present signigicant barriers to adequaqte services; and Marie C. DeSisto, RN, BSN, MSN; Joyce A. Pulcini, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, FAAN; Paula Marie Dowd, RN, BSN, MEd; Carol Lynne McIntyre; RN, PhD - School nurse and system level factors to improve asthma self management in school aged children: This study will be useful in further refining the model and in designing an intervention to promote collaboration with PCPs, which will truly reflect an interdisciplinary, community based, and system level intervention.
05:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Raise Your Voice for Meningococcal Meningitis Prevention
Presented by sanofi pasteur
This informational session will focus on the important role of the school nurse in meningococcal meningitis prevention. Members will learn about the Voices of Meningitis Challenge and how they can “raise their voice” to help reach families within their communities about the importance of meningitis vaccination. This open session will feature presentations by NASN membership and families personally affected by meningitis, as well as introduce resources and tools to help raise awareness about the disease and prevention. A free Voices of Meningitis Challenge Implementation Guide will also be available. Please note, CNE will not be provided. |