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Welcome to the conference page for School Nurse Essentials.  We do not print handouts for you, but you access to print them yourself on this page.

We will provide you with a copy of the agenda.  There is no need to print that yourself.  If you have any questions, please email us at nhschoolnurses@gmail.com

Two-Day Agenda

tuesday, august 13th

8:00 to 8:30 Breakfast and Registration

Day ends at 3:45
6.00 Contact Hours

Link to Evaluation:  https://form.jotform.com/242215408897160

A certificate of attendance will be auto generated and sent to your email upon completion of the evaluation.

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DITL: Welcome to School Nursing, the Best Nursing Job Ever!

Nancy A. Wells MS, RN
Former NHDOE School Nurse Consultant
Current NHSNA Executive Assistant

Linda Compton MS, RN
Former NHSNA President
Former NASN Director

Presentation in PDF

Center for Adolescent Health & the Law (Age of Consent)

Guide to Understanding Consent & Confidentiality Laws

Mandated DCYF Reporting

Vision Screening

Vision Screenings, Best Practice Guidelines for School Vision Screenings

Kay Nottingham Chaplin, EdD

Associate Director

National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness


Presentation in PDF

NHSNA Vision Screening Guidelines / Recommendations

PREVENT BLINDNESS POSITION STATEMENT ON SCHOOL-AGED VISION SCREENING AND EYE HEALTH PROGRAMS

NASN:  Vision and Eye Health

Hearing Screening

Hearing Loss and Screening in the School Setting
Beth Ann Jacques, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA
Doctor of Audiology
neaudio@hearlifebetter.com

Presentation in PDF

Recommended Guidelines

Wednesday, August 14th

8:00 to 8:30  Breakfast and Registration

Day ends at 3:00

5.0 Contact Hours


Link to Evaluation: https://form.jotform.com/242215450995156

A certificate of attendance will be auto generated and sent to your email upon completion of the evaluation.

A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology

Wendy Wright, DNP, ANP-BC, PNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP
Wright & Associates Family Healthcare, PLLC

Presentation in PDF

NH Immunization Registry

School Nurse Access to NH Immunization Registry

Jayden Stack
Amy L'Abbe

DHHS Affiliate

New Hampshire Immunization Information System (NHIIS)

Phone: 603-271-4028

Email: nhiis.support@dhhs.nh.gov

Presentation in PDF

NHIIS Information for School Nurses

Doses of Safety: Ensuring school connection for students experiencing homelessness and foster care

Talley Westerberg, LICSW, NCSSW
Social Worker
Winnacunnet High School

Presentation in PDF

How Can School Nurses Support Homeless Students

Laws and Rules that Impact School Nursing

Administration of Oxygen by a School Nurse

 

 

Asthma Inhalers, Possession and Use by Students

 

 

Asthma - Bronchodilators, Spacers and Nebulizers in Schools



Communicable Disease, Reportable Diseases

RSA 141-C:7

Infectious Disease Reporting and Forms

He-P 300
(Scroll down to 301.2)


Delegation

Nurse Practice Act

(Scroll to Nur 404.06) 
NHSNA Standards of Delegation for School Nurses


Developmentally Appropriate Daily Physical Activity Program

RSA 189:11-a
(Scroll down to V and VI)

Ed 310.01-310.04


Epinephrine 

RSA 200:43 to 200:45

 

 

Epinephrine, Possession and Use by School Nurse

RSA 318:42
(Scroll down to VII-a)

 

 

First Aid and CPR Certification Requirements

RSA 200:40

Ed 306.12

Technical Advisory 

Glucagon, Administration


Immunizations

He-P 300
(Scroll down to 301.13 & 301.14)
Ed 311.01


Immunization Registry

Passed May 2016

DHHS Press Release

Medical Examination of School Bus Operators

RSA 200:37

 

 

Medical Examination of School Personnel

RSA 200:36

 

 

Medical Examination of Students

RSA 200:32

Ed 311.03

Medication Administration

RSA 200:27

NH DOE Technical Advisory Medication during the School Day 

Ed 311.02


Records Retention

RSA 189:29-a  

School Health Personnel, Supervision of

RSA 200:31

 

Technical Advisory 

School Health Services

  Complete listing:  RSA 200

RSA 200

Ed 306 
(Scroll down to 306.12)

 

School Nurse Certification

Through NH DOE

Initial Application Form

School Nurse Renewal Application

Information on Renewal

NHDOE Technical Advisory


 

 

Screenings

No laws mandating height, weight, vision, scoliosis, hearing, etc.

Local School Boards may set screening schedules.

 

Any students referred or re-evaluated through IDEA require vision and hearing screening.


NHSNA Recommended Vision Guidelines

NHSNA Recommended Hearing Guidelines



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