Health Office Management Oral Health Web Resource
The Missouri Preventive Services Program (PSP) is dedicated to improving healthy smiles for all of Missouri’s children through education and preventive treatment. The goal of PSP is to review Missouri children’s oral health and provide a public health intervention called fluoride varnish. Tooth decay is one of the most...
Health Office Management Web Resource
This two-page document provides Missouri’s registered school nurses (RNs) with a practical self-assessment tool. The assessment includes 93 items that can be rated on a five-item lickert scale (i.e, 1 No experience/knowledge to 5, Mastery experience/knowledge and ability to teach and supervise others). The assessment findings can be used...
This eight-page document provides guidance for Missouri school health offices on priorities for common elements needed as part of a high-quality school health office/services operation. This resource is formatted as a checklist, providing recommended completion timeframes and a completed category for 100 items listed under five major topics: This...
Asthma Health Office Management Respiratory School Toolkits Web Resource
The Respiratory Health Association and the Illinois Department of Public Health put together this 32-page toolkit to provide participating schools or school districts with guidelines to implement Illinois’ stock albuterol policy (Public Act 100-0726), focusing on medication storage, training guidelines/requirements, symptom recognition and emergency response protocols. It also includes...
Asthma Health Office Management Respiratory Web Resource
Full title: Barriers and Solutions to Implementing Stock Asthma Medication in SchoolsPublished by the American Lung Association Editorial StaffDecember 13, 2023 In September 2023, the American Lung Association brought together school health professionals such as nurses for a to share some of the successful strategies and tactics that worked...
The following resources show sample school health nurse interview questions and practice considerations. A separate page includes School Nurse Performance Evaluation tools. Links to downloadable pdf files: Acknowledgement of Reviewers Renee Falkner, BSN, RNSchool Nurse Supervision Specialist | Therapylog Katherine Park, DNP, RN, NCSNNationally Certified School Nurse, Pierremont ElementaryAdjunct...
The following resources show school health nurse performance evaluation tools. There are three versions, based on who is conducting the performance review – the nurse’s own self report, a non-nurse administrator or a nurse administrator. Related to this, we also provide a 10-page document on practice considerations. A separate...
Emergency Intervention Health Office Management In-depth Resource
Considerations and Planning Related to the Decision to Honor a Student’s Request Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) Order Although a child may have a health condition, in which death is anticipated in the near future, attending school may be particularly important for the student. It allows them to have...
Health Office Management Rules & Regulations Web Resource
Medication Administration in Missouri Schools: Guidelines for Developing Training and Practice (45 page PDF) was developed in 2020 by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The tool helps school plan training and support of unlicensed personnel (UAP) to assist in the school health office. Related, historical documents:
Health Office Management Position Statements Web Resource
Excerpt from the American Academy of Pediatric Individual Medical Emergencies Occurring at School (16 page PDF): Schools need to be prepared to deal with medical, behavioral, and traumatic emergencies that students or staff may experience. It is estimated that 10% to 25% of childhood injuries occur while the child...
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