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DoDEA School Health Services Manual 2942.0 Volume 1 Revised: 2016 DRAFT
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Consultation, collaboration, and liaison services with local health care provider/
MTF
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Crisis intervention
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Development of IHPs and EAPs for students with identified health problems such
as asthma, diabetes, seizure, severe allergy, etc.
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Documentation of health services provided
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Health assessment for placement and monitoring of students with disabilities
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Health assessment including school health screenings and identified health needs
of students, school, and community
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Health counseling
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Health education including wellness promotion and disease prevention
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Illness and accident services
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Immunization compliance
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Safe medication administration procedures
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Written emergency procedures coordinated with the local medical treatment
facility(MTF)
Assessment tools may include analysis of archival data and records (i.e., student
visits, health immunization records, and follow up on referrals); review of accident
injury reports; review of local procedures and policies to determine effectiveness; and
surveys of students, sponsor/parent/guardian, staff, and community members.
The Scope and Standards of Practice for School Nursing by NASN provides
direction for school nursing practice and a framework for evaluation. The purpose is to
maintain and improve the quality of school nursing services. These standards of
practice may be ordered from NASN through their Web site,
http://www.nasn.org/ .D-6 Coverage of Two or More Schools or When the School Nurse is
Unavailable
Some geographical areas may require that a school nurse be responsible for
more than one school. In these instances, both schools should have copies of the
DoDEA
School Health Services Manual
2942.01. The principal and school nurse will
prepare, in coordination with the local medical treatment facility, written plans for
providing adequate medical coverage for both schools. The school nurse and principal
shall inform all school personnel of this plan and supply both schools with first aid kits
for treatment of minor injuries. Faculty in-service prepares the staff for full utilization of
the emergency plan. Both schools will maintain their individual stocks of School Health
Office supplies when the distance between schools warrants.
The school nurse provides an alternative paper documentation process for
documenting health care rendered as well as documenting medication administration by
the nurse substitute or UAP. Alternative paper documentation is to be stored in the