October 22-23, 2008 in Greenville
October 29-30, 2008 in Greensboro
New school nurses are urged to attend this orientation workshop to learn from expert school nurse consultants about:
- Professional legal issues in school health
- How to successfully transition into the school nurse role and work environment
- The ins and outs of documentation
- How to utilize and implement the Prevention Model
- Receive an overview of the Exceptional Children’s Program and NC Standard of School Nursing Care and Policy
This one and a half day program is designed to help launch new
school nurses into successful and rewarding professional practice and
provides 10 contact hours of approved continuing education.
Continuing education credit will be provided through Public Health
Nursing and Professional Development (PHNPD) in the Department of
Health and Human Services. PHNPD is a provider of continuing nursing
education by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited
approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation.
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Agenda
Day One
7:30 – 8:30
Continental Breakfast, Registration
8:30 – 8:45
Welcome/Introductions/Workshop Overview
All Faculty
8:45 – 9:30
Public Health Concepts in School Nursing Practice
Overview of Levels of Prevention
Prevention Model and Continuum of Care
Jessica Gerdes
9:30 – 11:30
Primary and Secondary Prevention: Services & Programs
Amy Quesinberry, Lucy Heffelfinger
11:30 – 12:30
Lunch (provided)
12:30 – 3:00
Tertiary Prevention: Services & Programs
Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs
The Individualized Health Care Plan
Overview of Exceptional Children’s Program and 504
Eileen Benson, Jessica Gerdes
3:00 – 4:30
Putting the Programs and Services Together: The Role of Delegation in the School Setting
Ann Nichols
4:30 – 5:00
Clarifying Questions for Individual Practice Site Situations
All Faculty
5:00
Adjourn (dinner on your own)
Day Two
7:30 – 8:00
Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15
Clarifying Questions for Individual Practice Site Situations
All Faculty
8:15 – 9:30
Professional Issues in School Health
Federal and State Statutes, Case Law, Standards
Martha Guttu
9:30 – 10:00
Break & check out
10:00 – 11:30
Documentation
Legal and Professional Standards
Student Permanent Health Record
Individual Nursing Record
General Principles
Muriel Overman
11:30 – 11:45
Break
11:45 – 12:45
From Law to Policy
Policy and Procedures
Job Descriptions
Setting Priorities
Organizational Structure
Working Environment
Martha Guttu
12:45 – 1:00
Clarifying Questions for Individual Practice Site Situations
All Faculty
1:00
Adjourn
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Faculty
Eileen Benson, MSN, CPNP, NCSN
Jessica Gerdes RN, MS, NCSN
Ann Nichols, RN, MSN, NCSN
Martha Guttu, MSN, RN, BC
Lucy Heffelfinger, RN, BSN, NCSN
Muriel Overman, RN, MSA, NCSN
Amy Quesinberry, RN, MA, NCSN
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Cosponsors
Women’s and Children’s Health Section, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Continuing Education, NC Institute for Public Health,
School of PUblic Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Hotel Information
Hilton Greenville
207 SW Greenville Blvd, Greenville, North Carolina 27834-6907
Tel: 252-355-5000
Fax: 252-355-5099
Overnight rooms: $119.00
Doubletree Hotel Greensboro
3030 High Point Road, Greensboro, North Carolina 27403
Tel: 336-292-4004
Fax: 336-292-4009
Overnight room rate $63.75
Registration
This course is designed for the registered nurse who is new
to the position. If you have been in
your current school nurse assignment for 24 months or more, you may be
overqualified for this course. Please
contact your Regional School Nurse Consultant for more information prior to
registering.
If you meet the above definition, please continue with
registration.
Registration fee: $115
Click here to register online, or call 919-966-4032.
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