Introduction   I. Coordinated School Health Program   II. New Mexico Statutes, Administrative Codes, Policies & Regulations Relating to School Health   III. Screening/Assessment Protocols & Guidelines   IV. Students with Special Needs   V. Individualized Health Care Plans   VI. Medications in the School   VII. Procedure Guidelines   VIII. Emergency Services/First Aid   IX. Immunizations   X. Communicable Disease Control   XI. School Safety   XII. School Wellness Policy   XIII. Dental Health   XIV. Mental Health   XV. Standing Orders   XVI. School Health Services Report   XVII. Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure & Control   XVIII. Delegation of Health Services

Resources - A collection of forms, attachments and other resources
from each section of the manual

INTRODUCTION

I. COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM

• Model of Coordinated School Health
• Supervisory School Nurse Evaluation - by Medical Supervisor
• Professional School Nurse Performance Evaluation - by Medical Supervisor
• Associate School Nurse Performance Evaluation - by Medical Supervisor
• School Nurse Performance Evaluation - by Non-Medical Administrator
• School Nurse Performance Evaluation - by Non-Medical Site Administrators
• School Licensed Practical Nurse Performance Evaluation
• School Licensed Practical Nurse Application
• School Health Assistant Performance Evaluation
• School Health Assistant Application
• School Nurse Licensure Application

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II. NM STATUTES, ADMINISTRATIVE CODES, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH

• General Screen and SAT Review
• Recommended Steps for SAT
• Flowchart for SAT
• PED Health Services Checklist
• School District Policy Confidential Information
• Student Health Record
• Sick Child Memo – English
• Sick Child Memo – Spanish
• Injured Child Memo – English
• Injured Child Memo – Spanish
• Vision Screening Standards
• Vision Screening & Referral Form
• Confidential Services for Minors in New Mexico
• Public Health Authority for School Health Offices
• Adverse Events Reporting
• Commonly Used Abbreviations and Symbols for School Nursing

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III. SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROTOCOLS AND GUIDELINES

• Familiar Sounds Audiogram
• Blood Pressure Percentiles
• Release of Medical Information
• Parental Permission to Obtain Information - English
• Parental Permission to Obtain Information - Spanish
• Referral Form - General
• Vision Referral Form and Letter
• Standards for Vision Screening in New Mexico Schools
• Vision Care Participating Network Providers
• Save our Children's Sight Voucher
• Save our Children's Sight - Nurse's Letter
• Save Our Children’s Sight Fund – Superintendent’s Letter
• Student Health Assessment
• Initial Student Health History
• Special Education Nurse Screening Summary Form
• New Mexico Medical Oversight Committee BMI Position Statement
• School Sports Physical Form
• Hearing Screening

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IV. STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

• Asthma Action Plan
• Asthma Action Plan - Spanish
• Asthma Management: Initial Assessment
• Stepwise Approach for Managing Asthma
• Your Peak Flow Meter
• Strategies for Addressing Asthma
• School Nurse Asthma Assessment Tool
• Managing Asthma in New Mexico Schools
• National Institute Asthma Action Plan
• Asthma and Physical Activity in School
• Diabetes Medical Management Plan
• Guidelines for Hypoglycemia
• Diabetes Emergency Response Plan
• Carbohydrate Counting Worksheet
• Seizure Report Flow Log
• Seizure Activity Log
• Request for Homebound Instruction
• Confidential Nursing Report Special Education Students
• Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel
  • Level 1 Training - Powerpoint
  • Level 2 Training - Powerpoint
  • Level 3 Training - Powerpoint

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V. INDIVIDUALIZED HEALTH CARE PLANS

• Approved Nursing Diagnoses
• Individualized Healthcare Plan (IHP)
  • Asthma Action Plan
• ADHD Health Care Plan
• Severe Allergies Health Care Plan
• Asthma Health Care Plan
• Diabetes Health Care Plan
• Diabetes Emergency Plan
• Seizure Disorder Health Care Plan

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VI. MEDICATIONS IN THE SCHOOL

• Integrative Therapies Consultant Call List
• Medication Incident Report
• Medication Log
• Individual Multiple Medication Log
• Medication and/or Nursing Procedure Authorization - English
• Medication and/or Nursing Procedure Authorization - Spanish
• Physician Order and Medication Authorization Form - English
• Physician Order and Medication Authorization Form - Spanish
• Student Medications at School Memo - English and Spanish

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VII. PROCEDURE GUIDELINES

• Colostomy Care Skills Checklist
• Ileostomy Care Skills Checklist
• Urostomy Care Skills Checklist
• Suctioning - Nasal and Oral Technique Skills Checklist
• Suctioning - Sterile Technique Skills Checklist
• Gastrostomy Feeding Button - Slow Drip/Continuous Method Skills Checklist
• Gastrostomy Button - Bolus Feeding Method Skills Checklist
• Nasogastric Tube Feeding - Slow Drip/Continuous Method Skills Checklist
• Nasogastric Tube Feeding - Bolus Method
• Female Catheterization
• Male Catheterization
• Ventilator Machine and Circuit Skills Checklist
• Ventilator Troubleshooting Alarms Skills Checklist
• Summary of Skills Training and Recommendations
• Authorization to Administer Specialized Health Service
• Authorization to Administer Specialized Health Service Student Log

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VIII. EMERGENCY SERVICES/FIRST AID

• Emergency Response Algorithms
• Scope of Practice for EMT
• Emergency Medical Authorization - English
• Emergency Medical Authorization - Spanish
• Action Plan for Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
• Procedure for Use of AED
• Emergency Preparedness Worksheet for School Health Staff
• Learning CPR
• Pandemic Flu Model Plan
• Pandemic Influenza Planning
• FEMA
• CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Basic Emergency Lifesaving Skills
• Emergency Medical Repsonse Action Plan
• Procedure for Use of Automatical External Defibrillator (AED)

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IX. IMMUNIZATIONS

• Exemption from Immunizations
  • Information and Form
  • Title 6
  • Religious Exemption from Immunization Form Instructions
  • Letter to School,Childcare and Pre-School Immunizations for Exemptions
  • Letter to Parents for Exemptions
• Immunization Schedules - US and NM
  • NM School Immunization Requirements (K-12)
  • New Mexico Childcare/Pre-School/School Entry Immunization Requirements: 2013-14 School Year
  • Immunization Requirements for Licensed Day Care and Preschools
  • Recommended Childhood & Adult Immunization Schedule-- United States
  • Summary of Rules for Childhood Immunization
  • Summary of Recommended for Adult Immunization
• Vaccine Immunization Statements
• Foreign Vaccine-Related Terms
• School Immunization Record Consent Form - English
• School Immunization Record Consent Form - Spanish
• Public Health Authority Letter

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X. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL

• Notifiable Conditions in New Mexico
• Reportable Communicable Disease Follow-up Algorithm
• Communicable Disease Information Sheets
• Tuberculosis Guidelines
• Antibiotics info brochure in English
• Antibiotics info brochure in Spanish
• Antibiotics info rack card in English
• Antibiotics info rack card in Spanish
• Hand washing music
• Hand washing song in English
• Hand washing song in Spanish
• Keep Kids Healthy
• How to wash in English
• How to wash in Spanish
• When to wash in English
• When to wash in Spanish
• Lice Identification Chart
• Lice - Managing presumed head louse infestations in schools
• Bed Bugs
• NM Notifiable Conditions
• Bloodborne Pathogen Training
• MRSA Toolkit
• Letter to Reporters of Notifiable Conditions

XII. SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY

• State Administrative Code for Wellness Policy
• Wellness Policy Rule Documents
• Competitive Food Sales
• PED Standards of Excellence
• Alliance for a Healthier Generation
• NM Action for Healthy Kids Wellness Tool Kit

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XIII. Dental Health

• Seal America Manual
• Guide to Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs

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XIV. Mental Health

• Understanding Self-Harm
• Confidential Services for Minors in New Mexico
• 15 tips for talking to grieving kids in spansh
• About Grief
• Depression checklist for youth
• Ten things adults can do to help grieving children and teenagers
• Trauma facts for educators

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XV. Standing Orders

• Standing Orders and Guidelines for the School Nurse to Treat and to Perform Laboratory Procedures

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XVI. SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES REPORT

• PED Online Reporting Tool
• Report Definitions and Clarifications
• School Health Services Complete Report Assist Tool
• Students with Medical Diagnoses Assist Tool
• Students Requiring Medically Complex Procedures Assist Tool
• Students with Prescription Medications at School Assist Tool
• Daily Report Assist Tool for School Health Services Report
• 2011-2012 Annual School Health Services Summary Report Brochure

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XVII. BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS EXPOSURE & CONTROL

• Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Training Control Outline
• Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Exposure Control Plan
• Bloodborne Pathogens Training
• Bloodborne Pathogen Reference Guide
• Sample Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan

XVIII. DELEGATION OF HEALTH SERVICES

• 16 NMAC 12.2.12(B) Standards of Nursing Practice (1-2-04)
• American Nurses Association and National Council of State Boards of Nursing: Joint Statement on Delegation
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing Position: Delegation Documents
• National Association of State School Nurse Consultants Position: Delegation of School Health Services
• National Association of School Nurses Position: Delegation
• Manual: Delegation of Care: Overview for the Registered Nurse Practicing in the School Setting
• NCSBN Delegation Decision-making Tree
• NSCBN Delegation Decision Making-Grid
• Delegation Tree - Nurse Delegation to Nursing Assistive Personnel
• Decision Tree - Accepting Assignment to Supervise Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
• Delegation Decision-making Grid
  

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