Post on 17-Jan-2016
School Board Presentations
How to Make a Successful Presentation
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Why Educate the School Board on the Benefits of School Nurses? Board members need to understand the
important role school nurses play in student academic achievement.
The more they know about what School Nurses do, the more they are able to support school health issues.
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How do School Nurses Impact Education? Absenteeism is an important outcome that
school nurses influence 2
Assessing for injuries and illnesses during the school day
Managing chronic diseases and conditions in school
Health instruction
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What do School Nurse’s Do? Provide direct care to students for injuries and illness
and long-term management of students with special health care needs. 1
Provides emergency services including triage, illness and injury care, referral and follow-up
Supervises the management and treatment of health conditions
Communicates and educates parents/guardians Develops IHP for students with chronic conditions Develops IEP to manage potential emergency events (asthma,
diabetes, epilepsy, etc.) Educates appropriate faculty and staff regarding IHP and IEP
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What do School Nurse’s Do?
Provides leadership 1
Development of plans for responding to emergencies and disasters
Development, implementation and evaluation of coordinated school health programs
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What do School Nurse’s Do?
Screening and referral for health conditions 1
Early identification, referral and treatment can improve student educational outcome
Provides health counseling, including referral and follow-up
Encourages enrollment of students in State Children’s Health Insurance Programs
Connects students, families and staff with community health care providers
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What do School Nurse’s Do?
Promotes a healthy school environment 1
Monitoring and promoting immunizations Ensuring appropriate exclusion for infectious
illnesses Reporting communicable diseases Observing buildings and playgrounds for safety
hazards
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What do School Nurse’s Do?
Promotes health 1
Provides health education to individual students as well as groups. (nutrition, exercise, smoking prevention and cessation, oral health, prevention of sexually transmitted infections, substance use and abuse, immunizations, adolescent pregnancy prevention, parenting, etc)
Provides health education materials to be used in the classroom
Provides health education programs for staff, families and the community (first aid, CPR, tobacco cessation, etc.)
Active member of the School Health Council
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What do School Nurse’s Do?
Leadership role for health policies and programs 1
Coordinated school health programs School wellness policies Crisis/disaster management Emergency medical condition management Acute illness management
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What do School Nurse’s Do?
Liaison between school, family, community, and health care provider 1
Provides smooth transition from home or hospital to school
As case manager, provides oversight of care and services and serves as the point of contact for communication among the student, family, school staff, and health care provider
Participates on the IEP and 504 teams
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"When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot become manifest,
strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and
intelligence cannot be applied."
~ Herophilus of Chalcedon, 335 - 280 BC,
Physician to Alexander the Great ~
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Getting on the Agenda
If you are under Student Services, ask your director to place you on the agenda for the next school board meeting.
If not, Contact your Superintendent's secretary and ask to be placed on the agenda.
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Top 7 Tips for a Successful Presentation 4
1. Know your audience: School Board’s main objective is to provide a
quality education for all of its students. The presentation should show how the school
health program will benefit student educational goals
Any presentation should include data to show how this is done
15 minutes or less Prepared handouts
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2. Do not try to memorize your speech If you memorize you will likely forget Use note cards with bulleted information Or use a PowerPoint presentation Don’t forget to connect with your audience
Make eye contact Smile Ask questions
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3. Open with a Bang! Grab their attention immediately Spark their interest, set expectations, preview
what’s to come and offer benefits Ask a question Tell a story Use quotes Dramatic statistics
Give them a reason to listen to you
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4. Make it Memorable Use phrases like:
“The point is this…” “The most important thing to remember is…” “I’ll be offering three ideas, the first one is…”
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5. Use Silence Time and space are needed to digest your information Pause at the end of your sentences and after delivering
a dramatic point
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Top 7 Tips for a Successful Presentation 4
6. Encourage Participation Include your audience through:
Questions Exercises Inviting their ideas
This will keep people more interested, and it will take the pressure off you to carry the whole load.
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7. They will remember the last thing they hear A strong closing should be memorized and
review your main points Motivate the audience to do something..
Take an action Ask a question Have an emotional response Or think
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Finally!
Know when to stop talking! Summarize your main points and purpose End with an interesting quote Leave them with a positive impression and a
sense of completion Say “thank you” and sit down.
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"Schools have a wealth of potential
for ensuring the future well-being
of young people. You can't educate a child
who isn't healthy,
and you can't keep a child healthy who isn't
educated.“Jocelyn Elders, MD former U.S. Surgeon
General
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References
1. National Association of School Nurses: School Nurse Advocacy Talking Points
2. The Journal of School Nursing. Research Article: The Impact of School Nursing on School Performance: A Research Synthesis
3. American Academy of Pediatrics. Policy Statement: Role of the School Nurse in Providing School Health Services.
4. Top 7 Tips for a Successful Presentation by Susan Fee
OSSDSchool Nurse 2009 Fall Report
Or
what the heck have the nurses been doing anyway?
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The School Nurses…..
Educate and train staff on emergency interventions for serious health concerns
such as life threatening allergies to food, bees and other allergens, seizures, diabetes and
asthma.
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The School Nurses…..
Identify and anticipate
health concerns
and create care plans
needed at school in the event of an emergency for students with
known health problems.
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The School Nurses…..
Support student learning
by providing
medication, treatments and procedures for students
with special health care needs
during the school day
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The School Nurses…..
Decrease absenteeism
by assessing students for
illnesses or injuries
that occur during the school day.
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The School Nurses…..
Provide health assessments
as mandated by state law:
vision, hearing and scoliosis screenings.
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The School Nurses…..
Coordinate with community organizations to provide needed services to students and their families
Health care Vision services Dental services Counseling Clothing, food and shelter needs
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The School Nurses…..
Monitor and educate
regarding communicable diseases
and other
health issues
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The School Nurses…..
Promote health
by providing lesson plans
and other health resources
for the classroom use.
Often teaching the lesson herself.
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The School Nurses…..
Teach faculty and staff First Aid
and organize
district wide CPR/AED training
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The School Nurses…..
Organize immunization
clinics for
employees
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Disposition of Students seen for IllnessSent
Home, 1206
Medical Referral,
95
Back to Class, 3824
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Disposition of Students seen for Injury
Back to Class, 1221
Medical Referral
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Sent Home,
56
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Special Health Conditions
Cardiac Conditions, 25
Seizures, 26
Diabetes, 14
Food Allergy, 177
Asthma 346
Insect Allergy62
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Special Nursing Procedures
Other, 2
Blood Pressure
Monitoring92
weight monitoring
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Urinary Catheterizations,
269
Nebulizer Treatments,
81
Peak Flow Monitoring,
3
Oxygen Saturation,
162Tracheotomy
Care/Suctioning, 329
Blood Glucose Testing,
622
Gastric Tube Feeding,
315
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Medications Administered
Over the Counter 361
Seizure 240
Antibiotics 104
Psychiatric 94
ADD/ADHD 2583
Asthma 134
Insulin 100
Other 497
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Screenings
Vision, 1309
Hearing, 1263
Growth, 13
Blood Pressure, 53
Dental, 9
SPED Evaluation37
Other, 468
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Your Nurses:
. Shanel McCaleb, RN
Oak Park
Dawn Wilson, RN
Pecan Park
Mary LaSalle, RN
Magnolia Park
Terry Tate, RN
Taconi
Lynda Howze, RN
Middle School
Shannon Ford, RN
High School
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The best way to gain self-confidence
is to do what you are afraid to
do.
~Author Unknown ~
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