Janice Loschiavo

School Nursing: The Essential Reference (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Delivers the critical information school nurses need for effective practice

School Nursing: The Essential Reference provides comprehensive coverage of school nursing-from key foundational principles and best practices for the care and management of students to the future of school nursing practice. Edited and authored by experts in the field, this multidisciplinary reference offers full background on the scope and standards of school nursing, interdisciplinary practices, coordinated school health programs, cultural competency, and laws and ethics. It also provides tools for the school nurse to thrive as an advocate, health educator, and leader.

School Nursing: The Essential Reference provides evidence-based clinical protocols for the management of acute and chronic illnesses and issues confronted by the marginalized student. Sexual orientation and gender identity are explored, as are violence toward self and others, emergency and disaster preparedness, and the impact of COVID-19. This guide is useful not only for novice and experienced school nurses, but also for school-nursing students and those preparing for state or national certification exams. Supplementary online resources include more than 100 multiple-choice review questions that can be used by school nurses to test themselves on essential knowledge to prepare for practice, or by instructors in the classroom setting.

Key Features:

Provides comprehensive coverage of all elements of school nursing practice

Highlights best practices for the care and management of students, including the marginalized student

Addresses sexual orientation and gender identity, violence toward self and others, emergency, and disaster preparedness

Discusses the impact of COVID-19 on school nursing practice and related management strategies

Provides more than 100 multiple-choice review questions in an online supplementary resource

Offers tips for the school nurse to thrive as advocate, health educator, and leader

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780826135377
• Artikelnr.: 60201671

Autorenporträt

Janice Loschiavo, MA, RN, NJ-CSN, is currently an adjunct instructor in William Paterson University’s Graduate Nursing Division, taught at Caldwell University and served as a field supervisor for New Jersey City University. She had 26 years of experience as a school nurse before retiring from that position in 2007. Ms. Loschiavo has received recognitions for excellence both in teaching and as a school nurse, including the New Jersey City University's Distinguished Alumni Award (2014), the Governor's Teacher Recognition Award (2006-2007), the nomination for Disney Teacher of the Year (2002), the New Jersey State School Nurse of the Year (1994-1995), the Bergen County School Nurse of the Year (1994-1995), and the state nomination for National School Nurse of the Year (1994-1995). While working as a school nurse, she was responsible for participating in Child Study Team meetings; maintaining health records; conducting health screenings; providing first aid to students; teaching health classes; conducting faculty in-service training (anaphylaxis, child abuse, and first aid); organizing health fairs; running workshops for teachers and parents. . Ms. Loschiavo contributed to the book Health Counseling: A Microskills Approach for Counselors, Educators, and School Nurses, Second Edition, edited by Richard Blonna. ADVANCE for Nurses published her article, "Considering School Nursing?," in January 2013. In 2016, Ms. Loschiavo wrote and published Life's Lessons for Children, which provides character education lesson plans for students K to 12. In 2020, she wrote and edited the text School Nursing: The Essential Reference. She contributed articles for Today's School Nurse: the Marginalized Child Speaks, Meeting the Challenge -- Prevention Strategies for Controlling COVID-19 were published in 2021 in The Journal of Nursing. Ms. Loschiavo has also delivered numerous webinar presentations reaching hundreds of school nurses.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I. 20TH CENTURY SCHOOL HEALTH PRACTICE
Chapter 1. Early Beginnings and the Unfolding of a New Nursing Specialty
Chapter 2. Prevention Concepts in School Nursing
Chapter 3. The Intersection of Health Education and School Nursing
PART II. 21ST CENTURY SCHOOL HEALTH PRACTICE
Chapter 4. The Role of the School Nurse in Building Healthy Communities
Chapter 5. Framework for the 21st Century School Nurse Practice
Chapter 6. Interdisciplinary Practices and The New School Environment
Chapter 7. The School Nurse, Health Office, and Therapeutic Interventions
Chapter 8. The Developing Child and Challenges to Learning
Chapter 9. Acute Conditions in the School-Aged Child
Chapter 10. Chronic Conditions in the School-Aged Child
Chapter 11. The New Alphabet for School Personnel
PART III. THE POTENTIALLY MARGINALIZED CHILD
Chapter 12. Mental Health Disorders in School-Aged Children
Chapter 13. Cultural Diversity
Chapter 14. Substance Abuse in School-Aged Children
Chapter 15. Gender Identity. Supporting Non-Binary and Transgender Students
in the School Setting
Chapter 16. Eating Disorders and Obesity in School-Aged Children
Chapter 17. Bullying in the School Setting
PART IV. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES FOR SCHOOL HEALTH PRACTICE
Chapter 18. Legal Aspects of School Nurse Practice
Chapter 19. School-Based Health Clinics
Chapter 20. Special Education
Chapter 21. Violence Towards Self and Other
Chapter 22. School-Based Crisis Management
Chapter 23. Ethical Issues in the School Setting
Chapter 24. 21st Century Technology for the School Nurse
Chapter 25. The Shifting Paradigm for School Health
Chapter 26. Pandemics and Plagues