School Nurses on the Front Lines of Healthcare: Infectious Diseases Popularized in the News.

School nurses may deal with students presenting with symptoms associated with infections popularized in the news. Although rare, the implications of missing or misdiagnosing these infections are potentially life-threatening and devastating. We present three students presenting with febrile illnesses associated with neurologic symptoms, a rash, and fatigue, focusing on the initial assessment and management of these students and their associated "hot topic" infection. The authors also discuss two public health organizations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/) and the World Health Organization (https://www.who.int/), online references for the school nurse to research both emerging and common infectious diseases.

School Nurses on the Front Lines of Healthcare: The Approach to Maintaining Student Health and Wellness During COVID-19 School Closures.

In response to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, most states in the United States enacted statewide school closures, ranging in duration from 1 month to the remainder of the academic year. The extended durations of these closures present unique challenges, as many families rely on the school as a source of physical activity, mental health services, psychosocial support, child care, and food security. While the school doors may be closed, the school nurse can still play a vital role in emergency management. This article discusses challenges and proposes solutions to maintaining student health and wellness during extended school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, it is inevitable that until a vaccine for coronavirus is developed and readily available, many schools will continue to see future closures, though likely for shorter periods of time, as they respond to local outbreaks.

Competencies of the nurse in educational institutions: a look from educational managers. / Competencias de la enfermera en instituciones educativas: una mirada desde los gestores educativos.

OBJECTIVE: Describe and analyze the attributes of the nurse competencies in caring of students since the manager look of educational institutions. METHOD: Qualitative descriptive-exploratory study. Seven principals of educational institutions of Trujillo (Peru) participates in a non-structured interview during the first semester of 2016 and the analysis of oral discourse was used. RESULTS: Empirical categories: The nurse in the promotion of educational community health; The nurse in the prevention of the educational community illness; The student nurse articulating health - education in the everyday life of students. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: This study contributes to the conceptual support of the competencies of the student nurse for the intersectoral health - education action and the setting-up of health with students in the educational institutions.

School Health Nursing Program: prevention and control of overweight/obesity in adolescents. / Programa de Enfermagem Saúde na Escola: prevenção e controle de sobrepeso/obesidade em adolescentes.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the construction process of an intervention in the form of a Nursing Care program to Adolescents aimed at preventing and controlling overweight/obesity in the school environment. METHOD: A methodological study developed through Intervention Mapping in Natal/RN, Brazil, between October of 2015 and September of 2016, with the participation of adolescents, public school teachers and nurses in Primary Health Care. Data sources were focus groups, interviews and an integrative review. The Collective Subject Discourse was used for analysis. RESULTS: At the end of the six stages of the Intervention Mapping, the "School Health Nursing Program" (Programa de Enfermagem Saúde na Escola) was constructed, which should be implemented over 10 months with five weekly classes of exercises and a weekly session of nursing interventions detailed in the Program. CONCLUSION: The nursing intervention guided by Intervention Mapping allows actions based on theories, community participation, school/service bonds, and care continuity.

A Review of Four Health Procedures That School Nurses May Encounter.

The school nurse plays a vital role in providing care and meeting the health needs of students in the school setting. Students attend school with chronic conditions and complex medical problems such as quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and muscular dystrophy. It is the responsibility of the school nurse to provide appropriate assessment, early intervention, and care for children in the school environment. The purpose of this article is to review and discuss the knowledge and skills the school nurse needs to care for students with central venous lines, gastrostomy tubes, altered urinary elimination, and tracheostomies.

Competencias de la enfermera en instituciones educativas: una mirada desde los gestores educativos / Competências da enfermeira nas instituições educacionais: uma visão dos gestores da educação / Competencies of the nurse in educational institutions: a look from educational managers

Resumen OBJETIVO Describir y analizar los atributos de las competencias de la enfermera en el cuidado de los escolares vista por los gestores de instituciones educativas. MÉTODO Estudio cualitativo descriptivo-exploratorio. Siete directores de instituciones educativas de Trujillo (Perú) participaron en una entrevista no estructurada, durante el primer semestre del año 2016 y se utilizó el análisis de discurso oral. RESULTADOS Categorías empíricas: La enfermera en la promoción de la salud de la comunidad educativa; La enfermera en la prevención de la enfermedad en la comunidad educativa; La enfermera escolar articulando salud-educación en el cotidiano de vida de los escolares. CONSIDERACIONES FINALES El estudio contribuye al sustento conceptual de las competencias de la enfermera escolar para la acción intersectorial salud-educación y el establecimiento de políticas de promoción de salud de los escolares dentro las instituciones educativas.

Resumo OBJETIVO Descrever e analisar os atributos das competências da enfermeira escolar no cuidado escolares a partir da perspectiva dos gestores de instituições de ensino. MÉTODO Estudo qualitativo descritivo-exploratório: Sete diretores de instituições de ensino em Trujillo (Peru), participaram em uma entrevista no estruturada e se utilizou a análise de depoimentos orais. RESULTADOS Os resultados reportam as categorias empíricas: a enfermeira na promoção da saúde da comunidade educativa; a enfermeira na prevenção de doenças da comunidade educativa; A enfermeira escolar articulando a saúde e a educação no cotidiano do escolar. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS O estudo contribui ao marco conceitual das competências da enfermeira escolar para a ação inter setorial em saúde-educação e para o estabelecimento de políticas na promoção da saúde dos escolares no interior das instituições educativas.

Abstract OBJECTIVE Describe and analyze the attributes of the nurse competencies in caring of students since the manager look of educational institutions. METHOD Qualitative descriptive-exploratory study. Seven principals of educational institutions of Trujillo (Peru) participates in a non-structured interview during the first semester of 2016 and the analysis of oral discourse was used. RESULTS Empirical categories: The nurse in the promotion of educational community health; The nurse in the prevention of the educational community illness; The student nurse articulating health - education in the everyday life of students. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS This study contributes to the conceptual support of the competencies of the student nurse for the intersectoral health - education action and the setting-up of health with students in the educational institutions.

Is It PANS, CANS, or PANDAS? Neuropsychiatric Pediatric Disorders That Are Not Black and White--Implications for the School Nurse.

The terms pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS), pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), and childhood acute neuropsychiatric symptoms (CANS) have all been used to describe certain acute onset neuropsychiatric pediatric disorders. Additionally, controversy is ongoing concerning the diagnosis and etiology of the disorders. The school nurse, as a member of a multidisciplinary team, benefits from an awareness of these disorders, the resulting impact on school performance, and the recommended treatment. The school nurse assists the team through the development of an Individualized Healthcare Plan to help the student to achieve success in school.

Depression and suicidal ideation among Mexican American school-aged children.

The purpose of this study was to describe depression and suicidal ideation rates in a community sample of 182 urban fourth and fifth grade Mexican American children using the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). We used a descriptive secondary data analysis design. The mean CDI score was 9.55 (SD = 5.8). Thirty-one percent fell in the depressed range using a clinical cut point of 12 and 7% fell into the depressed range using the non-clinical cut point of 19. Thirty-eight percent (n = 69) reported suicidal ideation. The depression rate was consistent with national rates. A non-clinical cut point of 19 showed that 87% of children reporting suicidal ideation were not identified as depressed. Many of these children do not report the most typical symptoms of depression. The results of this study provide school nurses with vital information to support efforts addressing the mental health needs of Mexican American children.

[The meaning of school failure to social activists who use the program of primary care school health--PROASE at the municipality of Ribeirao Preto]. / Significado do fracasso escolar para os atores sociais que utilizam o programa de assistência primária de saúde escolar--PROASE no município de Ribeirão Preto.

The present study has the purpose to identify and analyze the meaning of school failure to social actors that use or work in the Program of School Health Primary Care--PROASE (family members, health and education professionals) and to articulate their discourse with the official discourse in order to establish the program's future actions. Our study has a qualitative theoretical framework based in Minayo (1992). One area where PROASE develops its activities was chosen and by semistructured interviews and documentation analysis it was possible to know how the three segments that compose the sample understand the meaning of school failure.

[The nursing consultation in school health: a proposal and evaluation of an operational model]. / Consulta de enfermagem em saúde do escolar: proposta e avaliação de um modêlo operacional.

This study has the main purpose of offering some aids for a systematization of nursing attendance to the scholar and for this purpose a pattern of nursing consultation in scholars health was elaborated and evaluated by opinions of nurses (27) and students of nursing (17). The results showed its utility because the model made easy the rising of problems and needs of scholars and the performance of a nursing diagnosis and the further planning of nursing actions according to the responders. The model was considered applicable (86.4%) and some conditions were presented for its applicability.