Fast Facts for the School Nurse: What You Need to Know

by Janice Loschiavo MA RN NJ-CSN

Praise for the Second Edition: “[This resource] will direct school nurses to the answers for many questions and to wiser counsel when a dilemma seems unsolvable. It is authored by a school nurse of publicly acclaimed distinction who brings a lifetime of experience to these pages.” ―Lucille A. Joel, EdD, RN, FAAN, Distinguished Professor, School of Nursing Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey This time-tested reference provides quick access to information busy school nurses need to practice competently and efficiently. Written for both new and experienced school nurses, it delivers consistently organized information in bulleted format. The third edition has been substantially revised with expanded coverage of first aid, depression screening, drug use, and adolescent sexuality. Authored by a nurse with over 25 years of school nursing experience, this resource offers clear guidelines to a full range of daily tasks and nursing responsibilities. It provides clinical protocols for safe management of common childhood illnesses, accidents, and emergencies, along with advice on legal and ethical considerations, documentation, and high-risk areas of school nursing practice. Also covered are the delivery of culturally appropriate care, screening tools, wellness strategies, individualized healthcare plans, and childhood obesity. The guide is also useful as a supplemental text for certification exam study. New to the Third Edition: Key Features:

317 pages, Paperback

First published June 20, 2011

Reviews

[Melissa Brandts]

10 CEUs done!! Not quite as helpful as I had hoped, but some useful nuggets!

[Beth]

I needed CEUs and had recently applied to work in the schools so I thought this would be a good overview. For someone like me who is new to working in schools, it was ok. To anyone familiar with the school nurse setting, this would not have been helpful in the least. It focuses way too much on history, not enough on real every day scenarios. I know it's hard writing a generalized overview for the school nurse when laws and guidelines vary from state to state and district to district however, nursing is nursing and I believe there could have been some better guidance and facts in the fast facts.

A pet peeve of mine throughout this book is that it needs a good editing eye. Here are many areas, particularly in the clinical snapshot scenarios, that tense changes. It will be speaking in the third person and switch to first.

Bottom line: helped me meet my credits but can't say I'd recommend this to someone else.