School Nursing Activity Calendar
| AUGUST • Develop a written school health plan with District or Building Administrator • Prepare Health Office and supplies • Review with all health staff emergency plans and first aid procedures, universal precautions. • Identify and post a list of personnel trained in CPR and First Aid. • Review and have signed appropriate protocols. • Develop a time management system for School Health Services to document Nursing Activities. • Develop/devise a system to keep track of referral progress. • Update information regarding community health resources. • Attend regularly:
• Send letter to parent or guardian regarding procedure to administer medication at school. • Prepare emergency and First Aid kits for classrooms. • Instruct or review Medication Aide Training for staff. | SEPTEMBER • Update student health records • Prepare emergency card file of students and staff. • Schedule visit to classrooms regarding Health Service program and how students can access health care. • Prepare worksheets to identify students in immunization non-compliance. • Schedule classroom health presentations. • Develop/update resource file on specific health issues and problems for use by students and/or staff. • Vision:
| OCTOBER • Continue follow-up for immunization compliance. • Set up conferences with individual students with identified health problems to jointly develop a health care plan. • Hearing:
• Secure a health and developmental history for all Kindergarten and new students. • Classroom visits for:
• Inspect building and grounds for health and safety standards. • Prepare health bulletin boards with timely information. Change at least once a month.
| NOVEMBER • Complete Immunization Report and return to Nebraska Health and Human Services, Immunization Division by November 15. • Immunization follow-up • Vision and hearing rescreenings (absentees, new students). • Vision referrals completed -(50%) • Classroom presentations:
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| DECEMBER • Immunization follow-up • Scoliosis
• Review individual student health records for completeness. • Vision referrals - 75% • Hearing referrals - 50% • Plan activities for:
• Classroom presentations:
| JANUARY • Review absentee records to identify health problems requiring nurse's interventions. • Monitor communicable diseases. • Continue surveillance of immunization records. • Screen and rescreen new students for vision, hearing and scoliosis. • Plan fitness screening program (blood pressure, body fat composition and fitness) for 6 th Grade. • Classroom presentations:
• Review supplies and equipment • Make recommendations regarding orders for supplies for next year. | FEBRUARY - MARCH • Review absentee records. • Monitor communicable diseases. • Review records for completeness:
• Dental Health Month • Heart Month • Nutrition Month | APRIL - JUNE • Plan and conduct pre-school screenings. • Prepare notices regarding immunizations and physicals due next school year. • Review individual health plan for children with special needs-and revise as needed. • Vision referrals - 95% • Hearing referrals - 90% • Scoliosis referrals - 90% • Review health education materials and make recommendations. • Develop tentative plan for next school year. |
