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:

1. Faculty Meetings
2. PTA Meetings
3. School Board Meetings

• 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:

1. Prescreening education
2. Screen planned grade levels
3. Rescreen individuals as needed and make referrals

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:

1. Prescreening education
2. Screen planned grade levels
3. Rescreen individuals as needed and make referrals.

• Secure a health and developmental history for all Kindergarten and new students.

• Classroom visits for:

1. Personnel safety, infection control
2. Nutrition (National School Lunch Month)
3. Safety and First Aid (School Bus Safety Week)

• 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:

1. Colds - Flu
2. Sore throats
3. Positive health practices

DECEMBER

• Immunization follow-up

• Scoliosis

1. Prescreening education
2. Screen planned grade levels.
3. Rescreen individuals as needed and make referrals.

• Review individual student health records for completeness.

• Vision referrals - 75%

• Hearing referrals - 50%

• Plan activities for:

1. Dental Health Month in February
2. Dentist visits
3. National Health Month in February
4. Good Nutrition Month in March

• Classroom presentations:

1. Prevention of hypothermia
2. Colds and Flu

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:

1. Girls: Grades 4, 5, and 6
2. Boys: Grades 5 and 6

• 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:

1. Vision referrals - 90%
2. Hearing referrals - 75%
3. Scoliosis referrals - 50%
4. Screen Grades 7-10 for:

Cardiovascular fitness, stress, high blood pressure.

Body composition

Health appraisal

• 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.