School Health Updates - School Nursing During A Pandemic Part 2: Planning for Fall
School Nursing During A Pandemic Part 2: Planning for Fall presented by Terri Mathews, PhD, APRN-NP, BCBA-D, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing on July 23, 2020.
Objectives: Identify available resources to help keep Nebraska children safe in motor vehicles and prevent injuries
- The learner will discuss strategies to assist students with underlying mental health disorders (e.g., ADHD, anxiety, autism, depression) in anticipation of environmental changes within the school setting.
- The learners will discuss potential collaborative activities among school personnel to assure social distancing while promoting typical social development of children across developmental stages.
- The learner will discuss support systems for school personnel to adjust to the “new normal”.
Dr. Mathews is an associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing. Dr. Mathews received her bachelor's degree in nursing from University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE; her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and her doctoral degree in Developmental and Child Psychology from the University of Kansas. Dr. Mathews clinical specialty is child and adolescent psychiatric mental health nursing. She is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Licensed Psychologist. Dr. Mathews provides clinical service to children in the Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics clinic at the Munroe Meyer Institute. Early in her career, Dr. Mathews served as a school nurse for multiple schools in Omaha.
