8/5/08
Update on Dental Health Law
The latest guidance from the Statewide School Health Services Center:
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7/29/08 From North Shore University Hospital:
Workshop on August 21st. for Athletic Directors, Trainers, Coaches, School Nurses from 7:00pm-9:30pm: Sports Medicine Update: Injury Recognition and Prevention in the School-Age Athlete
Flyer: North Shore
Register online at:
http://www.northshorelij.com/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=266&action=detail&ref=1362
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7/29/08 From the National Association of School Nurses:
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) has announced that Carolyn McCarthy (4th U.S. Congressional District of NYS) has crafted the first piece of legislation which directly addresses the ratio disparities existing throughout the country for the number of students-to-school nurses. It is H.R. 6201 – Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2008 (attached).
NASN has requested that school nurses thank Rep. McCarthy (a former nurse and member of the House Nursing Caucus) for working with NASN and for sponsoring this encouraging piece of legislation that would work towards addressing poor ratios and correcting disparities. A note to Rep. McCarthy can be sent via e-mail by going to this site: https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml. Also, a call can be placed to the Washington, DC office at 202-225-5516; or to the Garden City office at 526-739-3008.
To read this proposed legislation, click on the following link: Ratio Law
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7/16/08 UPDATE
4th Annual Election Day School Nursing Workshop
Our popular School Nursing Election Day workshop scheduled for Tuesday, November 4th at our Wheatley Heights facility is filled to capacity and as a result, we have started a waiting list. As of today, we have196 school nurses registered. We will continue to take names for our waiting list over the summer. If you are interested, please contact Joann Zerbo at 631-595-6843. Over the summer, districts will be contacted for a letter of commitment and payment method. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions.
**A reminder to CoSer districts: CoSer district nurses may attend this conference at a discounted rate. **
Linda Dychkowski 631-595-6806
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SCROLL DOWN TO ITEM #II FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SCHOOL HEALTH NETWORK COSER - A PROGRAM OF SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR DISTRICTS AND FOR THEIR SCHOOL NURSES.
NB: This CoSer is open to ALL school districts in both Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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6/6/08 End of the Year Messages and Information Regarding Upcoming School Nursing Programs and Services:
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Daryle Abeshouse, RN, School Nurse at Barnum Woods Elementary School in the East Meadow School District. Daryle was honored this year at East Meadow's PTA Council Founders Day Scholarship Dinner. In past years, this honor has been traditionally bestowed on parents or teachers.
Congratulations Daryle on this well-deserved recognition!!
Best wishes to the following school nurses who will be retiring from their practices this school year! Thank you for your contributions to school nursing and for caring for so many students over many, many years.....your commitment to the practice has surely paved the way for those who will follow:
Susan Krenitsky from the Rockville Centre School District who will begin teaching at Molloy College in the fall.
Ellen Ritter from the Levittown School District.
Mary Schwarz who after 20 years with the North Bellmore School District, will begin employment as a psychiatric nurse this summer.
Lillian Carlsen, school nurse from the Miller Place School District
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“Nursing is a progressive art in which to stand still is to have gone back.”
.................... Florence Nightingale
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
SUFFOLK COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES (SCASN) - ZONE 2
HAPPY 20TH ANNIVERSARY!
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**NEW INFORMATION**
Sign up for the NYS Department of Health's Online School Assessment Survey Training webinars scheduled for May and June: DOH School Assessment Survey Training
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The Long Island Regional Student Support Services Center offers workshops on numerous topics throughout the school year. A calendar of events and registration forms can be found on this page's sidebar - click on Professional Development.
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I. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATEWIDE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES CENTER (SSHSC):
For the past three years, this office has been designated a partner with the Statewide School Health Services Center, an office of the New York State Department of Education. This partnership with Sally Schoessler and Gail Wold has resulted in ongoing collaboration and support for programs and initiatives that have benefited school nurses both on LI and statewide.
Remember to log onto the SSHSC website as often as you can. On a regular basis, this is where you will find current State Education Department updates related specifically to school nursing practice. Once onto the website, be sure to sign up for their listserv: www.school healthservicesny.com
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II.
OOL HEA*** School Health Services CoSer Network***
For 2008-09 School Year
Western Suffolk BOCES, through the capacity of the Long Island Regional Student Support Services Center (LIRSSSC) is once again offering a School Health Services Network CoSer that provides professional development activities to school districts for their school nurses. This offering provides school nurses with guidance, support, and collaboration, necessities in the optimal delivery of school health services and in the specialized practice of school nursing.
To learn about this cost-effective program that districts can purchase for their school nurses, click on the following link:
Health Coser (NB: Additional services have recently been added)
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III. School Nurse Workshops for 2008-09 School Year
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IV. Web Resources for School Nurses
The following key websites provide ongoing support for the role and responsibilities of the school nurse:
Additional professional Internet resources can be found at: web resources
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V. The newest NYS Laws related to schools and school health services: Laws
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VI. Resources
1. Individualized Healthcare Plans for the School Nurse
Sunrise River Press ID # IHPPK Price: $169.95
Care plans both in print and part of an Interactive software program that aids in the development and creation of IHPs. Automatically creates care plans that include nursing diagnosis language, interventions, and outcomes.
Individualized Healthcare Plans for the School Nurse
2. Computerized Classroom Health Care Plans for School Nurses
School Health (2007) p. 145 Mac or PC version Price: $89.00
Offers more than 100 care plans on CD-ROM and in print. Designed to be
individualized by the school nurse.
Computerized Classroom Health Care Plans for School Nurses
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The Campaign for Nursing's Future
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"In the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001 licensed practitioners from across the state volunteered their services to respond to the crisis. It became apparent to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) that unless these practitioners were already a member of a local or state public health preparedness team that were trained and prepared, most practitioners could not be effectively mobilized.
To this end, NYSNA, in collaboration with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) developed a statewide Public Health Preparedness Volunteer Practitioner Database of registered nurses willing to volunteer their services in the event of a public health emergency. The purpose of this Volunteer Practitioner Database (NurseResponse) is to assure that the entire State has adequate resources to prepare for and respond to any public health emergency, whether it is a declared disaster or other non-declared emergency affecting public health." (NYSNA)
Have you signed up? For further information, visit the NYSNA website:
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School Nurse Day Dinner on May 7th - visit site for details
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If you have not yet signed up for the listserv of the Statewide School Health Services Center - SSHSC(Sally Schoessler and Gail Wold) for the latest updates and mandates from the NYS Departments of Education and Health, and current school nursing practice guidance, log on to their website: www.schoolhealthservicesny.com and click on "Sign up for our Listserv."
If you are not currently on my listserv, please e-mail me at ldychkow@wsboces.orgs to receive messages and updates from this office, the LIRSSSC.
Both of these listservs from the LIRSSSC and the SSHSC are for school nurses, administrators and other school staff to be kept informed regarding school nursing practice issues and school health services updates and recommendations.
Linda Dychkowski, RN, SNT, NCSN
School Health Services Specialist
631-595-6808
ldychkow@wsboces.org
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Last Updated 7/16/08
