Release date: 05/28/2021
Expiration date: 08/31/2027*
*(The module must be completed by this date to earn contact hours.)
$30.00
Upon successful completion of this module and the module evaluation, participants will receive
1.0 Nursing Continuing Professional Development Contact Hours.
This course is approximately 60 minutes in length.
Course Description:
School board policies and procedures provide the framework and processes for how a school district functions. There are times when the School Nurse will be involved in policy development and review, especially policies and procedures related to student health. This module discusses the differences between policy, procedure, and protocol. Additionally, the module discusses the differences between a school district procedure and a nursing procedure. The module also provides numerous ‘real life’ examples of school district policies to assist the School Nurse in understanding how to review their district’s policies and procedures to ensure they are consistent with state laws, other policies within the district and School Nursing best practice.
Course Outline:
- Role of the School Board
- Policy, Procedure/Regulation, and Protocol
- Steps in Policy Development
- Policy Change Examples
- School Board Policy Examples
- Policy Review
At the end of the module, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the role of a school board
- Articulate the difference between a policy, procedure/regulation, and protocol
- Describe the steps involved in policy development
- Recall the components that should be reviewed during yearly policy review
Criteria for completion:
School Health Associates Center for School Nurse Development and Education includes 8 sessions:
- 504 Plans: What the School Nurse Needs to Know
- A School Nurse Tutorial on FERPA and HIPAA
- Considerations for Medication Administration in the School Setting
- Individual Healthcare Plans (IHP): An Important Tool for the School Nurse
- Navigating Delegation in the School Setting
- Policy, Procedure, and Protocol: The School Nurse’s Role in Development and Review
- School Nurse Considerations for Field Trips
- The Essentials of School Nurse Documentation
Learners may register for one or more sessions. The learner must attend the session and submit the evaluation form for each session they are seeking contact hours.
Intended Audience:
This continuing education program is a knowledge-based activity developed to meet the educational needs of School Nurses.
Faculty
Author:
Teresa DuChateau, DNP, RN
Co-Owner/Consultant
School Health Associates
Editor:
Bette Carr, MSN, RN
Co-Owner/Consultant
School Health Associates
Content Expert:
Valerie Hon, BSN, RN
District Nurse, Safety Committee Chairperson
Portage Community School District
Faculty and Program Planner Disclosures:
No one in control of educational content has any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Approval Statement:
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.