Supporting students with special health care needs
Subtitle: guidelines and procedures for schools
By: edited by Stephanie M. Porter, M.S.N., RN, Patricia A. Branowicki,M.S., RN, NEA-BC, FAAN and Judith S. Palfrey, M.D., Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts ; illustrations by Marcia Williams
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Paul H. Brookes Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 493
ISBN-13: 9781598570632
Subjects: Disabled Children; Handbooks; School Health Services; Organization & administration; Developmental Disabilities; Therapy; Special Education; Methods; Health Services Accessibility; Intellectual Disability
Work titles: Children and youth assisted by medical technology in educational settings
Description: "This hands-on reference helps school nurses, teachers, parents, school administrators, and health aides provide crucial care and support. Education-specific chapters cover every aspect of planning for classrooms, including information on personnel roles, transitions from early childhood care to school and from school to adulthood, legal requirements, transportation issues, allergy and infection control considerations, and working with diverse families. Comprehensive daily care guidelines and emergency-response techniques are then included for specific health conditions and medical technologies, complete with extensive illustrations, as well as forms and checklists for organized record keeping, training, and program planning. All content has been reviewed by experts across the country. This groundbreaking book has been used as a reference tool in schools and school nurses' offices, and even as a curriculum for universities. It is a must for anyone who works with children with special health care needs"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Preceded by Children and youth assisted by medical technology in educational settings / edited by Stephanie Porter ... [et al.]. 2nd ed. c1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Caring for children with special health care needs in schools and the community / Ann Marie Foustoukos, Elizabeth Tannebring, Elena Daha-Slakova, Maureen McAndrew, Emily J. Davidson, and Lynn Hook; title: Creating a positive school experience : perspectives from the team / Erin Ward and Mark Ward; title: Legal issues in the education of students with special health care needs / Matthew Engel, Patricia Saji, and Timothy Sindelar; title: The child with special health care needs : planning for care in the educational setting / Christine M. Obusek, Dottie Page, Karen Baldassari, Judith S. Palfrey and Stephanie M. Porter; title: Preparing students for health care transition : strategies for youth, families, and school nurses / Patti Hackett-Hunter and Patience H. White; title: Safe transportation of children with special health care needs / Kathryn Gustafson and Michele DeGrazia; title: Infection prevention and control in the school setting / Gail Potter-Bynoe and Patricia Scanlon; title: Allergies to food and latex in the school setting / Karol G. Timmons; title: Disaster planning for children with special health care needs and disabilities / Stephen G. Monteiro, Sarita Chung, and Frances J. Damian; title: Working with families and Students of diverse cultures and languages / Eva Gomez; title: Tube feeding / Julia Perkins and Fiona Paul; title: Intravenous lines / Laura Stone and Patricia Pratt; title: Dialysis / Elizabeth Ann Hughson; title: Clean intermittent catheterization / Rosemary Grant and Mary Jo Dunleavy; title: Ostomy care / Rosemary Grant and Sandra Quigley; title: Respiratory care / Lauren Perlman and Dennis Rosen; title: Diabetes / Sara Einis, Jenny Kinne, Michelle Raymond, Kathleen Reardon, Abhinash Srivatsa, and Karen Y. Warman; title: Neurological issues / Tish Reidy, ReRe Dawley, Tara Kelly, Kerry Matthews, Susan McNamara, Cheryl Cahill, and Carole Atkinson.