West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 126 - Education › Title 126 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Series 126-128 - School Nurse Content Specialization Objectives (5119.02) › Section 126-128-2 - Additional

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. Copy of
				content specialization program objectives attached. Copies may be obtained in
				Office of Secretary of State and in the West Virginia Department of Education,
				Bureau of General, Special, and Professional Education.
2.2. Summary of major content specialization
				areas identified below.
SUMMARY OF CONTENT SPECIALIZATION PROGRAM AREAS
The content specialization program objectives for school
				  nurses are clustered into eight major headings: theory, program management,
				  nursing process, interdisciplinary collaboration, health education,
				  professional development, community health systems, and research.
School Personnel Proposed
Policy 5119.02
Certification and Licensure Standards
School Nurse Content Specialization Objectives
The purpose of this policy is to establish program objectives
				  that West Virginia institutions of higher education would use to develop
				  training programs for "school nurses. The objectives are to be used by the
				  institutions for developing their programs. All of the objectives for school
				  nurses _are viewed as job-related by all three programmatic levels, i.e./ early
				  childhood (grades K-4), middle childhood (grades 5-8), and adolescent education
				  (grades 9-12).
The objectives contain the following areas:
Areas
1.0 THEORY
2.0 PROGRAM 'MANAGEMENT
3.0 NURSING PROCESS
4.0 INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION
5.0 HEALTH EDUCATION
6.0 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
7.0 COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS
8.0 RESEARCH
Teacher Education Training Program Objectives for
				  School Nurses
,
Grades K-12
,
Proposed Policy 5119.02
1.0THEORY
Following completion of the program the prospective school
				  nurse will be able to:
1.1 Understand theories of nursing and other appropriate
				  theories to make decisions on nursing practice. Theories shall Include but not
				  be limited to growth and development, hierarchy of needs, systems, family and
				  group dynamics, learning, change, crisis, self-care, public health science
				  including epidemiology and levels of prevention/weIIness, and
				  adaptation.
1.2 Utilize theory and critical thinking to formulate
				  generalizations.
1.3 Communicate theoretical information to peers, students,
				  family, other professionals, and the community.
2.0 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Following completion of the program the prospective school
				  nurse will be able to:
2.1 Understand need to collaborate with school administrators
				  to establish, review, and revise policy and procedures for a comprehensive
				  school health services program as defined in State Board policies and other
				  state guidelines, rules, regulations/ and legal constraints.
2.2 Understand legal aspects of health services provided
				  within the school setting.
2.3 Understand methods of promoting awareness of school
				  health programs to the community.
2.4 Understand the processes to identify students at-risk for
				  physical and psychosocial problems. -
2.5 Understand processes to communicate health needs to
				  school personnel.
2.6 Understand methods of reporting and recording data to
				  provide for continuity and accountability of the program.
2.7 Understand the use of data management systems in planning
				  and evaluating comprehensive school health programs.
3.0 NURSING PROCESS
Following completion of the program the prospective school
				  nurse will be able to:
3.1 Collect, record, and interpret subjective and objective
				  data from: student, family, significant others, school personnel, and health
				  care professionals.
3.2 Formulate nursing diagnoses based on comprehensive
				  assessments.
3.3 Develop a nursing care plan In collaboration with the
				  student, family, health care providers, and school personnel.
3.4 Select intervention strategies for individuals and
				  populations at risk to prevent potential health problems.
3.5 Select intervention strategies for a. normal well child
				  who evidences an acute illness, injury, or temporary handicapping
				  condition.
3.6 Select methods for teaching the student positive health
				  practices for self-care.
3.7 Select interventions to enhance self-care ability for the
				  student with health problems.
3.8 Communicate to the student and family the current health
				  status and identify resources for meeting health needs.
3.9 Employ teaching learning principles to enable the student
				  to make appropriate health decisions.
3.9 Communicate to school personnel the adaptations necessary
				  to meet individual student's health needs.
3.11 Utilize principles of health counseling and
				  referral.
3.12 Implement the nursing care plans to ensure optimal
				  educational opportunity for handicapped, chronically ill, and terminally ill
				  students.
3.13. Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care.
3.14 Document the effectiveness of the plan of care.
3.15 Revise the nursing care plan as needed.
4.0 INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION
Following "completion of the program the prospective school
				  nurse will be able to:
4.1 Participate as a team member in the formulation of
				  overall goals, plans, and decisions.
4.2 Understand the advocacy role in relation to the student
				  and family.
4.3 Participate with supportive disciplines in the
				  development of the individualized educational plan when service for the student
				  is health related.
4.4 Understand the significance of the roles of each
				  supportive discipline.
5.0 HEALTH EDUCATION
Following completion of the program the prospective school
				  nurse will be able to:
5.1 Identify health education needs of students.
5.2 Utilize principles of learning and appropriate teaching
				  methods.
5.3 Provide information and assess understanding of the basic
				  principles of health to individuals and groups.
5.4 Act as resource person in health education/health
				  promotion to school personnel.
6.0 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Following completion of the program the prospective school
				  nurse will be able to:
6.1 Assume the responsibility for continued professional
				  development.
6.2 Analyze recommendations resulting from evaluation
				  processes and develop strategies for change when appropriate.
6.3 Demonstrate professional responsibility through
				  organizational membership and active support and/or participation in
				  appropriate professional activities.
7.0 COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS
Following completion of the program the prospective school
				  nurse will be able to:
7.1 Utilize theoretical base to understand the structure and
				  function of a community.
7.2 Understand methods for conducting community health
				  assessments.
7.3 Identify deficits in school health services and
				  facilitate the development of needed services.
7.4 Recognize current legal, social, and political issues
				  that influence the nature of school and community health.
7.5 Understand the roles of individuals and groups, including
				  legislative bodies and regional and state planning groups, as they relate to
				  school and community health needs.
7.6 Collaborate with agencies and organizations within and
				  outside of the community to insure provision and continuity of service and
				  care.
8.0 RESEARCH
Following completion of the program the prospective school
				  nurse will be able to:
8.1 Utilize research base in practice.
8.2 Identify problems regarding school nursing
				  practice.