San Bernardino-Riverside County School Nurse Organization Newsletter

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1 San Bernardino-Riverside County School Nurse Organization Newsletter SBRCSNO Oct/ Nov 2010 President s Report Welcome back Inland Empire School Nurses! Welcome to the school year. School nurses are challenged daily. This year will present more new challenges and issues to school nurses all over the Inland Empire and throughout California. The San Bernardino Riverside Counties School Nurse Organization (SBRCSNO) is committed to bringing to you, networking opportunities, informative speakers, significant issues and information. We are interested in your ideas and welcome suggestions. Together we need to address the many challenges and issues that will arise in 2010, and in the future. Become a member of the San Bernardino Riverside Counties School Nurse Organization, your area organization. Take the opportunity to join today and network with your fellow school nurses. Together we can make a stronger voice. Rebecca Emery RN, MSN President SBRCSNO SBRCSNO Presents a Fall Event You Asked For It You Got It! A School Nurse Networking Event Come and network with San Bernardino and Riverside School Nurses! Come and discuss hot topics in school nursing. Dessert and coffee will be served. Date: Nov. 4, 2010 Time: 4:00-5:30 pm Location: RUSD Nutritional Services 6050 Industrial Ave, Riverside, Cost: Free for members and $5.00 for *nonmembers *Non-members can apply the $5 fee to their membership cost during the networking event. continued on page 2 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E 1 President s report 1 Networking Event 2 ABCs Changing to CAB? 3 Calendar of Events 4 School Nurse Teacher Resource 5 Assembly Bill Membership Application Attention Members! Join us as members in ! SBRCSNO currently is accepting new membership for the year! Be part of our SBRCSNO membership and enjoy the fellowship, networking, new website, and conferences. Come blog with us on Twitter and give us your input of what you want from your organization. SBRCSNO 1

2 Government Relations Political Action Group (PAC) by Michelle Fackelman Important Legislative Action The Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Bill has been introduced in both the House and Senate. Consider asking your Representative to support H.R and your Senators to support S Show your support for the House and Senate Studentto-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Bill. With the help of our colleagues at the American Federation of Teachers, school nurses and other supporters we now have an easy way to write to Members of Congress in support of H.R and S The web site below with provide further information about the Bill and also letters to send to the legislators. Please take a moment to review other School Health related legislation on this NASN site. School Nurses have an excellent opportunity to let their voices be heard through this forum. Dermatology: The Skinny on Skin Coming in 2011 continued from page 1 Changing the sequence from A-B-C to C-A-B for adults and children allows all rescuers to begin chest compressions right away. The change in the CPR sequence applies to adults, children and infants, but excludes newborns. Since 2008, the American Heart Association has recommended that untrained bystanders use Hands- Only CPR CPR without breaths for an adult victim who collapses. The steps to Hands-Only CPR are simple: call and push hard and fast on the center of the chest until professional help or an AED arrives. Key guidelines recommendations for healthcare professionals: Effective teamwork techniques should be learned and practiced regularly. Professional rescuers should use quantitative waveform capnography the monitoring and measuring of carbon dioxide output to confirm intubation and monitor CPR quality. Therapeutic hypothermia, or cooling, should be part of an overall interdisciplinary system of care after resuscitation from cardiac arrest. Atropine is no longer recommended for routine use in managing and treating pulseless electrical activity (PEA) or asystole. Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) guidelines provide new information about resuscitating infants and children with certain congenital heart diseases and pulmonary hypertension, and emphasize organizing care around two-minute periods of uninterrupted CPR. Reference:2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Date: TBA Location: TBA ABCs Changing to CAB? The American Heart Association is recommending that chest compressions be the first step for lay and professional rescuers to revive victims of sudden cardiac arrest. The association said the A-B-Cs (Airway-Breathing- Compressions) of CPR should now be changed to C-A-B (Compressions-Airway-Breathing). Michael Sayre, M.D., co-author of the guidelines and chairman of the American Heart Association s Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Committee states, The ABCs of CPR approach was causing significant delays in starting chest compressions, which are essential for keeping oxygen-rich blood circulating through the body. SBRCSNO 2 SBRCSNO Board Members Rebecca Emery President Tracey Boykin Jackie Thompson Barbara Shuman Cathy McIntyre Dianne Cheney Amy Gonzalez Michele Higbee Terry Olivares Michelle Fackelman President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Membership Web Master Historian Scholarship/Education Newsletter Government Relations Christine Nicoloff/ Jan Hargreaves Nominations/Public Relations

3 School Nurse Funny Bone Nursing Humor - Living With a Nurse It s hard to live with a nurse because... 1) When you forget to flush the toilet, you get a complete analysis with a plan on how to correct any noted problems. 2) Thanksgiving dinner comes in pre-cut small pieces because she doesn t want to have to perform the Heimlich maneuver and be reminded of work on the only holiday she s had off in years. 3) You ve been awakened from a dead sleep in the middle of the night to find her shaking you because your breathing patterns were a little too close to a Cheyne-Stokes rhythm Calendar of Events October/ November Nov. 4- Fall SBRCSNO Conference Dec/ Jan Happy Holidays! Feb/ March March 3-6, CSNO 2011 Annual Conference The Health of the Child is the Power of the Nation. Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, Fresno, CA April/ May April 9, CSNO Southern Section Spring Conference April 22, SBRCSNO Spring Conference May 11, National School Nurse Day June/July The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) is interested in educating school nurses! Would you like a pediatric ophthalmologist give a PowerPoint lecture to your regional group of school nurses on Common Causes of Red Eye in the Pediatric Population, Reading, Dyslexia and Vision or Vision Screening and Vision Screening June 29 - July 3, NASN 43rd Annual Conference. Vision, Voice, Visibility: Setting Sail toward Healthy Horizons. Marriott Wardman Hotel, Washington, DC. WHAT IS YOUR DISTRICT UP TO? Let us Showcase your district! Tell us your accomplishments, your success stories, or programs that you are using in your schools! Send in your half-page type written article to: Terry Olivares (Place newsletter in subject line please) Devices? Contact Jennifer Hull (aapos.org) at AAPOS to identify a pediatric ophthalmologist in your area. Also, check out the DVD tutorial about school vision screening from AAPOS and NASN at SBRCSNO 3

4 A Note for Teachers Bladder Accidents (Enuresis) at School Enuresis is the involuntary discharge of urine. It is considered a problem after the age of five by which time it is generally accepted that bladder control should have been established. A few common reasons for daytime wetting: o Feel the urge at the last minute o May have underlying physical problems such as an unstable bladder o May prefer not to use the bathroom at school o Emotional stress, which may begin after a known stress, such as starting kindergarten or a new school, the death of a relative, or a family illness. o For girls, using bubble bath or heavily scented toilet paper can cause an inflammation of the urethra and produce daytime wetting and urinary frequency o Constipation can cause pressure of the stool in the large intestines, which triggers a reflex in the bladder, causing the child suddenly to void during the day o Occasionally, a child with urinary frequency will be found to drink a large number of drinks containing caffeine, which can cause this symptom. Treatment consists of reducing the child s embarrassment and reducing the parent s frustration. Parents often assume that their child s daytime wetting and urinary frequency is due to laziness. Criticism and punishment may prolong the problem. It will be important to reassure the child that there is nothing wrong with their body, and that they will gradually return to a normal pattern. In a study of over 20,000 schoolchildren living in four continents, "wetting pants in class" was the third most stressful event mentioned, ranking only behind "losing a parent" and "going blind. Teachers can encourage the child to go to the bathroom at recess or between classes and will help to avoid the embarrassment of incontinence. Children who are having accidents at school should have a change of clothes at school and a plastic bag in which to store their wet clothes. Children who hold their urine to the last minute should be encouraged to go to the bathroom immediately once they get the urge to urinate. If you have a student who is having frequent accidents at school, please notify your district nurse. School Nurse Teacher Resource By Dianne Cheney, R.N., M.Ed. District Nurse Menifee Union School District SBRCSNO 4

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8 SBRCSNO Terry Olivares Desert Creek Circle Victorville, CA BULK RATE US POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED SBRCSNO 8