Jeopardy! School Nurse Edition! New York Statewide School Health Services Center October 2007

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1 Jeopardy! School Nurse Edition! New York Statewide School Health Services Center October 2007 Immunizations These two immunizations can be given no more than four days before the child s first birthday. o What are the MMR and Varicella vaccines? This kind of exemption from immunizations should contain an expiration date. o What is a medical exemption? Immunizations are not required for students over this age. o What is age 18? A documented case of shingles is acceptable proof of this disease. o What is Varicella? A two dose series of this vaccine is only acceptable for students receiving the doses between ages 11 to 15 years old. o What is Hepatitis B? Who Can Do? Only a person with this licensure may assess and triage. o What is an RN? This person can terminate a drip method Gastrostomy feeding if flushing is not involved. o Who is an appropriately trained unlicensed person? The one who provides food for students on a special diet (i.e. for celiac disease). o The school district. This person may administer epinephrine using a standing order. o Who is a registered nurse? This person may apply vagal nerve stimulation in school settings with an understanding of proper technique and potential side effects. o What is an unlicensed person?

2 Medications This student can identify his or her medication, the purpose of the medication, and refuse the medication. o What is a self directed student? The titles of 5 of the 8 professionals that can prescribe medications for students. o Who are: Physicians, Dentists, Podiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians Assistants, Special Assistants, Optometrists, and Midwives? Medications are given in a timely fashion when given within this time period of the prescribed time. o What is one hour? Requests for these do not need to be honored by the school nurse but can be. o What are non FDA sanctioned requests, herbal remedies, dietary supplements and natural products? The six routes of medication administration that can be done in school. o What are: oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, inhalant and rectal routes? Commissioner s Regulations Required for new entrants and in Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 o What is distance acuity vision screening? This is valid for 12 months from the first day of the school year in which it is required. o What is a mandated Health Appraisal? Required for male and female students in Grades 5 9 o What is Scoliosis Screening? A valid reason to allow a non homeless student to attend school without proof of immunizations and without a health appraisal. o What is a religious exemption? (written specifically for each requirement) Adequate personal health guidance must be provided to each student receiving them when making these available at school What are condoms?

3 SN Stuff Must be a registered professional nurse o Who is a School Nurse? The ages that pediatric pads are recommended for use with AEDs. o What are ages 1 8? Daily Double! This woman was the founder of school nursing in the United States: o Who is Lillian Wald? This person can administer rectal Diastat on a bus. o Who is an RN or an LPN working under the direction of an RN? (must be able to reach the RN) This information is found in the Commissioner s Regulations under Mixed Competition. o Where are the guidelines for girls who want to play football or wrestling?

4 Double Jeopardy! School Nurse Edition! New York Statewide School Health Services Center October 2007 Old vs. New What used to be required in Grades K, 1, 3, 7 and 10? o What are mandated Health Appraisals? (What are the NEW requirements?!?) While this daily care used to need a nurse to do it, it can now be done anywhere in the school even by unlicensed people. o What is blood glucose testing? A law, passed this summer will have school districts requesting these as of September 2008 o What are dental certificates? A parent designee is no longer able to do this on a field trip? o What is administer another person s child s medication? What is allowed now? 0 You will need a HPN number to do this in the near future o What is the Immunization Survey? (Online starting in 2008) Elementary, my dear These can only spread by direct contact they only crawl, they don t fly o What are head lice? The medication dose of this drug for smaller children is 0.15 ml. o What is epinephrine? The name of the chart with symbols used for vision screening younger children o What is the LEA symbols chart? Field trips to a petting zoo can be hazardous for a student with this kind of food allergy o What is an allergy to milk or lactose? 0 This screening requires submission of blood test results for Pre K students within the first three months of enrollment o What is lead screening?

5 Begins with a C The recommendation explained in a NASN position statement of this name suggests 1 nurse to 750 students in a general population o What is Caseload Assignments? The name of the list needed to assess the validity of a requested medical exemption from immunizations o What is the Contraindications to Vaccinations? (Found on the CDC website) This school club activity is not considered an actual sport by the NY Public High School Athletic Association o What is Cheerleading? A health appraisal is required every three years for this school group o What is the Committee on Special Education? 0 The SCAT card is a valuable tool in assessing this health condition o What is a Concussion? Secondary This document is valid for 12 months through the last day of the month in which it was done o What is a sports physical? You need this completed for a 7 th or 8 th Grade student to play a high school sport o What is Selective Classification? The three things that must be presented to obtain a work permit o What are evidence of age, parent signature and certificate of physical fitness? This should be prepared and filed within 24 hours of a related event o What is an Accident Report? 0 This kind of permit is issued to a minor from age 14 to 18 to work as a bootblack o What is a street trade working permit?

6 Legal Eagles The department at the State Education Department that handles nursing licensure o What is the Office of Professions? This person s scope of practice does not include assessment or triage o Who is an LPN? These four groups of people can administer medication to non self directed students o Who are RN s, LPN s (under the direction of the RN), private healthcare provider or parents? This law covers RNs on out of state field trips (may care for students if they don t hold them selves out to be RN s to anyone else out of state) o What is the Nurse Practice Act? 0 Daily Double! The person you should notify immediately upon learning that you have a HIV positive student in your school. o Who is no one? Final Jeopardy! School Nurse Edition! New York Statewide School Health Services Center October 2007 Final Jeopardy Category: State Education Department Guidelines and Regulations This/these guideline(s) are currently NOT under review at the State Education Department o What are the Medication Guidelines?