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Essential for every school health office, this fully illustrated reference is the ultimate guide to caring for and supporting children with special health care needs in educational settings. A comprehensive update of the classic guide school nurses trust, this authoritative book compiles the latest guidelines on working with students with special health care needs, step-by-step procedures for using today’s medical technologies, and access to more than 50 reproducible planning forms and checklists. Experts from nursing, medicine, and parent advocacy across the country reviewed and vetted the content, so you can implement the techniques and guidelines with confidence. A must for school nurses and related professionals, this practical reference tool will help schools deliver the services and supports that promote health, safety, and success for children with special health care needs. THE LATEST ON: Supporting students with a wide range of special care needs, such as respiratory concerns, neurological issues, diabetes, allergies, and bladder and kidney issues Safely and skilfully using medical technologies, including feeding tubes, insulin administration devices , baclofen pumps, ventilators, ostomies, intravenous lines, oxygen and more Planning supportive classrooms that meet legal requirements and are well prepared for both everyday care and medical emergencies Collaborating with a student’s whole health care team to create a family-centred, child-centred health care plan Meeting the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse families Facilitating a student’s smooth transition from the paediatric to adult health care systems PRACTICAL MATERIALS: More than 100 high-quality illustrations, plus printable online forms and checklists to ensure organized record keeping, training, and program planning. With 50 reproducible materials! Dozens of skills checklists for specific medical technologies Entrance Process Checklist Individualized Health Care Plan forms Emergency Plan form for students One-Page Portable Medical Summary Template Latex Allergy Checklist for Schools School and Camp Medication Order and more!

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9781598570632

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""An excellent evidence-based resource book â ] will serve to support school nurses and other health care professionals in working to provide a safe and appropriate environment for children with special health care needs and their families."" --Marilyn J. Krajicek, Ed.D., RN, FAAN

"""An excellent evidence-based resource book � ] will serve to support school nurses and other health care professionals in working to provide a safe and appropriate environment for children with special health care needs and their families."" --Marilyn J. Krajicek, Ed.D., RN, FAAN"

a An excellent evidence-based resource book a will serve to support school nurses and other health care professionals in working to provide a safe and appropriate environment for children with special health care needs and their families.a --Marilyn J. Krajicek, Ed.D., RN, FAAN

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Stephanie Porter, M.S.N., R.N., is Director of Nursing at the Institute for Community Inclusion and the University Affiliated Program programme coordinator at Project School Care at Children's Hospital in Boston. Judith S. Palfrey, M.D., is Director of Project School Care, T. Berry Brazelton Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics at Children's Hospital in Boston.

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