Students will describe the standards of practice for School Nursing.

Assignment One
Chapter 4 describes Standards of Practice. Create a PowerPoint or Prezi describing the 6 Standards of Practice and the 11 standards of professional performance. There should be one slide for each standard, except for #5, which should have 4 slides. See Table 4.4. Each slide should have the standard, a scholarly description of the standard, and one example of what a School Nurse might do to meet the standard.
Goal:
Be able to discuss the role of the School Nurse.
• Students will describe the standards of practice for School Nursing.
• Students will discuss the contribution of research and evidence-based care to School Health.
Objective
Introduction to the profession of School Nursing. Specifically, the role of the school nurse, and the standards of practice. School Nursing has specific standards of practice in addition to standard of professional performance. This week the students will examine these standards and apply them to the work of the school nurse. In addition, students will be introduced to the National Association of School Nursing and its resources for a school nurse. We will also look at the role of the School Nurse to support research and evidence-based practice. Evidence-based practice must be utilized in all areas of nursing. This week we will look at the contributions in the area of School Health.
Texts:

• Selekman, J. (2013). School nursing: A comprehensive text (2nd). Newark, DE: F.A. Davis Company. Chapters 2,3,6
• The role of the school nurse in providing school health services. (2008). The Journal of School Nursing, 24(5), 269-74.
• Kass, N., Hecht, K., Paul, A., & Birnbach, K. (2014). Ethics and obesity prevention: Ethical considerations in 3 approaches to reducing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. American Journal of Public Health, 104(5), 787-795.