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School Nurse Certificate Program

School Nurse Certificate Program. University of Illinois-Chicago College of Nursing School Nurse Program . Phyllis Powell Pelt, MS, RN Director School Nurse Certification Program. Phylpelt@uic.edu 312-413-0544 Fax- 312- 996-7725.

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School Nurse Certificate Program

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  1. School Nurse Certificate Program University of Illinois-ChicagoCollege of Nursing School Nurse Program

  2. Phyllis Powell Pelt, MS, RNDirectorSchool Nurse Certification Program Phylpelt@uic.edu 312-413-0544 Fax- 312- 996-7725

  3. Martha Dewey Bergren, DNS RN NCSN FNASNCoordinator, School Nurse Master’s Programs bergren@uic.edu 312-996-1321 Fax- 312- 996-7725

  4. School Nurse Certification Sub-specialty – distinct, unique body of knowledge Ensures standard: • preparation • knowledge • practice

  5. Certification for School Nurses • Parallels teacher certification • Commitment to profession • Peer recognition • Improves opportunities & advancement

  6. School Nurse Certification Steps In the following sequence: • BSN • ISBE Test of Basic Skills • Education courses (2) • Two (2) School Nurse Courses • School Nurse Content Exam

  7. Test of Basic Skills- REQUIRED • State, not university administered test • Take NOW, BEFORE you apply • Web registration & study guide • http://www.icts.nesinc.com/ • 800 845-8749

  8. Two Education courses* • Exceptional Child • Educational Psychology * B grade or above *Masters preferred *Undergraduate or community college accepted *Masters required for Type 75 certificate

  9. UIC Graduate School Nurse Courses • NUPH 502: School Nursing Theory and Trends (3 Semester Hours) • NUPH 519 School Nursing Internship (3 Semester Hours) • ONLINE – mandatory on campus all day class beginning and end of semester.

  10. Study Guide http://www.icts.nesinc.com/PDFs/IL_VOL12_SG.pdf School Nurse Type –73 Content Exam

  11. SN Internship required for certification • All students 300 hour internship • Nurses in school nurse role may do 260 hours or fewer “on the job” + 40 or more outside • Nurses not in schools earn all 300 hours supervised • 15 weeks or one school year in length • Clinical contracts with schools • School nurse intern eligibility form required • http://www.isbe.state.il.us/certification/pdf/73-44_ssp_intern_status.pdf • 40 hours or more of UIC preceptor contact • Preceptor w/i 30 miles of residence (or intern identified preceptor)

  12. Prerequisite Grades • 2.75 overall GPA • Applicants may petition admission

  13. How to begin? • Illinois Test of Basic Skills http://www.icts.nesinc.com/ • Order 2 copies of ALLtranscripts. Keep one copy sealed • If course names on pre-requisite list differ, request course descriptions • Enroll in education courses

  14. Required Computer Skills • Get an email address • Use email for routine correspondence • Use Web Search engines: www.GOOGLE.com www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/ • Word processing Community computer classes • Cut and paste • Save and save under new name • Open new folders • Move files

  15. UIC Masters and Doctorate • School Nurse Masters Degrees: • Family Nurse Practitioner • Advanced Community Health Practitioner • Internship Preceptors can use tuition waivers • http://www.uic.edu/nursing/oap/master.htm • http://www.uic.edu/nursing/oap/doctor.htm

  16. Scholarships Evelyn Kahn Scholarship nmills@csc.cps.k12.il.us Chicago Public School Nurses Illinois Association of School Nurses www.iasn.org Illinois School Health Association www.ishaweb.com National Association of School Nurses www.nasn.org Discover Nursing www.discovernursing.com/scholarship_search.asp

  17. How to prepare for the certification classes?

  18. Join professional organization National Association of School Nurseswww.nasn.org Position papers & publications Online access journal Illinois Association of School Nurses www.iasn.org (Application for professional organizations is a joint state and national on NASN website).

  19. Attend conferences • IDPH - School Nurse Days • American Health Institute Annually in August Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago, IL www.ahi-Online.com/conference/default.asp • Illinois Association of School Nurses www.iasn.org

  20. Network with school nurse colleagues • IASN listserv • NASN listservs • Early childhood • Special needs • Administrator • SCHLRN-L school nurse listserv http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=schlrn-l&A=1 • AllNurses.com School Nursing: • http://allnurses.com/f49

  21. Add to your library ·       National Association of School Nurses. (2005).School nursing scope and standards of practice. Scarborough, ME: NASN. www.nasn.org

  22. Add to your library Schwab, N & Gelfman, M. (Eds.) (2001). A resource for school nurses, administrators and attorneys. Lincoln, NE: Authors Choice Press (www.iuniverse.com/). Available from Amazon.com

  23. Add to your library ·       Schwab, N. C., Ruben, M., Maire, J. A., Gelfman, M. H. B., Bergren, M. D., Mazyck, D. & Hine, B. (2005). Protecting and disclosing student health information: Guidelines for developing school district policies and procedures. Kent, OH: American School Health Association. It can be ordered from www.nasn.org or www.ashaweb.org.

  24. Add to your library ·       National Association of School Boards of Education. (2003) How schools work & how to work with schools: a primer for professionals who serve children and youth. Go to : http://www.nasbe.org/ . Look for NASBE Bookstore link and then Safe and Healthy Schools link. This publication is the first selection. $14.00

  25. Add to your library Melnyk B. & Fineout­Overholt (Eds.) Evidence-based practice in nursing and health: A guide to best practice Philadelphia: Lippincott

  26. “……advancing the specialty of school nursing and promoting the professional growth of school nurses” Stay Informed

  27. To do list: • Take Illinois Test of Basic Skills: www.isbe.net • Order 2 copies of ALL transcripts since high school. Leave one copy sealed • Request course descriptions from colleges if course names on pre-requisite form differ

  28. To do list (cont.) • Enroll in Exceptional Child • Enroll in Educational Psychology • College of Nursing Admissions office, Kate Diana kdiana@uic.edu will send an application

  29. To do list (cont.) • Applications: • Apply to both UIC CON & Graduate School • College of Nursing Application instructions: *MISSING WEB LINK* • Graduate application http://www.uic.edu/depts/grad/admissions/appforms.shtml Space is limited - ENROLL EARLY

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