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An Assessment of a School Nursing Community’s Professional Development Needs:

An Assessment of a School Nursing Community’s Professional Development Needs: Public Health and Public Education Implications. By Brigitte Stewart, RN, MSN Rebecca Trujillo, RN, BSN, MSN. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT. Methods Survey Survey Design Questionnaire

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An Assessment of a School Nursing Community’s Professional Development Needs:

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  1. An Assessment of a School Nursing Community’s Professional Development Needs: Public Health and Public Education Implications By Brigitte Stewart, RN, MSN Rebecca Trujillo, RN, BSN, MSN

  2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT • Methods • Survey • Survey Design • Questionnaire • Population Surveyed • Demographic Characteristics • Work Experience • Work Assignment

  3. NMDOH-PHD, REGION 4 SCHOOL NURSES Demographic Characteristics

  4. NMDOH-PHD, REGION 4 SCHOOL NURSES

  5. REGION 4 SCHOOL NURSESWork Experience

  6. REGION 4, SCHOOL NURSES: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT Survey Results

  7. Self Evaluation Knowledge of School Health Policies and Procedures:

  8. Perceived Professional Development Needs: To Have Input in Policy Implementation

  9. Self Rated Involvement in Health Promotion Policies and Procedures Implementation

  10. Perceived Level of Competence in Providing Staff Training R/t High Risk Students

  11. Perceived Competence in Implementing Health Promoting Strategies For Staff

  12. Current Student Health Education: Classroom Presentations

  13. Perceived Need For Educational Support to Improve Classroom Teaching Skills

  14. School Nurse Professional Development: Administrative Support

  15. CONCLUSIONS • Professional Profile of School Nurses in • Region 4 • Years of experience in school nursing • Perceived knowledge of school health policies/procedures • Self-identified involvement in school health promotion/disease prevention policies and procedures • Self-identified competence in classroom management of specific student health issues • Self-identified competence in health education and health promotion for staff and students • Perceived administrative support for School Nurse professional development

  16. Health Policies/Procedures • Management of confidential health information • School safety • Bullying prevention • Suicide prevention • Wellness policy • Indoor air quality

  17. Staff Health Education/Promotion Strategies For Staff • Physical fitness for staff • Tobacco use cessation • Weight management

  18. Student Health Education/Teaching Skills • Nutrition • Tobacco use prevention • Drug and Alcohol use • Exercise • Sex education • Asthma • Diabetes • HIV/AIDS

  19. RECOMMENDATIONS • Enlist administration support for professional development: • To address local health issues • To provide input in policy development • Sustain school nursing and public health partnerships • Health promotion • Disease prevention • Elicit input from school nurses on their preferred information source • Web based • Classroom setting • Offer professional development opportunities • Free CEU’s • Easily accessible and user-friendly • Relevant to school context

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