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Community Resources for the School Nurse

Community Resources for the School Nurse. Johnson County Health Dept. 2012 School Nurse Workshop June 1, 2012 Brenda Pfannenstiel, MALS, MA, AHIP. CMH&C Library Services. Kreamer Resource Center for Families.

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Community Resources for the School Nurse

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  1. Community Resources for the School Nurse Johnson County Health Dept. 2012 School Nurse Workshop June 1, 2012 Brenda Pfannenstiel, MALS, MA, AHIP

  2. CMH&C Library Services Kreamer Resource Center for Families

  3. Down the grassy path with the stars and moons overhead, to cross the drawbridge over the moat into the castle.

  4. Learning objectives: 1) Raise awareness of information and health education resources available to the school nurse community 2) Describe KS and KC metro community resources of interest to school nurses 3) Introduce a new school health portal with services for school nurses in KS/MO.

  5. High quality/no cost info SEARCH • PubMed http://pubmed.gov • PubMed Health http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/ • Quertle http://quertle.info/ • ERIC http://www.eric.ed.gov/ FREE FULL TEXT • NCBI Bookshelf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books • PubMed Central http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ or http://pubmedcentral.gov • PLOS - Public Library of Science http://www.plos.org/journals/ • BMC – Biomed Central http://www.biomedcentral.com/browse/journals/ • DOAJ – Directory of Open Access http://www.doaj.org/ BORROW • Loansome Doc or your public library interlibrary loan service

  6. KS State Library Card From KS State Library—with card http://www.kslc.org/Health & Wellness Resource CenterHealth Reference Center AcademicNursing & Allied Health Source (includes Joanna Briggs Institute) Virtual Reference Library e-books

  7. What does your public or other library offer?

  8. Consumer Health Resources MedlinePlus http://medlineplus.gov KidsHealth http://www.kidshealth.org Healthy Roads Media http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/ (audio/video/print in various languages) Children’s Mercy A-Z Library/Care Cards/UptoDate for consumers/etc. http://www.childrensmercy.org/ChildHealth.aspx CDC http://www.cdc.gov (also lots of material for teachers/school nurses for health education) Genetics Home Reference http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov NIH SeniorHealth http://nihseniorhealth.gov Health.gov http://health.gov NORD http://www.rarediseases.org/ (full report costs $) Skinsight http://www.skinsight.com/ (diagnose by picture!)

  9. Buyer Beware Quackwatch http://www.quackwatch.com/ National Council Against Health Fraud http://www.ncahf.org Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov Report a Problem (medications and supplements, vaccines, medical equipment, etc.) http://www.fda.gov/Safety/ReportaProblem/ VAERLS http://vaers.hhs.gov/index MedWatch http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/ EPA Health http://www.epa.gov/gateway/science/humanhealth.html OSHA Health & Safety Topics / Hazard Alerts http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/index.html RYTHospital (slick but phony) http://www.rythospital.com

  10. Drugs & Toxicology FDA http://www.fda.gov Daily Med http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov MedlinePlus Drugs & Supplements (plain language) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html RxList.com http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp ToxNet http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov (suite of toxicology databases)

  11. Hazardous Materials Haz-Map http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/ (search “school nurse” as occupation) Hazardous Products Database http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov MSDS http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ EnviroFacts http://www.epa.gov/enviro/index.html (free, EPA) EXTOXNET (free, pesticide toxicology info for consumers) http://extoxnet.orst.edu/ ToxMap (look up your school’s zip code) http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/

  12. Health Education / Fun History of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ ToxTown http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/ Tox Mystery http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/ Kidd Safety http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/ MedlinePlus Games http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/games.html Portion Distortion Quiz http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/ Joe Chemo http://www.joechemo.org/ Blast Off game http://www.choosemyplate.gov/children-over-five.html

  13. Mobile applications: Many commercial and some free drug references, web sites, and databases include mobile access. WISER (wireless information system for emergency responders to hazardous materials incidents) was designed to be a mobile app, and is free. http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/ Health apps reviews iMedicalApps http://www.imedicalapps.com iPhone App Review – Health & Fitness http://www.iphoneappreview.com/category/multimedia-applications/health-fitness Health App Reviews from PC World http://www.pcworld.com/appguide/browse.html?cat=Health&platform=2 Clinical Calculators: Archimedes (free) http://www.skyscape.com/estore/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=227

  14. Miscellaneous • Search USA http://Search.USA.gov for lots more free stuff • Medical News: • Reuter’s Health http://www.reutershealth.com • MedlinePlus News http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthnews.html

  15. Procedures • Procedure videos: don’t underestimate YouTube but use carefully • MedlinePlus tutorials http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.htmlMedlinePlus diagnosis and therapy describes many procedures, see also the encyclopedia • http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html • Companies may also describe procedures, such as ostomy care. • http://www.hollister.com/us/ostomy/consumer/learning/ • See CMH&C School Health Portal screening

  16. Nursing Organizations: • Kansas School Nurse Organization http://www.ksno.org/ • Kansas State Board of Nursing http://www.ksbn.org/ • Kansas State Nursing Association http://www.ksnurses.com/ • National Association of School Nurses http://www.nasn.org/ • American Nursing Association http://www.nursingworld.org • NASPGHN http://www.naspghan.org

  17. School Health Associations • National Association of School Nurses http://www.nasn.org/ • American Public Health Association – School Nurse Section http://www.apha.org/membergroups/sections/aphasections/schoolhealth/ and http://www.apha.org/programs/schoolhealthed/ • American School Health Association http://www.ashaweb.org • National Board for Certification of School Nurses http://www.nbcsn.com/ • SchoolNurse.com http://www.schoolnurse.com/ • National School Boards Association – School Health Programs http://www.nsba.org/schoolhealth • National Association of State School Nurse Consultants, Inc. http://www.nassnc.org/ • CDC School Health (training, program evaluation, resources, etc.) • Kansas School Nurse Organization http://www.ksno.org/

  18. Community Resources • United Way 2-1-1 http://211.org/ • CAP4KIDS http://www.cap4kids.org/kansas_city/ • KCPAPPC resources for kids with severe chronic illnesses http://www.childrensmercy.org/Content/view.aspx?id=1493 • Safety Net Health Services in KC area http://www.kchealthresource.org/ • Oral Health Kansas http://www.oralhealthkansas.org/ • NICHCY—KS resources for children with disabilities http://nichcy.org/ search state organizations • Kansas Department for Children and Families http://www.srs.ks.gov/ • EFECT http://www.efect.org/ • Families Together, Inc. http://www.familiestogetherinc.org/ • Kansas State School for the Blind http://www.kssb.net/ • Kansas School for the Deaf http://ksdeaf.org/index.shtml

  19. Child abuse • Domestic Violence Network, Inc. 24 hour hotline 816-995-1000 • Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline 1-800-392-3738 • Prevent Child Abuse America - Kansas Chapter Kansas Children's Service League Phone: (877)-530-5275 • Parent helpline: 1-800-332-6378 http://www.kcsl.org/

  20. School Health Portal

  21. Questions? www.childrensmercy.org/askalibrarian Brenda Pfannenstiel, AHIP

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