School Nurses: Helping Students With Asthma, Allergies And Anaphylaxis Presented by Sally Schoessler, MSEd, BSN, RN, AE-C Exceptional School Nurse Trainer

Specifically Designed for School Nurses, District Nurses and School Health Coordinators, and Those Working in the School Health Office, Serving Grades K-12:

Practical Ideas and Strategies

If you're looking for ways to strengthen your management of allergies, asthma and anaphylaxis, this seminar has all that you need! Spend the day with Sally Schoessler, a school nurse for over 30 years, and come away with practical strategies to provide evidence-based care for your students. With her expert guidance, you'll learn how to more effectively plan, prepare, and manage asthma, allergies, and anaphylaxis in the school setting. Discover the latest evidence-based care and medication approaches and walk away with the resources and knowledge to confidently tackle these complex health issues. As a school nurse, it is critical to stay on top of the best strategies and approaches to care for your students in our ever-changing world. You will leave with a renewed sense of passion and a plethora of innovative strategies for enhancing your role as a school nurse and providing top-notch care for your students.

Ten Key Benefits of Attending

1. Save Lives With Quick and Efficient Response to Asthma Emergencies and Anaphylaxis
   Be confident and ready to act during critical moments in the school setting … Leave with practical strategies for managing emergencies more efficiently
2. Be Competent in Identifying and Treating Allergic Emergencies
   React promptly and competently to life-threatening allergic reactions … Every second counts!
3. Sorting Old Practices From New – Advances in Asthma Care
   Discover the latest approaches to successfully manage asthma care
4. Improved Strategies for Planning Student Care
   Learn how to effectively plan and manage student care with useful care plans and enhance student health outcomes … Explore different types of care plans and their role in managing student health
5. Lead Coordinated All-Staff Response to Allergic Emergencies
   Use the "Table Top Drill" approach, created by school nurses, to ensure a coordinated school health response to allergies
6. Discover Valuable Resources to Streamline and Enhance Care
   Find free links and free downloadable resources to supplement and strengthen your school health program
7. Get Practical Ideas for Health Office Management of Asthma and Allergies
   Learn "Tricks of the Trade" from experienced school nurses … Proactive strategies every school nurse wants to learn!
8. Educate and Empower Your School's Staff to Respond to Student Health Concerns
   Empower your staff with the knowledge they need to keep students safe … Equip them with the ability to recognize common symptoms of asthma and allergies as well as appropriate responses to medical emergencies
9. Building a Collaborative Approach to Student Health Care
   Learn how to build better relationships with students, families, and healthcare providers to ensure a coordinated approach to student health care
10. Get an Extensive Digital Resource Handbook Complete With Protocols, Handouts, and Forms
    Receive a comprehensive digital resource handbook to help streamline your work, support your school's health needs and increase efficiency in your school nursing practice

Learning Outcomes

• Identify the gold standard of care for responding to anaphylaxis and learn what works and what doesn't work
• Develop emergency care protocols from customizable templates for your population and school district to save time and effort
• Review medications and determine the correct dosage for your student in responding to an allergic emergency
• Discover effective ways to inform staff about high impact student health issues … Learn what works best to keep students safe
• Explore the latest trends in asthma medications, including new technology in digital inhalers and biologic medications
• Learn different approaches to implementing stock epinephrine and stock albuterol based on state requirements and how to approach it in your school
• Acquire real-life strategies to prevent allergic reactions from happening in the first place
• Differentiate between mild and severe allergic reactions and be prepared to respond accordingly
• Learn assessment techniques to distinguish respiratory issues caused by asthma or COVID-19
• Empower all students by increasing awareness of high impact health concerns and providing them with student education ideas
• Collaborate with staff on the management of student health responses using table top drills
• Discover how to improve your practice as a school nurse, whether you are a first-year or experienced nurse
• Implement specific examples of proven strategies to effectively partner with school staff
• Renew and refresh your approach to school nursing by enhancing your practice with the latest techniques
• Maximize your time and energy with effective Dos and Don'ts for school nursing

A Message From Your Seminar Leader

Dear Colleague:

A school nurse's day rarely goes exactly the way we expect it to! We need to be ready on a daily basis to meet the needs of our students – from the simple need for connection to a full-blown medical emergency. As a school nurse and school nursing leader for over 30 years, I'd like to say I've seen it all, but every day as a school nurse brought something new and unanticipated. And we need to be ready for it all!

Staying current in our practice is vital. And in school nursing, the knowledge base is huge! I've always believed that we need to know "something about everything!" As I was moving through one day with my stethoscope around my neck, a young student asked me, "Do you know how to use that thing? Are you a REAL nurse?" I replied, "I'm EVERY kind of nurse all rolled into one!"

Join me for a day of valuable information about asthma, allergies and anaphylaxis. I'll help you be ready to respond in a clinically sound and compassionate way to students who experience the daily impacts of these health issues as well as be prepared for any possible emergencies. We'll talk about prevention in order to minimize school emergencies, but we always need to be ready for anything. Know that you're not alone in what you do – we'll collaborate and share ideas and strategies to make you love what you do more than ever.

I'll provide content in an interactive format and with time for you to collaborate online with fellow school nurses. I've also prepared an extensive digital resource handbook for you to keep to refer to after our time together. We'll work to increase your confidence as you deliver targeted care and help you to manage the unexpected!

Sincerely,
Sally Schoessler

P.S. I know your time is valuable, so I'll pack the day with practical strategies you can immediately implement.

Who Should Attend

School Nurses, District Nurses and School Health Coordinators, and Those Working in the School Health Office, Serving Grades K-12

Special Benefits of Attending

Extensive Resource Handbook
Each participant will receive an extensive digital resource handbook giving you access to countless strategies. The handbook includes:

• Strategies, ideas, and resources, including documents, forms, and the best apps and websites to help you better address allergy and asthma issues
• School health-related references and websites with free and inexpensive resources for your office
• Ready-made resources for you to use right away
• Practical tips for medication storage
• PowerPoint slides for you to review after the presentation

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.

Meet and Share
This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to share ideas with other educators interested in enhancing their nursing program.

Consultation Available
Sally Schoessler will be available for consultation regarding your questions and the unique needs of your own program.

Earn Nursing CEUs
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 15144, for five (5) Contact Hours for RNs and LPNs. For specific details, visit www.ber.org/nursing-ceus.

Semester Credit Option
Up to four graduate level professional development credits are available with an additional fee and completion of follow-up practicum activities. Details for direct enrollment with University of Massachusetts Global, a nonprofit affiliate, will be available at this program.

Meet Inservice Requirements
At the end of the program, each attendee will receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify hours of participation in meeting continuing education requirements.

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