Legal Issues
It is the Federal Law that mandates that individuals with access to a student's medical information must maintain the privacy and confidentiality of those records.
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ACT(HIPAA) of 1996?
This is an infection that should be documented and reported to the Vermont Board of Nursing.
What is a reportable disease?
This is required every school year by January 1st.
What is mandated School Nurse Reporting of Dental Home, Medical Home, Asthma and Immunization Status?
Requires the State Board, in consultation with the Department of Health, to “adopt policies for managing students with life-threatening allergies and other individuals with life-threatening allergies who may be present at a school. Pg. 10
What is Act 68 of 2013?
These are called the eight rights of medication administration.
What is the right medication 一 right child 一 right time 一 right route (mouth, ears, eyes, skin) 一 right dose 一 right reason 一 right response 一 right documentation?
It is the Federal Law that is designed to protect the privacy of student education records and establishes the right of students to inspect and review those education records.
What is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (also know as the Buckley Amendment)?
This is a disease that causes severe diarrhea and may result in dehydration for which there is an oral vaccine.
What is Rotavirus?
This task is required in all children in PreK, K, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 12th grades
What is vision screening? Hearing screening is required in Vermont in PreK, K, 1st, 3rd and 5th grades and as requested.
It is is a critical aspect of nursing practice and risk management.
What is documentation?
This medication is given emergently in the case of an opiod overdose.
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
If you reasonably suspect child abuse or neglect, you are legally required to make a report to our Family Services Division (FSD) — within 24 hours of the time you first received or observed information about the suspected abuse/neglect.
What is a mandated child abuse reporter per Act 60(S.9)?
This disease causes high fever, rash and conjunctivitis.
What is measles?
The School Nurse collaborates with staff and administration to insure the school is free of toxins and hazardous materials.
What is environmental health?
This is defined as the development of performance indicators and yearly goals with administration. These criteria should be based on professional nursing practices and include ongoing self-assessment and professional development.
What is documentation?
This medication is given emergently in the case of an acute allergic reaction.
What is Epinephrine?
Defined as the licensed nurse transfers the performance of an activity, skill, or
procedure.
What is delegation?
This is an infectious disease that causes fever, an itching, blistering rash for which there is a vaccine.
What is Varicella (Chicken pox)?
The school nurse coordinates advance procedures with EMS, doctors and hospital emergency room staff. The school nurse prepares inventory of students and staff who have CPR and other emergency medical training procedures. The school nurse’s practice shall be aligned with and follow the recommended practices outlined in the Vermont School Crisis Guide and related sources.
What is Emergency Preparedness?
The School Nurse/Associate School Nurse retains responsibility and accountability for their own practice and compliance with the Vermont Nurse Practice Act and the Vermont State School Nurse Standards of Practice.
What is liability?
Medications such as Methylphenidate.
What is a scheduled drug?
The routine care, activities, and procedures that are within the authorized scope of practice of the RN or LPN/VN or part of the routine functions of the UAP.
What is assignment?
This is training that is mandated at the beginning of every school year.
What is blood borne pathogen training?
The School Nurse makes certain that students with chronic illnesses or potential life threatening medical events are safe in the school environment.
What is an Individualized Health Plan and Emergency Action Plan?
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentists defines this as the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects of oral health care delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered way.
What is a dental home?
This medication is used to help prevent wheezing in asthma and used acutely when there is an acute asthma exacerbation.
What is Albuterol?