Health Questions
What is the muscle in the back of the lower part of the leg?
calf
A tool to support students with asthma and to help them manage their symptoms
Asthma Action Plan
IEP
Signs and symptoms: Bacterial, Viral, Allergic. Inflammation, swelling, painful. May be crusted and shut in the morning. Sensitive to light.
Pink Eye
The Health History and Appraisal form
N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.4
A-45
What hormones do diabetics lack?
Insulin
Seizure
FAPE
free, appropriate public education
Itching of skin on scalp. Attached to hair or nape of neck
A vital and practical tool to manage or mitigate student-specific healthcare needs. The school nurse is the sole professional qualified to generate.
Individualized Healthcare Plan (IHP)
Where do students sit while they wait for treatment?
Health Office
Crushing chest pain Breathing Difficulties
Uncontrolled Bleeding Loss of consciousness
Medical emergency
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
Fungal Infection, red circular patches with raised patches
Ringworm
Any educational staff member or other professional to whom it appears that a student may be currently under the influence
6A:16-4.3 Reporting, notification, and examination procedures for students suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or other drugs
BedBugs
NASN
National Association for School Nurses
CST
Child Study Team
elevated of the normal body temperature
Fever
Every child born on or after January 1, 1997, and entering or attending Grade Six shall have received one dose
Meningococcal vaccine
Infection control to protect staff from HIV, HBV, and other blood borne pathogens in human blood and certain other body fluids.
Universal precautions
Law that requires at least 5 trained staff members to be CPR certified.
Janet's Law
IDEA
Individual with Disabilities Education Act
Influenza
The State's official web-based registry designed to store information for infants, children, adolescents and adults for a lifetime.
NJIIS
New Jersey Immunization Information System