School Nursing: The Essential Reference

503 Pages·2020·12.124 MB·English

by  Janice Loschiavo

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Janice Loschiavo, MA, RN, NJ-CSN, is an adjunct instructor at William Paterson University
Graduate Nursing Division and serves as a field supervisor for New Jersey City University.
She had 26 years of experience as a school nurse before retiring from those positions in 2007.
Ms. Loschiavo has received recognition for excellence both in teaching and as a school nurse,
including the New Jersey Distinguished Alumni Award (2014), the Governor’s Teacher Rec-
ognition Award in 2006–2007, the nominee for Disney Teacher of the Year (2002), the New
Jersey State School Nurse of the Year (1994–1995), the Bergen County School Nurse of the Year
(1994–1995), and the state nominee for National School Nurse of the Year (1994–1995). While
a school nurse, she was responsible for participating in Child Study Team meetings, maintain-
ing health records, conducting health screenings, and providing first aid to students; teaching
health classes; conducting faculty in-service training (anaphylaxis, child abuse, and first aid);
organizing health fairs; running workshops for teachers and parents; and serving as liaison to
the Division of Youth and Family Services. Ms. Loschiavo is the author of Fasts Facts for the
School Nurse, now in its third edition, and contributed to Health Counseling: A Microskills Ap-
proach for Counselors, Educators, and School Nurses, Second Edition, edited by Richard Blonna.
Mrs. Loschiavo also wrote and published Life’s Lessons for Children, which provides character
education lesson plans for students K‒12.
SCHOOL NURSING
The Essential Reference
Janice Loschiavo, MA, RN, NJ-CSN
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Names: Loschiavo, Janice, author.
Title: School nursing : the essential reference / Janice Loschiavo.
Description: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, [2021] | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020035283 (print) | LCCN 2020035284 (ebook) | ISBN
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Subjects: MESH: School Nursing | Nurse’s Role | Nurse-Patient Relations |
School Health Services
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Printed in the United States of America.
This book is dedicated to all school nurses—past, present, and future.
May we always remember: Children do not interrupt our work;
they are our work.
And to Jeanne J. Kiefner, RN, MEd, FNASN, and
Judith A. Woop, MEd, RN, NJ-CSN, whose wisdom and
commitment to school nursing serve as a beacon for those who follow
and share the vision that children must always be our first priority.

CONTENTS
Contributors xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
PART I: 20TH CENTURY SCHOOL HEALTH PRACTICE
1. School Nursing: Early Beginnings and the Unfolding
of a New Nursing Specialty 3
Janice Loschiavo
2. Prevention Concepts in School Nursing 17
Janice Loschiavo
3. The Intersection of Health Education and School Nursing 41
Katherine J. Roberts
PART II: 21ST CENTURY SCHOOL HEALTHY PRACTICE
4. The Role of the School Nurse in Building Healthy Communities 57
Maria Torchia LoGrippo
5. Framework for the 21st Century School Nurse Practice 71
Laura T. Jannone | Annemarie J. Delle Donne
6. Interdisciplinary Practices and the New School Environment 83
Matt Bolton
7. The School Nurse, Health Office, and Therapeutic Interventions 97
Janice Loschiavo
8. The Developing Child and Challenges to Learning 115
Hugh Bases
9. Acute Conditions in the School-Aged Child 137
Lewis W. Marshall, Jr.
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10. Chronic Conditions in the School-Aged Child 165
Lewis W. Marshall, Jr.
11. The New Alphabet for School Personnel 181
Mary Ellen Ullmer Bolton
PART III: THE POTENTIALLY MARGINALIZED CHILD
12. Mental Health Disorders in School-Aged Children 207
Brenda Marshall
13. Cultural Diversity 227
William David Kernan
14. Substance Abuse in School-Aged Children 247
William David Kernan
15. Gender Identity: Supporting Nonbinary and Transgender Students
in the School Setting 269
Sean Lare
16. Eating Disorders and Obesity 283
Laura A. Guerra
17. Bullying in the School Setting 301
Brenda Marshall | Katherine J. Roberts
PART IV: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES FOR SCHOOL HEALTH PRACTICE
18. Legal Aspects of School Nurse Practice 315
Mary Ellen Ullmer Bolton
19. School-Based Health Clinics 337
Lucille A. Joel
20. Special Education 351
John M. DeWitt
21. Violence Toward Self and Others 365
Daphne Joslin
Contents ix
22. School-Based Crisis Management 387
Carlea D. M. Dries
23. Ethical Issues in the School Setting 405
Wayne A. Yankus | David Nash
24. 21st Century Technology for the School Nurse 421
Janet Halder
25. The Shifting Paradigm for School Health 439
Lucille A. Joel
26. Pandemics and Plagues 453
Janice Loschiavo
Index 473