There has never been a more challenging time for School Nurses. The impact of Covid on student health and well-being has been huge. On top of the additional work this will bring, you still need to find time to update your knowledge and carry out CPD.
Our comprehensive School Nurse Certificate guides you through the biggest challenges faced by School Nurses, to help you keep up-to-date on the latest guidance, policies and regulations.
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Upon successful completion of the course you will be able to:
- Save time on administration and paperwork
- Effectively prepare for inspections
- Understand how you can better support student mental illness
- Audit your infection control procedures to ensure they are sufficient for current challenges
- React quickly and with confidence in sport injury situations
- Support pupils who are struggling with eating disorders and self harm
- Ensure your procedures are in place for asthma and allergy management
- Make sure that your immunisation and vaccination programmes are as effective as they can be, overcoming common challenges
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Consisting of 9 different modules, this unique online training allows you to work at your own pace and saves your place if you want to return to it another time. Once you’ve completed all modules, you’ll be able to download your certificate to demonstrate you have undertaken your School Nurse Certificate Training, and keep a log in your CPD records.
Agenda
- Module 1:
The role of the school nurse in 2021
- The impact of Covid 19
- Current challenges in schools
- Managing your ever-expanding workload
- Module 2:
Supporting student mental health
- Increasing mental illness amongst children and young people
- Mental health first aid
- Supporting students to recover from the impact of Covid
- Identifying mental health concerns
- Working with the mental health lead
- Managing confidentiality
- Supporting students with gender identity issues
- Module 3:
Asthma and allergy management
- Understanding the current situation for children and young people
- What you need to know to make an asthma diagnosis
- An overview of the latest guidance
- Inhaler devices and techniques, including self-management plans
- Management of student allergies
- Handling urgent care situations
- Module 4:
Eating disorders and self-harm
- Your role in supporting eating disorders and self-harm in your school
- Exploring successful strategies
- The importance of early recognition and intervention
- Thresholds for referral and when to seek help
- Supporting boys with eating disorders
- Module 5:
The role of the school nurse in Inspections
- Understanding the inspection process
- The role of the school nurse
- Preparing and presenting evidence
- Module 6:
Improving your infection control practices
- Auditing your processes and procedures
- Infection control after Covid
- Common pitfalls
- Module 7:
Sports injuries
- Successful management of soft tissue injuries
- Dealing with concussion and cervical spine injuries
- Practical worked examples for assessment and management
- Module 8:
Immunisations and vaccinations
- The role of the school nurse in successful vaccination programmes
- Communicating with parents and guardians
- Covid vaccinations
- Module 9:
Paperwork, policies and procedures
- Healthcare plans and how to reduce time spent on them
- Record-keeping – knowing what’s essential and what’s not
- Safe recording of medicines
- Ensuring you have the required information from parents
- Dealing with issues of confidentiality
- Data – making sure it is accurate and knowing where to store it
- Essential policies and procedures, including templates and checklists