2012-2013Submitted by:Karen Turmel RN BSN MEdNursing Supervisor

Health ServicesSchool Committee Report

Health Information

Student encountersTotal encounters: 97, 410First aid 22, 845Health Maintenance 68, 271Mental/behavioral health issues 994911 calls 24Mobile crisis calls 14Behavioral health 911 24

Return to class rate 94.4%

Status reportNumber of students with health issues

Allergies– Bee sting 31– Food 275 – Latex 16

Asthma -1, 072 Diabetics- 26 Migraine headaches-79

Status report cont.

Depression- 100 Seizure disorders- 78 Cardiac conditions- 44 Eating disorders-8

Number of students with Individualized Health Care Plans- 810

Number of students who visited the health room at least once this year- 6,245

BMI results

Grade 1– Total of 503 students tested– 2% were underweight

4 males, 6 females– 64% were healthy weight

167 males, 156 females– 16% were found to be overweight

43 males, 36 females– 18% were found to be obese

45 males, 46 females

BMI Cont

Grade 4– Total of 486 students tested– 2.5% were found to be underweight

7 males, 5 female– 56% were healthy weight

150 males, 123 females– 17%were found to be overweight

45 males, 34 females – 24.5% were found to be obese

59 males, 60 females

BMI Cont

Grade 7– 537 students were tested– 3% were found to be underweight

10 males, 3 females– 54% were healthy weight

152 males, 136 females– 20% were overweight

49 males, 60 females– 23% were obese

63 males, 61 females

BMI Cont

Grade 10– 596 students were tested– 1% were found to be underweight

1 males, 4 females– 56% were found to be healthy weight

160 males, 176 females– 22% were found to be overweight

67 males, 62 females– 21% were obese

69 males, 57 females

Goals for Nursing

Provide monthly healthy living information for parents and children – Bulletin boards– Newsletters (each school monthly and quarterly district)– Website– Individual counseling with parental consent– Classroom teaching by nurses during fluoride presentations or in conjunction with

physical education classes– Continue before school walking clubs, jump roping clubs led by school nurses.• We were awarded a grant from UMASS entitled “School Nurse Intervention and

Enhanced School Nurse Intervention for Overweight and Obese Teens”• This grant is for both CHS and CCHS

CPR/AED/FIRST AID

Classes taught for students, (Future Nurses’ Club members, ROTC, Health Career’s Classes)

– 123 certified in CPR/AED/First Aid Classes included those for coaching staff Community classes

– Nursing Supervisor is a member of the city wide Safety Committee and with Katie Kalbaugh from the Fire Dept we held a community wide CPR/First Aid class for city/school employees:

2012-37 participants 2013- 25 partipants

– 8 school nurses are now instructors.– AED’s

There are still 7 schools without AED’s. Attempting to find grant money in order to purchase AED’s so all school buildings will be equipped with these life saving devices.

Vision Results

Number of students tested for vision– 4,453

Number of students who failed and were referred– 829

Number of students who were referred and were actually seen by an optometrist or ophthalmologist

– 344– This equals a completion rate of 41%

Hearing results

Number of students tested– 4, 449

Number of students who failed and were referred

– 175 Number of completed referrals

– 4This equates to a 2.2% completion rate

Dental

Fluoride mouth rinse program– Nurses provide this weekly in the elementary schools– 84% participation in public schools– 2,506 students received weekly fluoride by the school

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Dental cont

Screenings– 1820

Referrals– 118

Completed referrals– 64– 54%

Sealants– Continue with Academy, Bellamy, Selser, Litwin, and FVMMS– 120 students had sealants placed

Celebrations

Nursing accomplishments– 2 nurses passed National Certification Exam– 2 nurses completed requirements for their BSN– 4 nurses became certified as American Heart

Association First Aid/CPR/AED instructors on their own time

– Nursing Supervisor appointed as MSNO region 4 co-chairperson

Looking forward….

Increase collaborations with community health services/health care providers/schools of nursing

Our theme for the 2013-2014 school year– Professionalism

Conclusion…..

Thank you for taking the time to review this report.I invite you to visit one or all of the school clinics so you can

see first hand some of the issues the nurses deal with on a daily basis.

I encourage you to contact myself or any school nurse if you have any questions about a particular school.

We truly thank you for all your support!