A student emergency: helping school staff cope.
A serious illness, injury, or other medical emergency in a student while in school can be upsetting to school staff not accustomed to such situations. A healthcare emergency in a special health needs child in one school district prompted a nurse and a building principal to develop a protocol which would enable school staff to effectively assist the nurse in the event of a student emergency. The plan involved training school personnel to assist the nurse and the administrator in tasks such as answering and monitoring telephones, serving as a runner, controlling unnecessary traffic into the nurse's office, and passing clean supplies to the nurse.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D002648:Child; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004630:Emergencies; D005392:First Aid / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D012573:School Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*