title: Managing the student with severe food allergies.
abstract: School nurses play a key role in managing students with food allergies. It is becoming more common to encounter students with severe allergies to multiple foods, putting them at risk for anaphylaxis. It is essential that the school nurse have a clear understanding of food allergies and how to effectively manage students in the school setting. Effective communication between families, health care providers, faculty, staff, and students, is of utmost importance when developing a plan of care to ensure the safety of the student with food allergies. Using an interdisciplinary approach to case management, the school nurse can develop comprehensive individualized health care plans for all students with food allergies.
authors.affiliation: Chambersburg Area School District, Chambersburg, PA, USA. jjrobinson3@comcast.net
authors.forename: Joanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ficca
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001835:Body Weight; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000592:standards; D004519:Education, Special / Q000592:standards; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005178:Faculty / Q000592:standards; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D012573:School Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D013334:Students
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D004837:Epinephrine