[pugmomrn]

New to school nursing here-- almost 3 months in...

How many of you use the NASN IHP book/ CD-ROM to formulate your care plans? Is it just a matter of "picking" from a list of interventions, goals, etc, based on the diagnosis? Do you find it saves time? Does ANYONE else ever look at them, other than you? I would love to see a sample generated from this program.

Right now, I have some inherited "homemade" Emergency plans for a select few diagnoses. One option I'm looking at is just adopting the recommended ones off of the FAAN website for food allergies, the one that Children's Hosp of WI uses for the diabetics, the Amer. Lung Assoc. one for asthma-- it's a lot of chasing around, but I want pretty standardized forms. And, the other problem is that these aren't real "nursing care plans". What is your opinion on the value of being sure that we are using standardized nursing language (NANDA, NIC, NOC) in the basic school setting? Is it overkill when everyone else in the school is just looking for a "if you see this, do this" format?

[GRAMMYTAB]

I would also like to know if this works better! I have had to use old homemade ones for certain diagnosed chronic illnesses. Would love to hear how other school nurses get the appropriate care plans. thank you

[kidsnurse1969]

I am the only nurse in my district of about 1000 kids in 2 different buildings. I use an Emergency Action Plan for my students with Diabetes, Asthma, Seizure history, Bleeding disorders and Severe food allergies. These are direct and easily understood by anyone involved. The IHP would be confusing and useless to non-nursing staff. Frankly, I have enough paperwork to deal with and I don't feel the need to create one more document that no one will appreciate.