professional developement

[kskashmir]

I am a new school nurse (not a new nurse, just new to the school setting.) I am having problems trying to set up my professional development goals. For some reason my brain is starving for oxygen and can't think!!! Do you want to share examples of what you have used in the past years? I know it is individualized, but since it is the beginning of the school year, I am already overwhelmed enough as it is.!

[OldDude]

Fortunately, I don't have to do this. If I did, however, I'd request a detailed definition of what "professional development" actually is.

Can you find school related trainings for nurses and ask to go to those? Like immunization updates, managing diabetes in the school setting, etc.

[Neats, BSN]

I would start at my job description-knowledge and skills I need for being a school nurse then come up with 2-3 SMART goals from them that develops your skills even more. Sometimes I not only do this for myself but for patients and providers together working in a collaborative manner even though they do not know I have SMART goals based on the questions I ask them/education I provide.

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Example By December 15th, I will have a 1-2 page newsletter detailing injury prevention with enough copies to distribute to all grade children and staff. You could even send it to the local provider office or ask the local provider if they have input.

Now if it is achievable depends on parents and staff reading the newsletter and preventing injury from what they read, what you can measure for achievement is that you completed, made enough copies and distributed them on time. This type of professional development will work at a local level as you will most certainly think local when it comes to writing about injury prevention i.e. you line in the north you may write about snow, you live in the south you may write about sunscreen.

Good luck

[Farawyn]

Usually the nurses in our district come up with one together. Other times I've gone to drug related days with the counselors and APs.

Once I scheduled my CPR recert...

[plainfieldguy]

There was an earlier thread about this topic if you do a search for it....but here's what I wrote then:

-Teach students (or parents) about: Hand hygiene, Colds vs flu, Bullying/cyber bullying, Poising (look-alike products-is it medication or candy? Is it toothpaste or hemorrhoid clean?

-Conduct a Teddy bear clinic (for kindergarten)

-Attend a workshop/conference

-Organize a fundraiser, school walk etc to promote awareness about a health topic

-Volunteer for your state school nurse organization