{"id":972,"date":"2016-12-29T13:46:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T18:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/?page_id=972"},"modified":"2022-12-12T14:27:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T19:27:10","slug":"school-nurses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/health-care-providers\/school-nurses\/","title":{"rendered":"School Nurses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-972\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-972-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-972-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-972-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>School nurses are great champions of the Connecticut Poison Control Center. What do school nurses like best about our service? Follow-up, the poison center calls back to check on patients when necessary!<\/p>\n<h3>How We Can Help<\/h3>\n<p>School nurses can call the Poison Control Center for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overdoses<\/li>\n<li>Unintentional poisonings<\/li>\n<li>Pill identification<\/li>\n<li>Treatment advice<\/li>\n<li>Symptoms to watch for<\/li>\n<li>When to use charcoal<\/li>\n<li>Advice on when to transport<\/li>\n<li>Antidote information and coordination<\/li>\n<li>Hazardous materials<\/li>\n<li>Reporting a poisoning<\/li>\n<li>Protecting the public health<\/li>\n<li>Information on trends of abuse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Continuing Education<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/community-education-specialist\/\">community education specialist<\/a> provides education for school nurses at professional development days, meetings and conferences at the local, regional, and statewide levels.<\/p>\n<p>We offer a variety of trainings to suit your needs. A training may include: beyond the basics \u2013 what most people don\u2019t know about the poison center; National Poison Data System; monitoring hazardous trends; common school poisonings; resources and additional programming. We also offer the <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/health-care-providers\/poison-safety-helper-program\/\">Poison Safety Helper Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Outreach<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Point of Service Display<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/12\/schoolnurse_posdisplay.pdf\">Keep Them Safe<\/a> point of service display 8.5 x 11 cardboard stand-up marketing tool includes a coordinated color scheme, images of faces, poison prevention tips, and a brochure holder with bilingual flyers about first aid and poison center attributes. The display allows students, teachers and parents to link a service to a symbol, making the service more tangible. It also provides more impact and an efficient organized way to display a service and accompanying materials. Contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/community-education-specialist\/\">community education specialist<\/a> if you are a school nurse who would like one mailed to your school(s).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/12\/schoolnurse_posdisplay.pdf\">Keep Them Safe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Point of Service Display Project Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The goal was to increase poison center awareness and visibility in schools. School nurses were chosen based on findings from past marketing research among low income minorities. The formative evaluation results from 56 respondents were essential to the design and usefulness of the display. Specifically, survey results shaped the design, content and size of the display. The design, production and printing of the point of service display were accomplished. Over 1,200 displays were mailed to all Connecticut schools. Summative evaluation results demonstrated a 97 percent satisfaction rate with the point of service display. Everyone who received a display placed it in an appropriate and visible location, usually in the school nurse office or main office. School nurses estimated over 4,500 views per day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/informahealthcare.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/15563650903076924#h158\">Journal Abstract<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lesson plans are available about poisons and poison prevention for audiences ranging from Pre-K through elderly. Content and\/or resources on a variety of poisoning topics are available for school communications (staff meetings, newsletters, websites). For more information, contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/community-education-specialist\/\" rel=\"\">community education specialist<\/a> at <a href=\"mailto:poisonmaterials@uchc.edu\" rel=\"\">poisonmaterials@uchc.edu<\/a> or <strong>(860) 679-4422<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-972-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-972-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-972-0-1-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h4>Number of School Exposures<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #be2d2d;\">640<\/span>\u00a0in 2021<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #be2d2d;\">426<\/span>\u00a0in 2020<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #be2d2d;\">1,212<\/span>\u00a0in 2019<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #be2d2d;\">1,103<\/span>\u00a0in 2018<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #be2d2d;\">1,032<\/span>\u00a0in 2017<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #be2d2d;\">943<\/span>\u00a0in 2016<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #be2d2d;\">1,050<\/span>\u00a0in 2015<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #be2d2d;\">1,095<\/span>\u00a0in 2014<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #be2d2d;\">979<\/span>\u00a0in 2013<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #be2d2d;\">1,105<\/span> in 2012<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School nurses are great champions of the Connecticut Poison Control Center. What do school nurses like best about our service? Follow-up, the poison center calls back to check on patients when necessary! How We Can Help School nurses can call the Poison Control Center for: Overdoses Unintentional poisonings Pill identification Treatment advice Symptoms to watch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":959,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 22:21:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/972"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=972"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1411,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/972\/revisions\/1411"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/poison-control\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}