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Introduction
The Manual of School Health, 2nd Edition,
is a quick, efficient, concise and practical guide to access useful and
up-to-date knowledge about the child from birth through age 21. The 585-page
manual addresses difficult and seldom articulated topics with candor and
frankness in a non-judgmental fashion. It continues to describe and identify
numerous diseases and syndromes, all of which contribute to the educational
and authoritative abilities of the school nurse. It is a teaching guide
and reference tool for both the new and experienced child health care
provider. The contents of this manual, explicates the importance of school
nurses and their role with children of all ages in the school and community
settings. The book is now expanded and more comprehensive, written by
experienced school nurses, Keeta Lewis, RN, Ph.D., FNASN and Bonnie Bear,
RN, BSN, MA., highlighting the technical and professional practices of
the nurse. Published by W. B. Saunders/Harcourt Health Sciences.
Product
Overview and Description
The first edition
of The Manual of School Health was published in 1986. In the year 2000,
Keeta Lewis (one of the original authors) recognized the need to revise,
update and expand the manual. With the commitment of a loyal friend and
colleague Bonnie Bear, the two women began the long journey of gathering
new information and statistics in the child health care arena. Keeta and
Bonnie diligently compiled current statistics and information on existing
and newly developed child health conditions, new procedures, medications
and best practices to care for children in a new millennium and changing
world.
The manual also includes numerous charts, graphs and illustrations related
to child health disorders, growth, development and immunizations. It contains
conversion tables, formulas and biostatistics for temperatures and weight,
nutritional allowances and supplements, recommended dietary allowances,
vital signs for normal values, reference ranges for laboratory tests and
much more. There is a reference section in the manual, which includes
valuable phone numbers and e-mail addresses for a rich collection of clearinghouses
and organizations related to child health care. The English-Spanish Equivalents
of Commonly Used Health Terms and Phrases section is of great value to
nurses in many regions throughout the nation. Last, but certainly not
least, is the index section which helps the health care provider quickly
find the page numbers in the manual related to conditions of particular
interest.
Although The Manual
of School Health, 2nd Edition, was just launched last year, it has already
sold out from the first printing by the publisher and a second larger
printing has recently been completed to accommodate the demand from the
school nurse community.
Features
and Benefits
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Revised
and updated, the lightweight and portable book features succinct information
on learning domains, vision and hearing, numerous acute and chronic
illnesses and medical syndromes, special education, affective and
behavioral disorders such as ADHD and autism. |
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The encyclopedia-like
handbook adds information about psychosexual, spiritual and moral
stages in the growth and development chapter, as well as new information
about brain findings. |
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Incorporated into
the new 21st Century Health Challenge's chapter are school trends
and phenomena, social and mental health issues, including subjects
like commercialism of public schools, youth gambling, homeland terrorism,
ergonomics and backpack syndrome. |
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A new addition
is Adolescent and Gender Specific Issues covering cosmetics and skin
care, oral health and braces, anabolic steroid use, body tattooing
and body piercing, sexuality as well as sexually transmitted infections. |
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Substance Abuse
is expanded to include cutting edge data on club and date rape drugs,
and drug interaction and their effects in the brain. |
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Violence is expanded
to include the home, school and violence to self and others such as
rape, bullying and peer harassment. |
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Other features include
illustrations, tables, charts, web sites, resources, a glossary and
appendices. |
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First Aid includes
emergency illness, disaster and emergency preparedness. |
Frequently
Asked Questions
| Q: |
I
have had my original Manual of School Health for 10 years, why do
I need this book? |
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This is the 2nd
edition of the same book (which is teal colored with white paper dolls
on the cover). It is a concise and quick reference book with up to
date, state of the art information. It is more than double the size
of the 1st edition with 4 new chapters and is priced the same as the
original publication.
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| Q: |
As
a new school nurse why should I invest in this book? |
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The Manual provides
up-to-date, research-based information on a majority of acute and
chronic illnesses. With each acute illness discussed exclusion and
readmission guidelines are included for school districts that do
not have their own protocol to follow. It is in outline format for
fast access.
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| Q: |
What is the most critical data included that is extremely pertinent
for nurses? |
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It is difficult
to select out one piece of research information critical to school
nurses. But the authors feel that with the biology, anatomy and physiology
background and education school nurses have, the new addition of brain
findings is critical for nurses. This can be shared with and/or translated
to school staff and students. Each chapter has current research based
information on the brain starting with intrauterine development. New
drawings include structures and mapping of the brain, hearing and
vision pathways, and effects of substance abuse on the brain. Also,
school nurses either do vision and hearing screenings and/or interpret
the screening results for others. The chapter, Vision and Hearing,
is expanded and includes critical data. Brain pathways for both hearing
and vision are included as well as definitions of visual impairment,
blindness, hearing loss and deafness.
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| Q: |
What
are the four new chapters? |
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New Chapters were
created after conducting focus groups with school nurses around the
United States. The new chapters are:
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Affective
and Behavior Disorders,
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Violence,
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Adolescent
and Gender Specific Issues and
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21st Century
Health Challenges.
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| Q: |
Teachers
are learning about the brain and how children learn. Is there data
in the Manual that can be used with health, teaching and the brain? |
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Yes! The latest
research based information on numerous health conditions and diseases
and genetic conditions are discussed. Growth and Development (chapter
one), includes fetal growth and each developmental age includes a
subtitle of Brain Findings. There is a complete section in Substance
Abuse (chapter 6), which explains the neurobiology of drug addition.
Furthermore, the subtitle of Brain Findings is integrated throughout
the book wherever good, grounded, appropriate research was found and
the information is related to growth, development, behaviors, learning
and health.
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| Q: |
How can I use this Manual with parents and teachers? |
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When providing an
inservice for parents, teachers or other staff the section (i.e. seizures,
bioterrorism) can be copied and used as a handout or data can be extrapolated
for overheads. This same data can be used to communicate individually
with a parent with concerns of their child or the student (i.e. scabies,
strep throat, hand-foot-mouth disease, healing of tattoos or body
piercing).
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| Q: |
In these times I am concerned about bioterrorism and emergency preparedness.
Where can I find information? |
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Chapter 11 is titled,
Emergency, Disaster Preparedness and First Aid. Charts on emergency
equipment, rapid triage treatment and nurse's health office supplies
are included. School staff responsibilities are listed. Also, 21st
Century Health Challenges (chapter 10), domestic homeland terrorism
and bioterrorism is found. A chart on bioterrorism diseases and clinic
data is included.
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| Q: |
I
work in Special Education. How will the book help me understand the
assessment tools used by other professionals? |
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The manual has a
complete section of assessment tools and lists assessments used by
nurses as well as numerous other school professionals. Each assessment
description includes the use of tool, ages and areas assessed, purpose
of tool, tester qualifications, and additional information.
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| Q: |
Can
the Manual help me with Special Education laws, especially the definition
of terms? |
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The Chapter on Special
Education contains the law and definitions for the 13 disabling condition
defined in IDEA. It also covers several specialized health care procedures,
i.e. nasogastric and gastrostomy feedings, clean catherization tracheostomy
care, and colostomy care.
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| Q: |
How
can the Manual help me with IEPs or IHCPs? |
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A. Many nurses have
used the 1st edition to design IEPs and IHCPs. The sections titled,
Effects on the Individual and Management/treatment, found for every
chronic illness, provide current useful data relevant to the condition
or disability for development of a nursing care plan or other necessary
guidelines. Don't forget to include anthopometry measurements (Appendix),
vision and hearing data (Chapter 2) and growth and development (Chapter
1).
Every chronic illness has sections entitled, "Effects on the
Individual" and "Management/treatment" which provide
current useful data relevant to the condition or disability for development
of a nursing care plan or other necessary guidelines.
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| Q: |
How
will the manual help me access reliable information on the web? |
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Each chapter as
well as many individual sections in the Manual provide web addresses.
Most of these web sites are government, state or well-established,
reputable organizations.
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| Q: |
If
I need more information on a particular subject, where should I look?
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Every section has
web sites listed and each chapter has an extensive, current bibliography
to assist you in further research.
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| Q: |
How
can I use the growth charts for children with specific disabilities
(i.e. Turners or achondroplasia)? |
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There are growth
charts in the appendix for all ages by gender as well as charts for
Turner Syndrome, Achondroplasia, and Down Syndrome. The Body Mass
Index (BMI) formula is also included as well as the government web
site with access to a calculator for determining the BMI.
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| Q: |
How
can I find updated national educational and health resources? |
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In the appendix
is a new section called "National Health and Educational Resources"
which include phone numbers and web sites.
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| Q: |
How
can I find quick and concise definition of terms that would be useful
for myself and school staff who use the Manual? |
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At the end of many
chapters a glossary is included. The Special Education and Vision
and Hearing chapters also include a glossary as well as a list of
acronyms.
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| Q: |
Can
the Manual help me communicate with my Spanish-speaking students and
their families? |
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You can find English-Spanish
equivalents of commonly used health terms in the appendix.
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| Q: |
As
a nurse at the secondary level much of my time is spent with drug
abuse, including prevention, detection, referrals and staff education.
How can the Manual be of help? |
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The Manual has an
entire chapter covering substance abuse. Current trends in drug use
(ie. club drugs and date rape drugs) are discussed. Drawings illustrate
the brain structures involved in substance abuse and the chemical
influence on brain function and the text explains the neurobiology
of reinforcement and drug addiction. Tables provide quick reference
for substance abuse assessment procedures, the effects of drugs and
withdrawal symptoms.
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| Q: |
Can
the Manual provide any help with the violence we see on and off campus?
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Given today's climate,
there is a whole chapter on violence, which covers violence toward
self, toward others, in the home and in the schools. It also has a
section on gang activity.
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| Q: |
So
many of the preschool children I see are being diagnosed with autism,
can the Manual help me be an active part of the assessment team? |
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The chapter on
Affective and Behavioral Disorders provides the DSM-IV Criteria
for several disorders including autism and also outlines definition
and management of ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Tics and
Tourette's, School Avoidance, PDD, Rett Syndrome, and Asperger's.
It also discusses current health management for IEP goals and objectives.
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| Q: |
Does
the Manual of School Health provide information on oral health. Most
books do not have useful information on this topic. |
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The Manual provides
a section on dental caries, malocclusion, orthodontia, braces and
periodontal disease (Chapter 8). The appendix includes charts on dental
eruptions.
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| Q: |
Did
the authors have reviewers to ensure reliable information? |
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Yes, they had a
high level of credible professionals who are active in their respective
areas of expertise and are on the cutting edge of knowledge. There
were schools nurses, physicians, therapists, neurobiologists, audiologists,
psychiatrists, oral health specialists, educational psychologist,
optometrist, and professors of nursing. |
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