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 Character Building — Character Education: The Foundation Upon Which to Build
Linda Dychkowski, RN, BSN, MS, SNT, NCSN Clinical Editor School Nurse News
Violence is a major problem in the lives of American youth, and there are many ways that society has tried to deal with it. One of the newer concepts is character building, an educational attempt that starts in elementary school and aims at nothing less than laying a foundation of morality and honestly within the very being of students. The National Association of School Nurses states that we “... have the expertise to assist students to develop problem solving and conflict resolution techniques ...” This thorough review of eight character building programs, plus items from several key national organizations, will acquaint you with efforts that have had some success and will help you in working at your own school.
Helping Children and Teens Cope with Traumatic Events and Death — The Role of School Health Professionals
From the New York University Child Study Center
Kenneth Spitalny, MD, Anita Gurian, PhD, and Robin F. Goodman, PhD
Every year, 3,000,000 children are diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, we can expect many more cases of this troublesome, often well-disguised, disorder. As always, too, there are students who are beset by grief. This article contains a wealth of suggestions for coping with the effects of violent trauma on school populations. Some of these suggestions remind us of what we already know, others may prompt us to develop a higher level of organization in our emergency plans than exists at present.
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Asthma and Allergy Watch
Anaphylaxis Update
Career and Salary Survey
Key Elements to a Bigger Paycheck
Insight From The Prevention Researcher
Helping Those Who Hurt Themselves
Tracy Alderman, PhD
Nurse News
Remedies to Help the Nursing Shortage
Spread the EDAP Message — "Listen to Your Body"
'That Time of the Month' for School Nurses
How's Your Vocabulary?
Safeguarding the Right and Privacy of Children
Nutrition Corner
The Obesity Epidemic — What Are We to Do?
Jennifer Bendelius, MS, RD, CDN
Oral Health
Advocating for the Oral Health of Children
Resources
View new products directly applicable to school nursing practice. Included are a photograph of the product, supplier’s description, and directions for obtaining additional information and ordering.
Sessions From the Annual NASN Conference
Mental Health Approaches to Violence Prevention in Schools
Annette Lavalle, RN, MPS
Sights & Sounds
Invisible Pervasive Handicap in the Classroom
Linda S. Remensnyder, AuD
Most children whose hearing is impaired bear no visible sign of that fact — but their handicap is, nevertheless, significant. Furthermore, they are likely to be missed in hearing screenings; they simply do not hear well consistently. We should learn more about the subtle signs that a student is missing aural information, and inform teachers and administrators about new environmental sound systems described here that help not only afflicted students but actually all students ... and even teachers!
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