ONLINE School Nurse Certificate Program

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ONLINESchool Nurse Certificate Program

• University of Illinois-ChicagoCollege of Nursing
• School Nurse Program

Updated 08.15.07
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Phyllis Powell Pelt, MS, RN DirectorSchool
Nurse Certification Program

• phylpelt_at_uic.edu
• Office 312-413-0544
• Fax [phone]

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Martha Dewey Bergren, DNS RN NCSN FNASN
Coordinator, School Nurse Masters Programs

• bergren_at_uic.edu
• Office 312-996-1321
• Fax [phone]

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Fran Belmonte-Mann, MA, RN
Clinical Instructor
fbmann_at_uic.edu Fax [phone]
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School Nurse Program Clinical Instructors

• Phyllis Powell Pelt, MS, RN
• Frances Belmonte-Mann, MA, RN

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School Nurse Certification

• Public Health sub-specialty
• distinct, unique body of knowledge
• Ensures standards
• preparation
• knowledge
• best practices

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Certification for School Nurses

• Parallels teacher certification
• Commitment to profession
• Peer recognition
• Improves opportunities advancement

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School Nurse Certification Pre-requisites to
consider

• In the following sequence
• Bachelors Degree completed
• Pass ISBE Basic Skills Test
• Apply to program

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School Nurse CertificationSteps to Follow Step
1

• Review information at www.uic.edu/nursing/schoolnu
  rsing/
• WHY? Program updates, registration deadlines,
  information session dates and helpful links can
  be found here. Most of the answers to your
  questions should be found here.
• Feedback regarding the helpfulness and user ease
  of this site is always welcome.

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Step 2 Email Us

• Email Sncert_at_uic.edu regarding your interest in
  the UIC CON SNC program.
• Email subject Prospective Student
• Include the semester you would like to start if
  possible (example prospective student-summer
  2007).

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Step 4 Network with School Nurse colleagues

• IASN listserv (iasn.org)
• NASN listservs (nasn.org)
• Early childhood
• Special needs
• Administrator
• SCHLRN-L school nurse listserv
• http//listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED
  1schlrn-lA1
• Allnurses.com School Nursing
• http//allnurses.com/forums/f49/

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Step 4 Read updated School Nurse Materials

• National Association of School Nurses. (2005).
  School nursing scope and standards of practice.
  Scarborough, ME NASN.
• (available at http//www.nasn.org/ )
•  

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University of Illinois ChicagoSchool Nurse
Certificate

• New Fall 2006
• for nurses working IN schools in other states
• Nurses working WITH schools in any state

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Illinois Basic Skills Test REQUIRED

• Illinois State Board of Education NOT university
  administered test
• Register and take test, BEFORE you apply
• Web registration study guide
  http//www.icts.nesinc.com/

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ON LINE School Nurse ProgramCoursework

• NUPH 501 Educational Perspectives in School
  Health- (4 Graduate Semester Hours)
• NUPH 502 School Nursing Theory and Trends (3
  Graduate Semester Hours)
• NUPH 519 School Nursing Internship (3 Graduate
  Semester Hours)
• TOTAL 10 Graduate Semester Hours

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UIC Campus Participation

• ON LINE Curriculum
• On campus Saturday classes at onset and close of
  semester (twice during semester)
• Out-of-state students may, with approval,
  substitute other experiences for on campus
  experiences

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ISBE School Nurse Type 73 Content Exam

• Illinois State Board of Education Study Guide
  (helpful!)
• http//www.icts.nesinc.com/PDFs/IL_field182_SG.pdf

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School Nurse Internship required for ISBE
certification

• 300 hour internship -(NUPH 519)
• Nurses in school nurse role may do 260 hours or
  fewer on the job 40 or more outside of job
• Nurses not in schools earn all 300 hours
  supervised
• 15 weeks or one school year in length
• Clinical contracts with schools
• School nurse intern eligibility form required
• http//www.isbe.state.il.us/certification/pdf/73-4
  4_ssp_intern_status.pdf
• 40 hours or more of UIC preceptor contact
• Preceptor within 30 miles of residence (or intern
  identified preceptor)

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NUPH 519 School Nurse InternshipVariable Credit
Option

• Variable Credit Options (Extended period to
  complete 300 hour internship and course
  requirements)
• One credit 100 hrs School Community
  Assessment
• Two credits 200 hours School Community
  Assessment, Lesson Plan Case Study
• Three hours of credit - 300 hours School
  Community Assessment, Lesson Plan and Case Study
  clinical project
• 300 total hours needed for ISBE IL Type 73
  certification

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Prerequisite Grades

• 2.75 overall grade point average (GPA)
• Applicants may petition admission
• Educational Perspectives in School Nursing,
• offered on line at UIC, grade of an A or B
• (spring, summer, and fall of 2007)

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NEW!! E-Tuition

• E-Tuition 635.00 per graduate credit,
• 2007-2008 school year
• No student fees under E-tuition rate
• Tuition is Subject to Change. For more detailed
  information on tuition rates, visit Office of
  Admissions and Records, http//www.uic.edu/depts/o
  ar/rr/tuition.shtml

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How to begin?

• Review Information at UIC CON web site
  http//www.uic.edu/nursing/schoolnursing/
• click link to How to Apply
• Use the format of Supplementary Information
  Form, number 7 on the How to Apply link
  http//www.uic.edu/nursing/schoolnursing/
• Complete UIC Graduate Application (apply as
• non-degree seeking graduate student)
• Official Transcripts order two copies sent to
  YOU

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How to Begin Continued

• Two Letters of Recommendation
• Current Resume
• Current Nursing License
• Register and take for ISBE Basic Skills Test
• http//www.icts.nesinc.com/
• Request course descriptions from colleges if
  course names on pre-requisite form differ

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Required Computer Skills

• Comfort with regular use of personal email
  (email address needed for admission)
• Comfort with use of web search engines
• For example www.google.com ,
• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
• Word processing skills including
• Cut and paste
• Save and save under new name
• Open new folders
• Move files

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UIC Masters and Doctorate

• School Nurse Masters Degrees
• School Nurse Practitioner
• Advanced Community Health Practitioner
• http//www.uic.edu/nursing/programs/ms-apply.shtm
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• Intern Preceptors may request Adjunct
  Appointment and receive a tuition waiver

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Scholarships

• Evelyn Kahn Scholarship,
• Chicago Public School Nurses
• email lwclarke_at_cps.k12.il.us
• Illinois Association of School Nurses
• http//www.iasn.org
• Illinois School Health Association
• http//www.ishaweb.com
• National Association of School Nurses
• http//www.nasn.org
• Discover Nursing, http//www.discovernursing.com/
  scholarship_search.aspx

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How to prepare for the certification classes?
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Attend conferences

• Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
• School Health Days in the fall and
• Critical Issues Conferences in the spring
  http//www.dhs.state.il.us/chp/ofh/SchoolHealth/SH
  days06.brochure.pdf or email MARIE.IRWIN_at_illinois
  .gov
• Illinois School Health Association
• http//www.ishaweb.com
• National Association of School Nurses
• http//www.nasn.org
• Illinois Association of School Nurses
• http//www.iasn.org

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Stay Informed

• advancing the specialty of school nursing and
  promoting the professional growth of school
  nurses

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Join a Professional Organization

• National Association of School Nurses
  http//www.nasn.org
• Position papers publications
• Online access journal
• Illinois Association of School Nurses
• http//www.iasn.org
• (Application for professional organizations is a
  joint
• state and national on NASN website).

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Add to your library

• Selekman, J. (2006). School nursing A
  comprehensive text. Philadelphia F. A. Davis.
• (available at http//www.amazon.com)
• Required Text for NUPH 502,
• School Nursing Theory Trends

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Add to your library

• Schwab, N Gelfman, M. (Eds.) (2001). Legal
  Issues in School Health Services, A resource for
  school nurses, administrators and attorneys.
  Lincoln, NE Authors Choice Press.
• (available at http//www.amazon.com)

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Add to your library

• Schwab, N. C., Ruben, M., Maire, J. A., Gelfman,
  M. H. B., Bergren, M. D., Mazyck, D. Hine, B.
  (2005). Protecting and disclosing student health
  information Guidelines for developing school
  district policies and procedures. Kent, OH
  American School Health Association.
• (available from http//www.nasn.org or
  http//www.ashaweb.org).

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Add to your library

• National Association of School Boards of
  Education. (2003) How schools work how to work
  with schools a primer for professionals who
  serve children and youth.
• Go to http//www.nasbe.org/ . Look for NASBE
  Bookstore link and then Safe and Healthy Schools
  link. This publication is the first selection.
  14.00  

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Add to your library

• Melnyk B. FineoutOverholt (Eds.) (2005).
  Evidence-based practice in nursing and health A
  guide to best practice. Philadelphia Lippincott
• (available at http//www.amazon.com)

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Important Dates

• Space limited! Preferred Deadlines
• Summer Semester March 15th
• Fall Semester May 15th
• Spring Semester October 1th
• APPLY EARLY Space is limited
• Calendar http//grad.uic.edu/cms/?pid1000020

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Why Apply??

• School Nurse Leaders CAN and DO make a difference
  
• we have the evidence!!!
• Invest in yourself as a life long learner and
  invest in your school community!!
• Be a role model for the young people in your
  life.