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	Welcome to the School Nurses Organization of Arizona Web Page. School Nurses Organization of Arizona (SNOA) is the only professional organization in the state which exclusively represents the interests of school nurses. Representation Through our affiliation with NASN, Arizona School Nurses are represented on national and federal committees which affect the health services of children. NASN also supplies written and oral testimony on request and advises members of federal leegislation affecting school health services. Check out the "Resources" and "News" sections for current additions. SNOA hopes that you will find this web page helpful in keeping up with both "emerging" and "cutting edge" issues related to school health nursing while "bridging" the distances across our state. This site will be updated regularly with the most up-to-date information on what is happening in the state and around the nation, so please check back often. MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE FOLLOWING WORKSHOPS  SUMMER 2012 SCHOOL HEALTH UPDATE NCE216ND #16013 Date: Thursday, June 14, 2012 Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Tuition: $53.00 H.A.N.D.S Workshop was worthwhile and very informative!! Thank you to our awesone speakers and all the information they shared with us! Looking forward to more "happenings" throughout the 2011/2012 school year!! RECOMMENDED RN TO STUDENT RATIO Licensed professional school nurses are responsible and accountable for assessment of and planning for safe and effective medical management of students with chronic health conditions, practice responsibilities that cannot be delegated (National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 2005). Therefore, it is the position of SNOA/NASN that school districts should provide a full-time professionally prepared registered nurse in every school building. SNOA/NASN recommends minimum ratios of nurses to students depending on the needs of the student populations: • 1:750 for students in the general population • 1:225 in the student populations that may require daily professional school nursing services or interventions • 1:125 in student populations with complex health care needs • 1:1 may be necessary for individual students who require daily and continuous professional nursing services. Also recommended is additional school nurse staff to accommodate other student health needs including, but not limited to, special education evaluations, nursing services included in IEPs, nursing services for students with 504 Plans, and schools with large populations and large numbers of students with mental or social concerns (NASN, 2004). CONTENTS: Board Members Bylaws - Revised 11/00 Calendar SNOA / SN Networking meetings - 2011/2012 calendar to be announced SCHOOL NURSE DAY - Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Career Opportunities GLENDALE UNION HIGH SCHOOL - Substitute Nurse Opportunity in West Valley High Schools Committees Links Online Asthna Assessment Tools Community Immunity: "HERD" Immunity - graphic Healthology - School Health In Action Legislative Contacts AZ SN Bill Membership Updated 1/10 New NASN Membership Payment Option SNOA Members: Advance Your Education through Chamberlain College of Nursing School Nurse Certification Gateway Community College - Spring 2012 classes School Nurse Roster Form News SNOA SN Networking Mtg ** National SCHOOL NURSE DAY - May 9, 2012 NASN's 44th Annual Conference - "Advocacy, Access, Achievement: Making the Connection" June 23 - June 26, 2012 (pre-conference June 22) San Francisco Marriott Marquis 55 4th Street • San Francisco, CA 94103 Resources AZ Funeral Directors Establish Funds to Aid Children New Form online "Healthcare Programs for Arizona's Uninsured" Scholarship Page Definition of School Nursing revised at the NASN Board of Directors meeting in Chicago], IL June 2010   "School Nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and life-long acheivement of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety including a healthy environment; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate for adaptation, self-management, self advocacy and learning."   SNOA Vision Every child deserves a professional school nurse, ALL Day, Every Day!   SNOA Mission The School Nurses Organization of Arizona advocates and supports the health and educational success of Arizona's children by promoting the advancement of Professional School Nursing through interactive leadership and for the provision of educational opportunities.   GOALS ADVOCACY • EDUCATION • LEADERSHIP on behalf of Arizona School Nurses GOAL 1 Advocacy: SNOA will promote the effectiveness of school nurse role in the public policy arena. GOAL 2 Education: SNOA will collaborate in the provision of workshops and conferences, dissemination of local, state and national information through e-mail and web site postings and provide scholarship funding for school nurses to obtain an advanced nursing degree. Promote educational opportunities for professional school nurses. GOAL 3 Leadership: SNOA will collaborate with other professional nursing organizations and non-nursing professionals who advocate for the needs of children and their families to heighten awareness of emerging nursing trends.
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