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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.

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.

• H.A.N.D.S. SM Objectives (summarized):
1. Apply current diabetes management knowledge and skills to ensure that all students with diabetes are able to participate fully in their education in a safe environment.

2. Articulate the critical role of the school nurse in providing safe and effective diabetes management at school.

• Description:
H.A.N.D.S. SM is an educational program developed by the National Association of School Nurses. Course materials include a H.A.N.D.S. SM Participant manual and numerous resources to support school nursing practice as it relates to diabetes management. 6.5 CNE Contact Hours are provided.

• Registration:
Form with complete payment must be received by, Tuesday, September 30, 2008. After September 30th registrations will not be accepted. No on-site registration. No refunds. Confirmation of registration will be sent via mail. You may contact Kathleen Mauro for questions at: theschoolnurse@cox.net or 520.440.1982.

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).

Board Members
Bylaws - Revised 11/00

Calendar

• SNOA / SN Networking meetings - 2007/2008
• SAVE THE DATE for Gateway Community College SCHOOL NURSE UPDATE

Career Opportunities

• School Nurse Vacancies Updated 10/07

Committees

Links Last Updated 04/06

Legislative Contacts

• AZ SN Bill
• Letters to The Editor - Updated 03/07
• Legislation News Reports - Updated 03/07

Membership

School Nurse Certification - Updated 06/25/08

• Gateway Community College - Summer and Fall classes are planned
• Rio Salado College - Summer class planned

School Nurse Roster Form

News

• School Nurse Supervisor / Regional Contact Mtg
• SNOA SN Networking Mtg
• ** National SCHOOL NURSE DAY - May 9, 2008
• CONGRATULATIONS: Patricia Moore from Catalina Foothills HS District
• SNOA Annual School Nurse Conference - July 9 - 11, 2008
  Prescott Resort and Conference Center • 1500 Highway 69 • Prescott, Arizona 86301
  • School Nurses: Advocates For Health and Voices For Students
    E-mail snoa@sprynet.com with name, school and fax number to receive a registration form
• NASN's 40th Annual Conference - "School Nurses - Transforming School Communities: Voices for Student Health"
  Albuquerque, New Mexico
  June 28 - July 1, 2008
  (Pre-Conference June 27)

• Resources
  • AZ Funeral Directors Establish Funds to Aid Children New Form 10/07
  • "Healthcare Programs for Arizona's Uninsured"

  Scholarship Page

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Goal #1: Promote interactive leadership.

Objective 1. Collaborate with other professional nursing organizations to heighten awareness of emerging nursing trends.
Objective 2. Collaborate with other non-nursing professionals who advocate for the needs of children and their families.

Goal #2: Promote educational opportunities for professional school nurses.

Objective 1. Provide and collaborate in the provision of workshops and conferences.
Objective 2. Disseminate local, state, and national information via newsletters and other publications.
Objective 3. Provide scholarship funds for school nurses to obtain advanced nursing degrees.

Goal #3: Promote the role in effectiveness of school nurses in the public policy arena.

Objective 1. Apprise the membership of current/pending legislation and recommend appropriate action.
Objective 2. Empower school nurses to be proactive change agents.
Objective 3. Provide and/or collaborate in the provision of workshops and conferences.