School Health and Nursing Practice

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the history, implementation, and clinical standards of school health and nursing programs, based on lecture notes by Dr. Lina Nouwayhed.

Lina Rogers

The first school nurse, hired on October 1, 1902, in New York City to reduce student absenteeism by intervening with families regarding communicable diseases.

Act of 1920 (Lebanon)

A mandate issued under the French mandate requiring health inspections by hygiene department doctors, physical examinations, and completion of student health and vaccination records.

National School Health Program (1998)

A program launched in Lebanon that integrated health and environmental messages within curricular and extracurricular activities at the pre-university level.

School Nurse (NASN/ANA Definition)

A professional who provides clinical expertise, performs health screenings, and serves as a liaison between school personnel, family, community, and healthcare providers to advocate for a healthy environment.

Primary Prevention in Schools

Specific interventions aimed at preventing injuries, disease education, and enforcing required vaccinations for schoolchildren.

Secondary Prevention in Schools

Activities involving emergency plans, medication administration, health screenings, and the identification of child abuse, neglect, or suicide risks.

Tertiary Prevention in Schools

Interventions for children with existing chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes mellitus, or autism.

Health Promoting School

A school that fosters health and learning by engaging teachers, students, parents, and community leaders to provide a healthy environment and nutrition safety programs.

School Health Index (SHI)

A self-assessment tool used by school health teams that includes eight modules corresponding to the Coordinated School Health Program model.

TLADD

A refusal skills framework used in health education which stands for Talk, Listen, Ask, Decide, Do.

Physical Education (Activity Standard)

A program requirement to provide a minimum of $60\,\text{minutes}$ of moderate to vigorous health-related activity per week.

School Health Services

A component of school health that includes preventative services, case finding, emergency care, and the management of acute and chronic conditions.

Screening Tests

Simple tests such as weight and height, visual acuity, hearing acuity, and dental examinations used to identify pathological conditions or suspected diseases.

School Health Record

A document for each school child containing personal data, results of health appraisals, immunization dates, and morbidity management records.

Counselor to Student Ratio

The minimum standard of $1:250$ for school counselors to students.

Psychologist to Student Ratio

The minimum standard of $1:1000$ for school psychologists to students.

Classroom Floor Area Standard

The requirement of $1-1.5\,m^2$ of floor area for primary students and $1.5-2\,m^2$ for intermediate and high school students in a $48\,m^2$ room.

School Furniture Standards

The specific requirement for desks to have a height and slope at a $15\,\text{degree}$ angle with a $60\,cm$ distance between columns.

School Sanitation Ratios

The standard requiring one drinking fountain or tap per $40\,\text{students}$ and one toilet per $30\,\text{students}$.pad

Teacher/Staff Wellness

Programs designed to give staff incentives for health promotion activities like smoking cessation and weight management while encouraging them to serve as healthy role models.