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IDEAS: How can I use this principle in my practice?

• Advocacy: Adequate staffing based upon student health needs. Supports quadruple
aim to provide safe, quality care; and maintains healthy work environment that
promotes school nurse self-care.

• Change agent: Implement a “Safe Routes to School” Program. Engages multiple
community partners and stakeholders that benefits the whole community, whole
school and whole child.

• Funding and reimbursement: How to find and obtain grants to improve or benefit
school nurse practice. Demonstrates school nurse ability as leader in understanding
integration between education and health. Validates role as school nurse who
goes beyond task-oriented responsibilities to facilitate enriched school health
environment.

• Policy development: Implement a Narcan (naloxone) policy in the high school
setting. Evidence-based community demographic research demonstrates need for
emergency intervention medication for drug overdose.

• Systems-level leadership: Nurses will be evaluated and supervised by nurses.
Consistent with best practices of ANA and NASN to ensure clinical and professional
competency.

• Technology: Provide district-paid cell phones for school nurses who cover more
than one school (e.g. preschool program with free-standing community preschool
providers). Supports safety and quality of care. Enhances support of school nurse
role to improve efficiency and ability to respond to emergencies.

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