Five Students With Down Syndrome: A Day in the Life of a School Nurse

Price (includes one year of access and CE):  US$16 Course Code: 7SENNF-PRV-09-ddn13s32 CE: 3.25 Hours. Post Test Score Required for Successful Completion: 80%

Course Overview:

Children with Down syndrome are first and foremost children. They have the same desires and dreams as any children. They want to feel pride in their accomplishments, be the best they can be, and feel accepted and included. They are capable of many things, and have individual talents and personalities. Although they may develop certain medical issues that occur in higher frequency than in children who do not have Down syndrome, most are generally healthy. By focusing on what might be a typical day in the life of a school nurse who cares for children with Down syndrome, this offering presents a variety of case scenarios that will provide nurses with the means to anticipate and assess needs, and to intervene appropriately to influence the physical, emotional, psychosocial, educational, and functional lives of children with Down syndrome and their families.

Course Objectives:

After completion of this learning activity, the learner will be able to:

• identify the health risks most commonly associated with the school-age child who has Down syndrome.
• identify principles of anticipatory guidance for parents about the health management of a child with Down syndrome.
• identify laws affecting the delivery of educational services to school-age children with Down syndrome.
• describe the nurse's role as a member of the multidisciplinary team and the IEP (Individual Education Plan) process.
• describe the social and emotional needs of school-age children with Down syndrome.
• describe the impact of the school-age child with Down syndrome on the family.

This courseware was made possible in part by grant number R43 NR04738-03 from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors.

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It has been assigned code 7SENNF-PRV-09.

This course is updated annually. Expiration date: 5/1/11

The faculty and planners of this course have no vested interests to disclose.

This course has received no commercial support.