Table of Contents

• Scope of School Nursing Practice
• Definitions and Distinguishing Characteristics of School Nursing Practice
• School Nursing’s Scope and Standards of Practice
• Description of the Scope of School Nursing Practice
• About the Standards of School Nursing Practice
• Origin of School Nursing Standards
• History of School Nursing Standards
• Development and Function of School Nursing Standards
• Overview of the Standards of School Nursing Practice
• Standards of Practice for School Nursing
• Standards of Professional Performance for School Nursing
• The What of School Nursing
• Tenets of School Nursing Practice
• The How of School Nursing
• Science and Art of School Nursing
• Framework for 21st Century School Nursing Practice
• Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child
• Where Does School Nursing Occur? School Nursing Settings
• School-Based Health Centers and Wellness Centers
• Other Environments in School Nurse Practice
• Healthy Work Environments for School Nursing
• Workloads and Acuity
• When School Nursing Occurs
• Students with Special Needs
• Environmental Health
• Professional School Nurses: The Who of School Nursing
• Graduate-Level-Prepared School Nurses
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
• Statistics of the Profession
• Professional Competence in School Nursing Practice
• Evaluating Competence
• The Why of School Nursing
• Ethical Considerations in School Nursing
• The Code of Ethics for Nurses in School Nursing Practice
• Ethical Challenges in School Nursing
• Trends and Issues in School Nursing
• Standards of School Nursing Practice
• Significance of Standards
• Standards of Practice for School Nursing
• Standard 1. Assessment
• Standard 2. Diagnosis
• Standard 3. Outcomes Identification
• Standard 4. Planning
• Standard 5. Implementation
• Standard 5A. Coordination of Care
• Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion
• Standard 6. Evaluation
• Standards of Professional Performance for School Nursing
• Standard 7. Ethics
• Standard 8. Culturally Congruent Practice
• Standard 9. Communication
• Standard 10. Collaboration
• Standard 11. Leadership
• Standard 12 Education
• Standard 13. Evidence-based Practice and Research
• Standard 14. Quality of Practice
• Standard 15. Professional Practice Evaluation
• Standard 16 Resource Utilization
• Standard 17. Environmental Health
• Standard 18. Program Management
• Glossary
• References and Bibliography
• Appendix A. NASN Code of Ethics for School Nurses
• Appendix B. The Development of School Nursing Standards: Foundational Documents, 1900s to Present
• Appendix C. School Nursing: Scope and Standards of
• Practice, 2nd Edition (2011)