Students with chronic conditions often have unique educational needs and health considerations that require individual planning. Every student with a chronic condition should have access to school nursing care. Better management and control of the chronic health condition is key to success for these students, both in school and in their community. Care for these students should include teaching and encouraging self-care skills, as the locus of control for making decisions about health shifts to the individual.
To help schools eliminate discrimination against students with disabilities, due to chronic conditions or other reasons, the Office of Civil Rights created this resource: Parent and Educator Guide to Section 504. Many students with chronic conditions will qualify for accommodations through Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Asthma
Asthma Management: Guidelines for Maine Schools
Sample Forms
- Nurse Checklist
- Nurse Intake Form
- Emergency Action Plan for Transportation
- Self-Carry Contract
- Training Record: Metered-dose Inhaler
- Training Record: Nebulizer
- Training Record: Dry Powder Inhaler
- American Lung Association Model Policy for Schools: Stock Bronchodilators
- Other Resources
- Maine CDC Asthma Program
- US CDC Asthma Resources
- US CDC-Strategies for Addressing Asthma in Schools
- School-based Asthma Management Program- National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology - Stock Inhaler Toolkit for Schools
- American Lung Association – Improve Asthma Management in Schools
- American Lung Association - Open Airways for Schools
- American Lung Association - Kickin' Asthma
- AIR Now – Air Quality Flag Program
- US Environmental Protection Agency – Creating Healthy Indoor Air Quality in Schools
Diabetes
Diabetes Management: Guidelines for Maine Schools
Quick Guides/Posters
Sample Forms
- Actions for the School Nurse
- Daily Log
- Equipment and Emergency Supplies List
- Glucagon Skills Checklist
- Nurse Intake Interview
- Skills Checklist Glucagon
- Transportation Plan
Other Resources
Seizure Disorder
Seizure & Epilepsy Management: Guidelines for Maine Schools
Sample Forms
- Nurse Checklist
- Intake History Form
- Seizure Management Form
- Emergency Action Plan (Classroom)
- Emergency Action Plan (Transportation)
Other Resources
- US CDC Seizure Resources
- US CDC Training Materials
- NASN School Nursing Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Students with Seizures and Epilepsy
- NASN School Nursing Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Students with Seizures and Epilepsy CPG Implementation Toolkit
- Epilepsy Foundation Preparedness
Life-threatening Allergy
- NASN Resources
- Clinical Conversation Guide NASN
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology: Stock Epinephrine Toolkit for Schools
- Sample Collaborative Practice Agreement (PDF) (Word)
- Epinephrine Standing Order Sample
- Student Self-Carry Assessment
- Anaphylaxis Management Training
Pre-Test | Post-Test
Schools may utilize programs to assist in supplying a stock of Epinephrine
Links to organizations and resources are for reference and information only and do not imply endorsement by the
Maine Department of Education.
Contact
Emily Poland, MPH, RN, NCSN
School Nurse Consultant
Coordinated School Health Team Leader
Email: emily.poland@maine.gov