Assisting Students With Asthma Inhaler Technique and Knowledge.

Proper inhaler use is critical to asthma management, but many children and youth do not use their inhalers correctly. School nurses are ideally positioned and have an important role in assessing the inhaler technique and knowledge regarding its use among students. This article discusses common student errors with inhaler technique, along with knowledge deficits surrounding use of asthma inhalers.

NASN Special Interest Groups: Their Growth and Development Through the Years.

Over the past 25 years, the roles of school nurses have been both expanding and specializing in public and non-public school settings. To help meet the ever-changing and demanding challenges that specialized school nurses encounter in their unique settings, NASN embraced the idea that school nurses need a way to connect with colleagues working in similar practices. Thus, special interest groups (SIGs) were established, and the SIGs have become an integral part of NASN.

Lack of follow-up exams after failed school vision screenings: an investigation of contributing factors.

Programs to facilitate professional eye exams after failed school vision screenings often are based on the assumption that funding and access to services are major obstacles to care. Despite such programs, many children do not receive professional exams. The purpose of this study was to identify additional barriers to follow-up eye care.