{"id":177267,"date":"2023-05-09T10:52:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T20:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=177267"},"modified":"2023-05-09T10:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T20:52:27","slug":"public-school-nurses-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/09\/public-school-nurses-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi nurses on public school campuses fill critical role"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_177275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177275\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-school-nurse-examine.jpg\" alt=\"nurse examining patient\" width=\"675\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-177275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-school-nurse-examine.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-school-nurse-examine-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-school-nurse-examine-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-177275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A school nurse examines a student.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From August 2022 to March 2023, there have been nearly 8,000 health room visits to see a school nurse by <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> public school students. On May 10, National School Nurse Day, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u2019s public school nurses are recognized for their key roles in helping students, schools and families in many ways.<\/p>\n<p>For nearly a decade, <a href=\"https:\/\/nursing.hawaii.edu\/hawaii-keiki\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn<\/a>, a partnership between the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"http:\/\/nursing.hawaii.edu\">Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiipublicschools.org\/Pages\/Home.aspx\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Department of Education<\/a> (<abbr>HIDOE<\/abbr>), has been placing school nurses in public schools to provide no-cost school-based health services to students. Having an in-person presence on campus and seeing the parents and their child face-to-face is critical to getting students the healthcare they need. <\/p>\n<p><strong><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki Impact (August 2022&#8211;March 2023):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7,998 health room visits to a <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki nurse by <abbr>HIDOE<\/abbr> students<\/li>\n<li>69&#37; of students returned to class instead of being sent home after visiting a <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki nurse<\/li>\n<li>151 screening events of 13,408 dental and vision screenings in collaboration with community partners<\/li>\n<li>429 telehealth appointments for <abbr>HIDOE<\/abbr> students through <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki Virtual Keiki Care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_177276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177276\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-mier-adele-214x300.png\" alt=\"nurse smiling\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-177276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-mier-adele-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-mier-adele-93x130.png 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-mier-adele.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-177276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adele Mier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adele Mier is a <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki registered nurse who has been based at N\u0101n\u0101kuli Elementary School for the past six years.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For students whose parents and guardians consent to care, we can provide clinic visits, connect students to a <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki nurse practitioner for a virtual appointment, and we do emergency action plans if they come in with a chronic condition already existing or something that was identified during their screening. And beyond the students, we support families and our communities through health education and outreach,&rdquo; Mier said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Providing health screenings to students on-campus is also very important,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;During past health screenings, we identified students with severe eye problems. Subsequently, students were referred and they received treatment early which positively impacted the students and their families.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<h2>Evolved roles from pandemic<\/h2>\n<p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of the school nurse rapidly evolved to include the use of telehealth technology to address students&#8217; physical, as well as mental health needs. Mental health concerns for youth have increased after the challenges brought by the pandemic, including remote learning, increased isolation and family stress. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As school nurses, we talk a lot with students to make sure they are okay emotionally and can provide mental health support and make referrals if needed,&rdquo; Mier said. &ldquo;It is nice to know that the program can now connect these students with a <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki mental health nurse practitioner virtually allowing the child to stay in school but also get the necessary assessments and support they need.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_177278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177278\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-mier-patient-300x169.png\" alt=\"nurse with parent and child\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-177278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-mier-patient-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-mier-patient-130x73.png 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/manoa-nursing-mier-patient.png 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-177278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mier with a student and parent in the health room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki Program was originally launched in 2014 with four school nurses. With the increased need for school nursing support, the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki Program now serves 258 schools statewide with 17 nurse practitioners (<abbr>APRN<\/abbr>s), two mental health nurse practitioners and 42 registered nurses. The program\u2019s goal is to increase its health-care services to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> students, especially in underserved, rural, and low-income communities where barriers such as transportation, financial circumstances and a shortage of healthcare professionals impact access to care.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks to the continual support and close collaboration with the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Department of Education we\u2019ve been able to impact and serve more students and families throughout the years,&rdquo; said <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki Senior Practice Director Deborah Mattheus, associate professor of nursing at <abbr>ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. &ldquo;We can\u2019t wait to see where the future of school nursing in our state develops and what we can achieve in providing increased access to health services for our schools and the community at large.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Keiki: Healthy &#38; Ready to Learn Program, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nursing.hawaii.edu\/hawaii-keiki\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 10, National School Nurse Day, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u02bbs public school nurses are recognized for their key roles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1466,189,167,9],"class_list":["post-177267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-nursing","tag-school-of-nursing-and-dental-hygiene","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177267"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177305,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177267\/revisions\/177305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}