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EVALUATION TEAMCQI Project UPDATES

Kate Maher, MS-CHCNS, RN

Central Regional School Nurse Consultant

Shanyn A. Toulouse, MEd, BSN, RN, NCSN

Northeast Regional School Nurse Consultant

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NASN Position Statement: June 2016The Role of the 21st Century School Nurse

Quality Improvement

“Quality improvement is a continuous and systematic process that leads to measurable improvements and outcomes (Health Resources and Services Administration, 2011) and is integral to healthcare reform and standards of practice (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2011).

Continuous quality improvement is the nursing process in action: assessment, identification of the issue, development of a plan of action, implementation of the plan, and evaluation of the outcome. Data collection through this process is a necessary role of the school nurse.”

What is CQI?• Continuous

• Quality

• Improvement

• Several Models

*Source:Langley GL, Moen R, Nolan KM, Nolan TW, Norman CL, Provost LP. The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance (2nd edition). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers; 2009.

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HELP!

How am I going to fit ONE MORE THINGinto my busy day?

Four Recruitment StrategiesINSTRUCTIONS: CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE STRATEGY FROM THE TABLE BELOW AND IMPLEMENT IN YOUR DISTRICT

UTILIZING THE TOOLS IN THE CORRESPONDING PACKAGE.

Online School Nurse

Career Information

School Nurse Career

Information Session

Nursing School

Presentation

Funding Stakeholder

Presentation

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Online School Nurse Career Information

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Prospective candidates may gain awareness from an

online website regarding:

○ School nurse role

○ Scope of practice

○ Benefits of working as a nurse in a school setting

○ Pathways for becoming a school nurse

School Nurse Career Information Session

https://healthykidstoday.org/2016/05/11/national-school-nurse-day/healthy-children-learn-better/

Prospective candidates may gain awareness in a face-to-

face “open house” session regarding:

● School nurse scope of practice

● Professional benefits

● Value and contributions of school nursing

● Pathways for becoming a school nurse

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Nursing School Presentation

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2016/12/out-of-the-classroom-off-the-campus-and-into-the-community/

Nursing school students may gain respect for:

● School nursing as a viable and rewarding career option

● School nurse role, scope of practice and contributions

● Educational and career pathways for becoming a school

nurse

Funding Stakeholder Presentation

https://inpulsecpr.com/becoming-cna-offers-great-starting-salary.html

Funding stakeholders may gain increased awareness of:

○ School nurse qualifications

○ Contributions to student academic success

○ Workload realities and safety concerns

○ Proposal to ensure adequate staffing

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Brief Evaluation Survey

1) What sections did you use?

2) Please rate how useful you found this package to be overall. (1-10)

3) Please explain in a few sentences how you implemented your strategy.

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1) What outcomes did you observe:

a) Increased inquiries

b) Increased contact with qualified applicants

c) Increased hires

2) What sections might you use in the future?

3) What suggestions do you have to make the package more user-friendly?

4) Do you have an additional tool or strategy to share? (Email RC)

Creating School Nursing CapacityA Resource Toolkit

• Policy and Procedure “Scavenger Hunt”

• Technology and System Access

• Medication Administration Review• BU SHEILD Online Training• One-on-one review and checklist

Retainment CQI Project

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MA School Nurse CQI Project 2018-2019

So…now what? Reveiw tools at Regional Meeting…

You choose one or more tools to pilot...

Team collects data from you…

See what works…… and what doesn’t

Keep going…andgoing...and...

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Thank you to the Nurse Leader TEAM!

Retention/Capacity Therese Blain, SpringfieldDiane Colucci-Hecht, SpringfieldToni Vento, MedfordTracy Rose-Tynes, CambridgeCheryl Barczak, North Andover Shanyn Toulouse, HaverhillCathy Riccio, NewburyportPamela Rivers, FitchburgJane Conlin, BostonLinda Cahill, Brockton

RecruitmentKate Maher, HudsonLee Waingortin, HudsonJean Afzali, BraintreeLaurie Melchionda, WestonKaren Rufo, NatickPatricia McCaffrey, WalthamKaren Javis-Vance, North

HamptonDebra McGovern, WorcesterAnn Marie Klaver, BrocktonPatricia Kenney, Boston

Tasha Bjork, BU SHIELDBeverly Heinze-Lacey, BU SHIELD Mary Ann Gapinski, DPH

Thank you…

Questions?