As a school nurse, you have one of the most important jobs in your school district. You serve as a bridge, linking students to physical, mental, and emotional health resources and support they need to keep them healthy and ready to learn. Arkansas Children’s wants to support the incredible work you do and the students you care for by making available a variety of health resources through this webpage. We hope that these resources help keep you informed, successful, and confident in all of your work to care for your students. Arkansas Children’s considers you one of our best Champions for Children!
We welcome your suggestions about additional physical, mental, and emotional health resources that you would like to see included on this webpage. Let us know by emailing SNResources@archildrens.org.
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Recognizing and Managing the Poisoned Patient in the Prehospital Setting
Charles sits down with Dr. Erica Liebelt to discuss overdose and poisonings in the pediatric population. Dr. Liebelt is new to Arkansas we are looking forward to all the great things she will be doing here soon!
Pediatric Trauma with Dr. Todd Maxson Round 2 Trauma Cases
Charles and Dr. Maxson talk through trauma cases in the pre-hospital setting. This is a great review of pediatric trauma and the big picture. Dr. Maxson is the Chief of Trauma Surgery here at Arkansas Children’s and has done many wonderful things for the improvement of trauma care in our state.
Pediatric Emergencies with Dr. Renita Pushparajah
This is a great overview of general pediatric emergencies. Dr. Pushparajah is one of the Attendings in the Emergency Department at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock
Pediatric Trauma with Dr. Todd Maxson Round 1 Tension Physiology
In this lecture, Charles and Dr. Maxson discuss tension physiology and polytrauma. This is a great review of systems and how they are affected by trauma.
Pediatric Codes and Delivering Bad News with Dr. Beth Storm
This is a talk about resuscitation efforts in the Pediatric population. Dr. Strom also spends some amount of time here discussing difficult conversations with parents. Dr. Storm is the medical director for the Emergency Department at Arkansas Children’s in Little Rock.
Stop the Bleed with Clayton and Charles
Charles and Clayton demonstrate how to teach stop the bleed. This video could actually be used to teach with. Obviously the hands-on portion of Stop the Bleed would still need to be done. Clayton is the chief of the STAR team at Metro Emergency Services here in Little Rock. He oversees tactical, bike and hazmat teams.
We recognize School Nurses as Champions for Children in our communities, and we celebrate your commitment to the children of Arkansas. This vodcast and its educational content are dedicated to supporting you. You and your peers select each topic, and it is our goal to provide you with a high-quality education that is also relevant. Our overarching goal is to foster relationships and build partnerships with each of you as we focus together on the purpose of better preparedness to care for children.
HPV
Date: May 24, 2023
Watch the HPV vodcast presentation
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Childhood Immunizations/Meningitis
Date: April 26, 2023
Speaker: Dr. Chad Rodgers
Download the Seizures vodcast presentation
Seizures
Date: March 15, 2023
Speaker: Dr. Erin Willis
Watch the Seizures vodcast
Project ADAM: Heart Safe Schools in Arkansas
Date: February 22, 2023
Speaker: Charles Wooley
Watch the Project ADAM vodcast
Depression and Anxiety: Tolerating distress is a skill we all need to learn
Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Speaker: Nicole Fairchild, MA, LPC
Watch the Depression & Anxiety vodcast
School Age Respiratory Emergencies
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Speaker: Dr. Amber Morse, ACH Attending in the Emergency Department
Watch the Respiratory Emergencies vodcast
Allergic Reactions
Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Speaker: Kris Dunlap, Pharm.D., Lead Pharmacist ACH Emergency Department
Watch the Allergic Reactions vodcast
Navigating Diabetes in the School Setting
Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Speaker: Morgan Butler MSN RN, Certified Diabetes Educator
Watch the Diabetes vodcast
Asthma
Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Speaker: Kim Cobb, Asthma Program coordinator, ACH
Watch the Asthma vodcast
Good Mourning
Date: April 27, 2022
Speaker: Greg Adams
Watch the Good Mourning vodcast
Childhood Cancer
Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Speaker: Dr. Joana Mack Assistant Professor UAMS, ACH, Hematologist-Oncologist and Fellowship Director
Watch the Childhood Cancer vodcast
Stop The Bleed
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Speaker: Maj. Clayton Goddard, Supervisor, Special Operations MEMS, Nationally Registered Paramedic
Watch the Stop the Bleed vodcast
COVID Update for School Nurses
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Snowden, Division Chief, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Vice Chair for Research, ACH
Watch the COVID vodcast