Data and Information Literacy: A Fundamental Nursing Competency

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-142
Author(s):  
Martha Dewey Bergren ◽  
Erin D. Maughan
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
School Health ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Nursing Workforce ◽  
Data Set ◽  
National School

Nurses in the 21st-century are expected to be data and information literate and proficient in data management. Nurses graduating from baccalaureate programs must be able to use computers and information systems and apply data and evidence to inform practice. Those competencies are also essential for the entire nursing workforce. That puts the onus on school nurses, school nurse supervisors, school districts, and state affiliates to take responsibility for comprehensive data and information literacy professional development. Fortunately, the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) has anticipated the needs of the membership. NASN included data and information capacity building as a part of The National School Health Data Set: Every Student Counts!, a national standardized data set and data collection initiative.

National School Health Data Set: Every Student Counts! Building Capacity for Data Collection

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen H. Johnson ◽  
Lynne P. Meadows ◽  
Martha Dewey Bergren ◽  
Erin D. Maughan
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
School Health ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Health Data ◽  
National Association ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
National School

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) has launched the National School Health Data Set: Every Student Counts! Building on the success of previous school health data collection, this article describes the steps that the Georgia Association of School Nurses takes to promote the collection of data to support the health of Georgia’s school-age children. Building a team, engaging stakeholders, mapping a plan of action, and developing the message are described as ways to build the capacity for data collection. Other states and NASN state affiliates may learn from the ideas presented here.

Introducing NASN’s New Data Initiative: National School Health Data Set: Every Student Counts! Make This YOUR Year of Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 291-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin D. Maughan ◽  
Kathleen H. Johnson ◽  
Martha Dewey Bergren
Keyword(s):  
School Health ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Health Data ◽  
National Association ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
School Nursing ◽  
Health Culture ◽  
Data Set ◽  
School Year ◽  
National School

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) is launching a new data initiative: National School Health Data Set: Every Student Counts! This article describes the vision of the initiative, as well as what school nurses can do to advance a data-driven school health culture. This is the first article in a data and school nursing series for the 2018-2019 school year. For more information on NASN’s initiative and to learn how school nurses can join the data revolution, go to http://nasn.org/everystudentcounts

Does Every Student Count! in Your State? Update on the National School Nurse Dataset

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-90
Author(s):  
Erin D. Maughan
Keyword(s):  
School Health ◽  
School Nurse ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
National School

The NASN launched a new data initiative in 2018 called: The National School Health Data Set: Every Student Counts! The initiative includes three distinct foci or prongs. This article reports on the progress of states participating in Every Student Counts! For more information on NASN’s initiative and to learn how school nurses can join the data revolution, go to http://nasn.org/everystudentcounts .

The National School Health Data Set: Every Student Counts! New Data Platform

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-31
Author(s):  
Erin D. Maughan ◽  
Martha Dewey Bergren ◽  
Kathleen Johnson
Keyword(s):  
School Health ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Health Data ◽  
National Association ◽  
Data Set ◽  
National School ◽  
Data Platform

The National Association of School Nurses’ (NASN’s) data initiative The National School Health Data Set: Every Student Counts! (Every Student Counts!) is getting a new platform! This article reviews what Every Student Counts! is and shares some of the new features of the platform. For more information on NASN’s initiative and to learn how school nurses can join the data revolution go to http://nasn.org/everystudentcounts

Step Up & Be Counted! Strategies for Data Collection

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 356-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen H. Johnson ◽  
Erin D. Maughan ◽  
Martha Dewey Bergren ◽  
Linda C. Wolfe ◽  
Jessica Gerdes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
School Health ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
State Data ◽  
Innovative Project

Step Up & Be Counted! (Step Up!) is an innovative project to collect nationally standardized data from the daily documentation of school nurses throughout the United States. Step Up! provides the standardization needed to promote an “apples to apples” analysis of school health resources, interventions, and outcomes across the United States. While some states have collected data for decades and have an effective infrastructure in place, other states are new to data collection and are creating processes to support data collection. Designated State Data Champions have volunteered to collect aggregated de-identified data from school districts throughout their state. The following is a discussion of some of the data collection innovations shared by Designated State Data Champions at the 2017 NASN Annual Conference.

School Nurse Summer Institute: A Model for Professional Development

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Neighbors ◽  
Kathleen Barta
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Health ◽  
School Nurse ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
School Nursing ◽  
Coalition Building ◽  
Nursing Educators ◽  
Professional Development Model ◽  
Leadership Components

The components of a professional development model designed to empower school nurses to become leaders in school health services is described. The model was implemented during a 3-day professional development institute that included clinical and leadership components, especially coalition building, with two follow-up sessions in the fall and spring. Coalition building is an important tool to enhance the influence of the school nurse in improving the health of individuals, families, and communities. School nurses and nursing educators with expertise in the specialty of school nursing could replicate this model in their own regions.

Data Integrity: Beware of Viruses

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 234-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Dewey Bergren ◽  
Martha Dewey Bergren
Keyword(s):  
School Health ◽  
Data Integrity ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Student Health ◽  
Legal Obligation ◽  
Health Records ◽  
Computer Viruses ◽  
Office Employees

School nurses and health office employees are the creators and caretakers of legal documentation. School nurses have an ethical and legal obligation to protect the integrity of electronic student health records. Although there are many threats to data integrity, from inadequate hardware to electrical surges, one of the most pervasive threats to data is computer viruses. There are many precautions that can be taken to protect electronic student health data from viruses in the school health office.

Unlocking Data Collection: Practical Tips for School Nurses

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela M. Lepkowski
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
Specific Health

School nurses contend with a variety of challenges related to collecting and using their own data. Seemingly small steps can be taken to overcome these challenges, which will result in significant improvements in data collection and use. Improving the quality of data collection assists school nurses to identify and define practice issues and guide implementation of evidence-based practice within their schools and districts. This article provides school nurses with practical steps to collect and use school or district specific health data.

scholarly journals Introducing the 3S (Student–School Nurse–School Community) Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda C. Wolfe ◽  
Erin D. Maughan ◽  
Martha Dewey Bergren
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
School Health ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Visual Representation ◽  
School Nurse ◽  
School Community ◽  
Health Data ◽  
School Nursing ◽  
Community Model

Data collection and use is an integral competency for school nursing practice. The 3S (Student–School Nurse–School Community) Model is a visual representation of how to categorize school health data and identify what data are needed. This article introduces the model and shows a logical progression of how data align to influence outcomes and provides a tool for analyzing school health data.

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