Hiring a New School Nurse This Year?

Heartland AEA is offering a year-long mentoring class for new or nearly-new school nurses. The content is entirely online and job embedded. Class spans Oct. 4, 2021-May 27, 2022 and is self-paced. It includes instruction regarding:

• Delegation of health procedures to paraprofessionals
• Individual health plan (IHP) and emergency plans
• Health evaluation for special education student
• Understanding special health services and the IEP
• Medicaid billing and the role of the school nurse
• Section 504 and the nurse as a team member
• HIPAA/FERPA and Social Media and confidentiality in Iowa Schools
• Heartland AEA resources available to assist nurses

School nurses will be taught by Heartland AEA Special Education Nurse Consultant, MaryAnn Strawhacker, MPH, RN, with opportunities for 1:1 instruction as needed. Please share the attached flier with new school nurses and those with 1-2 years of experience who have not previously completed the class. Cost is $85 and offers 15 contact hours of free license renewal credit.