School Nursing and Health - Health Conditions & Care Plans

Allergy/ Anaphylaxis

• Rules and Guidelines
  • Asthma Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidance 8.8.2018
  • Colorado Rules for the Administration of Medications - 1 CCR 301-68
  • Stock EpiPen Guidelines 2014 (PDF)
• Forms
  • Colorado Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan and Medication Orders - Colorado Approved Plan
  • Asthma/Allergy Self Carry Contract - English and Spanish (DOC)
  • Family Food Allergy History Form (Intake Form)  (exiting CDE)
  • Allergy Anaphylaxis Training Delegation Record (PDF)
  • CDE Special Dietary Needs - Meal Modification Forms and Guidelines (scroll to bottom)
• Reporting
  • Epinephrine/ Anaphylaxis Reporting - Required within 10 days of anaphylaxis occurrence at school, even if epi not given
    • Epinephrine/ Anaphylaxis Report "Cheat Sheet" (optional worksheet to collect information prior to completing report)
    • Epinephrine/ Anaphylaxis Reporting Form (link to reporting form)
  • Stock Epinephrine Reporting -  Schools with stock epinephrine policy required to report annually
    • School Nurse Report of Designated Personnel to Administer Stock Epinephrine
• Trainings and Resources
  • Food Allergies:  Keeping Students Safe and Included (FARE course for school staff)
  • Allergy Certified Training - Colorado Module (ACT - formerly Allergy Safe Kids/ ASK)
  • FARE: Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)
  • CDC Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools and Early Care and Education Programs (CDC)
  • EpiPen4Schools Program offered by Viatris Inc.
  • What if I Can't Afford My Epinephrine Medication?  (AAFA)

Asthma

• Rules and Guidelines
  • Asthma Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidance 8.8.2018 
• Colorado Competency Framework for Asthma Care in Schools
  • Asthma Specialist Competency Framework (2016 PDF)
  • School Nurse Competency Framework (2016 PDF)
  • Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) Framework (2016 PDF)
• Forms
  • Colorado Asthma Care Plan - Revised Feb 2021 (PDF)
    • Asthma Care Plan Instructions (DOC)
    • Asthma Care Plan Supplement – Training Handout (DOC)​
  • Parent Asthma Intake - English and Spanish (Word - September 2016)
  • Asthma Intake Form with highlights - English and Spanish (fillable PDF 2019)
  • Asthma Training and Delegation Record (DOC) - inhaled medication
  • Asthma/Allergy Self Carry Contract - English and Spanish (DOC)
  • Assessing Student Readiness to Self Carry (PDF)
• Trainings, Medication and Devices Information
  • Asthma Resources & Trainings 
• Considerations
  • Is the Asthma Action Plan Working? (Exiting CDE - PDF)
  • How Asthma Friendly Is Your School? (Exiting CDE - PDF)
  • Management of Asthma if Student Does Not Have an Action Plan (Exiting CDE - PDF)
  • Asthma Episode When a Nurse is Not Available (Exiting CDE - PDF)

Diabetes

• Colorado Kids with Diabetes (Exiting CDE)
  • Nursing Forms/Resources
• American Diabetes Association Safe at School (Exiting CDE)
• Diabetes Care Tasks at School: What Key Personnel Need to Know - Training Curriculum  (Exiting CDE)
• Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel (Exiting CDE)
• Resources
  • American Diabetes Association (Exiting CDE)
  • Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (Exiting CDE)
    • Pink Panther Diabetes Book (Exiting CDE)
  • Children's Diabetes Foundation (Exiting CDE)

Epilepsy/Seizures

• Rules and Guidelines
  • CDE Guidance for Medical Seizure Safe Schools, Action Plans, and Training (PDF August 2021)
  • Rules for Individualized Medical Seizure Action Plans including training (1 CCR 301-112)
  • HB21-1133  K-12 Seizure Training & Individual Action Plans (Exiting CDE)
• Forms
  • Seizure Action Plan (Children's Hospital sample)
  • Epilepsy Foundation of America (Exiting CDE)
    • Seizure Forms including parent questionnaire & Seizure Action Plan (Epilepsy Foundation)
    • Managing Your Seizures Toolkit (Epilepsy Foundation)
• Trainings
  • Seizure Training for School Personnel - 75 min (Epilepsy Foundation)
  • Seizure Training for School Nurses - 2.75 hours (Epilepsy Foundation)
• Additional Training Tools
  • Seizure Medication Administration Procedures
  • Children's Hospital Colorado: How to Give Midazolam Video (Children's Hospital Colorado)
• Resources
  • ​Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado (Exiting CDE)
  • Epilepsy in Young Children: Guide for Preschools and Child Care (PDF)

Concussion/ Traumatic Brain Injury

• Traumatic Brain Injury (ESSU - CDE website)
• Traumatic Brain Injury (Health and Wellness - CDE website)
• Brain Injury: A Manual for Educators (2012) (PDF)
• CDE Concussion Management Guidelines (PDF)

Headache/ Migraine

• Children's Hospital Colorado Resources
  • Sample: Headache Action Plan and Medication Orders (DOC)  
  • Headaches in Children (PDF)
  • Headaches and Liquids (PDF)
  • Healthy Sleep Habits and Headaches (PDF)
  • Medication Overuse Headaches (PDF)
  • School Recommendations for Chronic Headaches (PDF)
  • Yoga for Chronic Headaches (PDF)

Mental Health

CDE Web Pages

• Behavior
• Mental Health
• Special Education TA Sheets
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Bully Prevention
  • and more
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
• Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
• Suicide Prevention Resources

Colorado Resources:

• Planning and Programs: The Role of the School Nurse in Behavioral and Mental Health
• I Matter - Providing Free Mental Health Support for Colorado Youth (CDHS)
• Motivational Interviewing Resources (pdf)
• Resources for after a Tragedy (CDPHE)
• CDPHE Disaster Behavior Health Training (Exiting CDE)
• The Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) - statewide membership organization for Colorado's network of community behavioral health providers
• Mental Health First Aid (MHFA Colorado)
• Colorado School Safety Resource Center (CSSRC)

Additional Resources:

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
• Children's Hospital Colorado Resources
  • Stress Management for School-Age Children (PDF)
  • Stress Management for Teens (PDF)
• Child Mind Institute Resources (Child Mind Institute)
  • Multilingual Trauma Resources  (available in 11 languages from Child Mind Institute)
  • Helping Children Cope With Traumatic Events (Child Mind Institute)
• Mental Health America (MHA)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• National Institute of Mental Health: Information (NIMH)
• National Institute of Mental Health - Treatment of Children with Mental Illness (NIMH)
• Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide 
  • PFA: Field Operations Guide Appendix E
  • PFA: Ready - For Parents and Children
  • PFA: Ready - For Students and Teachers
  • PFA: Five Essential Elements
  • Policy Leadership Cadre for Mental Health in Schools

Obesity

• Obesity Tool Kit (2014 - pdf)
• NASN Childhood Obesity (Exiting CDE)
• CDPHE Obesity (Exiting CDE)
• CDPHE Early Childhood Obesity Prevention (Exiting CDE)
• CDPHE Healthy Eating and Active Living Schools Initiative (Exiting CDE)
• Depression and Obesity (2008 pdf)
• Motivational Interviewing/Change Talk-Childhood Obesity (2015-pdf)
• Rocky Mountain Prevention Resource Center School Wellness Program (Exiting CDE)

Other

• Kids Get Arthritis, Too (Arthritis Foundation)
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (Exiting CDE)