Journal Critique Asthma Interventions in a School Through Policy and Practices Change
The article Sustaining School-Based Asthma Interventions through Policy and Practice Change by Carpenter, Lachance, Wilkin, and Clark, (2013), studied the importance of the policy and practice change in the intervention of asthma in schools in order to implement a standardized asthma action plan with parental consent. Changes in school policies and practices to sustain school-based programs were observed through the Childhood Asthma Linkages in Missouri (CALM). However, according to Lachance et al (2013), sustaining school-based programs can be challenging.
The article explains the toll that asthma takes on children, …show more content…
First and foremost, the school nurse is the main person in a school setting that provides medical emergency and health care. Therefore, school-based policy changes will permit a better communication between the school nurse, parents/guardians, and the primary care physician because they will have a standardized action plan with parental consent providing freedom for this communication to happen. In asthma care, a majority of the school-based policy changes reported by school grantees, were changes in the way students with asthma are assessed and/or …show more content…
One of the most important propositions that caught my attention is the creation of a standardized action plan with parental consent. Many times a school nurse is unable to provide proper care for a student because of lack of parental consent. School nurses will have a greater freedom in assessing and intervening in asthma situations if the parents are aware of the care plan, educational goals, and interventions for their kids with asthma. Parental consent to talk with the physician will empower nurses to be a better job advocating and caring for their students. In my judgment the article Sustaining School-Based Asthma Interventions through Policy and Practice Change, proved that changes in the school policy and practice toward asthma intervention improve awareness, knowledge, and skills related to asthma. It increased perpetuation of the high level of care for students with asthma, and constructed facilities within the schools to better manage asthma. Furthermore, it increased communication with caregivers and health care providers and raised standardization of care for children with
The article Sustaining School-Based Asthma Interventions through Policy and Practice Change by Carpenter, Lachance, Wilkin, and Clark, (2013), studied the importance of the policy and practice change in the intervention of asthma in schools in order to implement a standardized asthma action plan with parental consent. Changes in school policies and practices to sustain school-based programs were observed through the Childhood Asthma Linkages in Missouri (CALM). However, according to Lachance et al (2013), sustaining school-based programs can be challenging.
The article explains the toll that asthma takes on children, …show more content…
First and foremost, the school nurse is the main person in a school setting that provides medical emergency and health care. Therefore, school-based policy changes will permit a better communication between the school nurse, parents/guardians, and the primary care physician because they will have a standardized action plan with parental consent providing freedom for this communication to happen. In asthma care, a majority of the school-based policy changes reported by school grantees, were changes in the way students with asthma are assessed and/or …show more content…
One of the most important propositions that caught my attention is the creation of a standardized action plan with parental consent. Many times a school nurse is unable to provide proper care for a student because of lack of parental consent. School nurses will have a greater freedom in assessing and intervening in asthma situations if the parents are aware of the care plan, educational goals, and interventions for their kids with asthma. Parental consent to talk with the physician will empower nurses to be a better job advocating and caring for their students. In my judgment the article Sustaining School-Based Asthma Interventions through Policy and Practice Change, proved that changes in the school policy and practice toward asthma intervention improve awareness, knowledge, and skills related to asthma. It increased perpetuation of the high level of care for students with asthma, and constructed facilities within the schools to better manage asthma. Furthermore, it increased communication with caregivers and health care providers and raised standardization of care for children with