New School Health Handbook: A Ready Reference for School Nurses and Educators » (REV)

Jerry Newton, M.D., Medical Director of the San Antonio Public Schools for over 20 years and former Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio, is the author of the first two editions of The Handbook (1984, 1989).

Richard Adams, M.D., Director of Health Services for the Dallas Public Schools and Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, is the author of School Nurse's Survival Guide.

Marilyn Marcontel, R.N., is currently Coordinator of Nursing for the Dallas Public Schools and Assistant Clinical Professor of the College of Nursing at Texas Woman's University in Dallas.

For all school health professionals, this comprehensive Third Edition of THE NEW SCHOOL HEALTH HANDBOOK provides answers on what action, if any, to take for all types of routine and emergency health problems-physical, emotional and behavioral-that occur in the school environment. It features updated information on all topics and expanded coverage of mental health, special education, teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, and is conveniently organized into 19 sections:

• Administration of the Health Services Program
• Acute Illnesses and Emergencies
• Injuries
• Health Screening Programs
• Skin Conditions, Infections and Diseases
• Diseases of the Ears, Nose and Throat
• Eye Problems
• Diseases of the Lungs
• Diseases of the Heart
• Diabetes
• Infections of Special School Relevance
• Severe Physical Disabilities
• Diseases of the Brain
• Disorders of Learning
• Behavioral and Emotional Problems
• Psychoactive Medications
• Special Education Issues
• Teen Pregnancy
• Emerging Concepts

Also included are the National Association of School Nurses standards and position statements.

	Contributors to the Third Edition
	Acknowledgments
	About the Third Edition
	About the Authors
Sect. 1	Administration of the Health Services Program	1
Sect. 2	Acute Illnesses and Emergencies	21
Sect. 3	Injuries	45
Sect. 4	Health Screening Programs	75
Sect. 5	Skin Conditions, Infections, and Diseases	93
Sect. 6	Diseases of the Ears, Nose, and Throat	121
Sect. 7	Eye Problems	135
Sect. 8	Diseases of the Lungs	151
Sect. 9	Diseases of the Heart	169
Sect. 10	Diabetes	181
Sect. 11	Infections of Special School Relevance	193
Sect. 12	Severe Physical Disabilities	215
Sect. 13	Diseases of the Brain	235
Sect. 14	Disorders of Learning	253
Sect. 15	Behavioral and Emotional Problems	273
Sect. 16	Psychoactive Medications	305
Sect. 17	Special Education Issues	319
Sect. 18	Teen Pregnancy	337
Sect. 19	Emerging Concepts	353
	Index	379