Naloxone for School Nurses - SNHAHEC

1 This Naloxone overview includes a discussion of the relevance of the recent opioid crisis and its relationship to the role of the School nurse . A review of substance misuse/abuse statistics at the national, state and city level are presented. Information is then narrowed to the at-risk School population from a health promotion, disease prevention perspective with recommendations for screening, documentation and follow-up referrals that can be performed in the School setting. Regulations that address overdose prevention are included. A demonstration on the safe administration of Naloxone is provided including a focus on the integration of this process into the School emergency crisis plan.

2 Target Audience: School Nurses and other Nurses interested in substance misuse. There is no cost for this training. Naloxone for School Nurses March 8, 2016 3:30-5:00 pm Manchester Health Department 1528 Elm Street, Manchester NH To register please visit under upcoming events Continuing Education: Nurses Southern NH AHEC is an Approved Provider of continuing nursing education by the Northeast Multistate Division {NE-MSD}, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. contact hour. Activity Number: 1157 Upon completion of this training, the School nurse / nurse will be able to: Discuss substance misuse/abuse issues/statistics nationally and in the state of New Hampshire; Identify the at-risk School population; Explain health promotion and disease prevention referrals, screenings and risk assessments; State regulations related to overdose prevention in the School setting; Describe the role of the School nurse in the use of Naloxone as an opiate antagonist as part of their School s emergency crisis plan; Apply guidelines for the safe administration of intranasal Naloxone .

3 Faculty: Patricia Ottani PhD RN Public Health nurse Supervisor Manchester Health Department