Specialized Health Needs Interagency Collaboration (SHNIC): Information for School Nurses

• Assessing the Student with Special Health Care Needs (See PDF Below)
• Caring for a Medically Fragile Child (See PDF Below)
• Developing Individual Health Care Plans (IHCP)
• General Outline for Individual Health Care Plans
• A Guide for School Personnel Working with Students with Spina Bifida (See PDF Below)
• A Guide for School Personnel Working with Students with Spinal Cord Injuries (See PDF Below)

Specific Health Issues for Individual Health Care Plans:

• Autonomic Dysreflexia (See PDF Below)
• CIC (Clean Intermittent Catheterization)
• Colostomy
• Diabetes
• Diabetic Pump
• Ileostomy
• Nebulizer
• Seizures
• Spinal Cord Injury (See PDF Below)
• Tracheotomy
• Tube Feeder
• Urostomies
• Vagus Nerve Stimulator
• Vascular Access
• Ventilator Dependent
• Vesicostomy

Related Materials and Information

Assessing the Student with Special Health Care Needs (PDF)

Caring for a Medically Fragile Child (PDF)

A Guide for School Personnel Working with Students with Spina Bifida (PDF)

A Guide for School Personnel Working with Students with Spinal Cord Injuries (PDF)

Autonomic Dysreflexia (PDF)

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