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School Nursing and Health - Professional Development for School Nurses
2024-2025 School Nurse Professional Development Calendar (pdf)
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Colorado School Nurses are invited to attend a variety of trainings during the 2024-2025 school year. These trainings are provided free of charge to the participant by CDE School Nursing & Health.
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Trainings for
New School Nurses
- Introduction to Colorado School Nursing On-Demand Course
- School Nurse Orientation
- New Nurse Huddles
- School Nurse Fundamentals (under "Trainings for All")
Trainings for All Colorado School Nurses
School Nursing Fundamentals
School Nursing Fundamentals is a series of virtual webinars aimed at addressing some of the core specialty practice components. This series is appropriate for nurses new to school nursing and experienced school nurses wanting to update their knowledge.
Audience: All Colorado School Nurses
Registration: Zoom registration link sent a week in advance on CDE School Nurse Listserv
Recording: Recording sent to those who register on Zoom
Certificate: 1 hour attendance certificate available for attendance at live session only if complete evaluation
Wednesdays
2:00 - 3:00 pm (1 hour)
August 21, 2024
September 11, 2024
October 16, 2024
November 20, 2024
December 18, 2024
January 22, 2025
February 19, 2025
March 12, 2025
April 16, 2025
May 7, 2025
Special Topic Thursday Webinars
Special topics relevant to today's Colorado School Nurse
Audience: All Colorado School Nurses
Registration: Zoom registration link sent a week in advance on CDE School Nurse Listserv
Recording: Recording sent to those who register on Zoom
Certificate: 1.5 hour attendance certificate available for attendance at live session only if complete evaluation
Thursdays
2:00 - 3:30 pm (1.5 hours)
August 29, 2024
October 24, 2024
December 5, 2024
February 27, 2025
April 24, 2025
School Nurse Updates
Important school health related updates and information.
Audience: All Colorado School Nurses
Registration: Zoom registration link sent a week in advance on CDE School Nurse Listserv
Recording: Recording sent to those who register on Zoom
Certificate: 1 hour attendance certificate available for attendance at live session only if complete evaluation
Tuesdays
2:00 - 3:00 pm (1 hour)
August 13, 2024
October 8, 2024
December 10, 2024
February 11, 2025
April 8, 2025
New School Nurses
Introduction to Colorado School Nursing On-Demand Course
On-Demand course to support new school nurses, whenever they start working throughout the year. This course is designed to be a general overview of school nursing and is not intended to replace our live, multi-day School Nurse Orientation course, which new school nurses are encouraged to also attend.
Audience: New Colorado School Nurses or anyone wanting to learn more about school nursing.
Registration:
- If you have an existing CDE Moodle LMS account, log in and self-enroll in the course. If you don't have a log in, use the link below.
- If you are new to the CDE Moodle LMS platform, complete this form to register and enroll in the course.
Recording: This course includes seven units with recordings accessed through the CDE Learning Management System Moodle platform.
Certificate: Certificate of Course Completion available. Note: Credit hours are not available for this course.
School Nurse Orientation
2024 School Nurse Orientation (SNO) for Colorado School Nurses. This free training is only for registered nurses hired to work in a Colorado school.
Audience: New Colorado School Nurses
Dates: July 23rd & 24th, 2024 (Tuesday & Wednesday). 8:30 am - 1:00 pm both days
Registration: See brochure for enrollment information
Recording: Not available
Certificate: Full attendance is required to receive a certificate.
Virtual SNO 2024
July 23, 2024
July 24, 2024
8:30 am - 1:00 pm both days
New Nurse Huddles
Time for new school nurses to connect and ask questions.
Audience: New Colorado School Nurses
Registration: Zoom registration link sent a week in advance on CDE School Nurse Listserv
Recording: Not available
Certificate: Not available
Tuesdays
2:00 - 3:00 pm (1 hour)
August 6, 2024
October 1, 2024
December 3, 2024
February 4, 2025
April 1, 2025
May 20, 2025
Experienced School Nurses
School Nurse Leadership Workshops
Workshops for school nurses working in a leadership role as a lead nurse or school nurse supervisor.
Audience: Any school nurse
Registration: Link sent a week in advance on CDE School Nurse Listserv
Recording: Not available
Certificate: 1.5 hour certificate for each session attended
Thursdays
1:00 - 2:30 pm (1.5 hours)
September 5, 2024 - Virtual (Zoom)
November 8, 2024 - Friday in-person at CASN Fall Conference, Loveland
January 9, 2025 - Virtual (Zoom)
March 6, 2025 - Virtual (Zoom)
May 15, 2025 - Virtual (Zoom)
School Nurse Mentor Training Series
Experienced school nurses who are current mentors or are considering becoming a mentor are invited to attend this 4-part mentor training.
Audience: Experienced Colorado School Nurses who hold a Professional Special Service Provider License with endorsement as a school nurse.
Registration: Register here by September 13th. Limited to 50 participants.
Recording: Not available
Certificate: Certificate available for completion of entire 4-part series. Partial certificates are not available.
2:00 - 3:00 pm
September 26, 2024 - Part 1
December 12, 2024 - Part 2
February 13, 2025 - Part 3
April 10, 2025 - Part 4
Additional Online Courses
Asthma Management Foundations & Challenges for School Nurses
On-Demand 1.5 hour asthma training for school nurses.
Note: This course replaced Asthma Training for SCHOOL NURSES - Applying Best Practice Asthma Care in Schools: A Standardized Statewide Approach, which expired 1/31/24.
Objectives of the course:
- Describe 3 components of asthma care coordination for School Nurses
- Identify 3 asthma trigger mitigation strategies for School Nurses, including addressing poor air quality
- Use 2 evidence-based resources for asthma trigger mitigation strategies to enhance professional practice
Audience: School Nurses
Registration:
- If you have an existing CDE Moodle LMS account, log in and self-enroll in the course.
- If you are new to the CDE Moodle LMS platform, complete this form to register and enroll in the course.
Recording: Recordings included in CDE Learning Management System Moodle Course
Certificate: 1.5 hour certificate available after completing the lessons
CDE Learning Management System
Moodle / On-Demand Online Course
Building Bridges for Asthma Care - School Nurse Training Series
The Building Bridges for Asthma Care program was designed as a school nurse-oriented program by an interdisciplinary team of allergy and pulmonary specialists with input from stakeholders including a national steering committee and school nurses. This is considered a next level, comprehensive, systematic approach to a school-based asthma care program and school nurses can use it to build an asthma program for their schools. Prior to this course, we recommend you take our introductory 4-hour training: Asthma Training for School Nurses - Applying Best Practice Asthma Care in Schools: A Standardized Statewide Approach (above).
Audience: School Nurses
Registration: Enroll in the Building Bridges for Asthma Care - School Nurse Training Series HERE
Recording: Recordings included in CDE Learning Management System Moodle Course
Certificate: 1.5 hour certificate available after completing the lesson
CDE Learning Management System
Moodle / On-Demand Online Course
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