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Strategies for Health and Medical Needs Management in Educational Settings

Week 5 focuses on critical updates regarding health and medical needs in educational settings. Key tasks include submitting Ability Awareness lessons and preparing for upcoming OT/PT and AT/AAC observations. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration among parents, medical professionals, and teachers to create a comprehensive health and safety plan for students. The plan should address various conditions such as orthopedic, muscular, and neurological needs. Group activities will enhance understanding of universal precautions, nutrition, and specific medical interventions like tracheostomy management.

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Strategies for Health and Medical Needs Management in Educational Settings

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  1. Specialized Techniques Week 5: April 25th Health & Medical Needs

  2. Updates • Ability Awareness Lesson Due Today, April 25th • OT/PT Observation Due May 16th • AT/AAC Observation Due May 23rd • Annotated Bibliography Due June 6th • Think about a topic where you are planning to find at least 6 research articles to summarize

  3. Ability Awareness Lessons • Share?

  4. Seizure Management & Other Health Management Planning • Hold a meeting with parents, nurse (or other medical professionals), teachers/staff that will be working with student. • Create a plan that is available to all of the people that work with the student • Should include: what may see, what to do, medications, allergies, emergency contacts, physician, • documentation sheet to write the occurrence, time, how long, etc.

  5. Considerations for Management of Physical Needs • Orthopedic Conditions • Muscular Conditions • Neurological Conditions • Low Muscle Tone • Positioning for function • Inclusion in classroom activities • Medical considerations • e.g., positioning/handling/feeding • Basic idea….never assume you know, ask questions of specialists, parents, etc.

  6. Health/Medical Protocols • Nurse collaborates with family & doctors to draft a classroom healthy & safety plan • Should state what to look for • What to do in the case of: • Seizures • Specific medical conditions • Note specific allergies • Note Medications • Emergency Contacts • Nurse, Parent, and school team should review this together

  7. In-Class Activity • Please break into 4 groups • Work with your group for 5-10 minutes to answer the questions pertaining to your section and plan to share with the rest of the class. • Group 1: Universal Precautions, Incontinence & Toileting • Group 2: Postural Drainage, Passive Range of Motion, & Medication • Group 3:Nutrition & Feeding • Group 4: Tracheostomy, Colostomy, & Catherization

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