Create a 6–8-slide PowerPoint presentation for a group of school nurses, which addresses the role of the school nurse in managing the unique health concerns of teenagers while adhering to privacy laws.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Explain the effect of health care policies, legislation, and legal issues on health care delivery and patient outcomes.
Explain the laws that relate to adolescent safety and health privacy in a school setting.
Explain how the privacy laws affect schools, students, and school nurses.
Competency 3: Apply professional nursing ethical standards and principles to the decision-making process.
Describe health and wellness issues specific to the adolescent population.
Recommend evidence-based ethical strategies relating to health and wellness privacy communication by the school nurse.
Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is consistent with expectations of nursing professionals.
Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Correctly format citations and references using APA style.
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community.
What is FERPA?
What is HIPAA?
How do FERPA and HIPAA affect school health privacy?
What unique health concerns might young people have that differentiate them from adults?
Assessment Instructions
You are the parent of two teenagers and an active PTA member at their school. The principal approached you about an upcoming professional gathering for middle- and high-school nurses in your district. She asked you to make a short presentation on school health privacy and how it can affect nurse-student care within the teen population, where personal health issues and privacy concerns often collide.
Preparation
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