School Nursing and Health - Health Conditions & Care Plans

Allergy/Anaphylaxis

• Rules and Guidelines
  • Asthma Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidance 8.8.2018
  • Colorado Rules for the Administration of Medications - 1 CCR 301-68
  • Stock EpiPen Guidelines 2014 (PDF)
• Forms
  • Colorado Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan and Medication Orders - Colorado Approved Plan
  • Asthma/Allergy Self Carry Contract - English and Spanish (DOC)
  • Family Food Allergy History Form (Intake Form)  (exiting CDE)
  • Allergy Anaphylaxis Training Delegation Record (Word)
  • CDE Special Dietary Needs - Meal Modification Forms and Guidelines
• Reporting
  • Severe Allergic Reaction and/or Epinephrine Administration Report - Required within 10 days of severe allergic reaction occurrence at school or school-sponsored event, even if epi not given
    • "Cheat Sheet" for Severe Allergic Reaction and/or Epinephrine Administration Report (optional worksheet to collect information prior to completing report)
    • Reporting Form (link to reporting form for Severe Allergic Reaction and/or Epinephrine Administration Report)
  • Stock Epinephrine Reporting -  Schools with stock epinephrine policy required to report annually
    • School Nurse Report of Designated Personnel to Administer Stock Epinephrine
• Trainings and Resources
  • Food Allergies:  Keeping Students Safe and Included (FARE course for school staff)
  • Allergy Certified Training - Colorado Module (ACT - formerly Allergy Safe Kids/ ASK)
  • FARE: Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)
  • Allergies & Anaphylaxis (NASN)
  • CDC Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools and Early Care and Education Programs (CDC)
  • Kids with Food Allergies (AAFA)
  • Stock Epinephrine Toolkit (AAAAI)
• Medication Affordability Programs
  • EpiPen4Schools Program offered by Viatris Inc
  • Prescription Medication Affordability Programs | Division of Professions and Occupations (colorado.gov)
  • What if I Can't Afford My Epinephrine Medication?  (AAFA)
  • What if I Can't Afford My Allergy Medications?  (AAN)
  • Medication Affordability Assistance Programs - FoodAllergy.org

Asthma

• Rules and Guidelines
  • Asthma Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidance 8.8.2018 
• Forms
  • Colorado Asthma Care Plan - Revised Feb 2021 (PDF)
    • Asthma Care Plan Instructions (DOC)
    • Asthma Care Plan Supplement – Training Handout (DOC)​
  • Parent Asthma Intake - English and Spanish (exiting CDE)
  • Asthma Intake Form with highlights - English and Spanish (DOC)
  • Asthma Training and Delegation Record (DOC) - inhaled medication
  • Asthma/Allergy Self Carry Contract - English and Spanish (DOC)
  • American Lung Association Student Readiness Assessment Tool (Exiting CDE)
    • Assessing Student Readiness to Self Carry print version (Exiting CDE- PDF)
• Trainings, Medication and Devices Information
  • AsthmaCOMP Professional Learning Community
  • Asthma Resources & Trainings
  • Colorado Kids with Asthma (exiting CDE) 
• Considerations
  • How Asthma Friendly Is Your School? (Exiting CDE - PDF)
  • Management of Asthma if Student Does Not Have an Action Plan (Exiting CDE - PDF) 

Diabetes

• Colorado Kids with Diabetes (Exiting CDE)
  • Nursing Forms/Resources
• Trainings
  • American Diabetes Association Safe at School (Exiting CDE)
  • Diabetes Care Tasks at School: What Key Personnel Need to Know - Training Curriculum  (Exiting CDE)
  • Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel (Exiting CDE)
• Resources
  • American Diabetes Association (Exiting CDE)
  • Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (Exiting CDE)
    • Pink Panther Diabetes Book (Exiting CDE)
  • Children's Diabetes Foundation (Exiting CDE)
  • Prescription Medication Affordability Programs | Division of Professions and Occupations (colorado.gov)

Epilepsy/Seizures

• Rules and Guidelines
  • CDE Guidance for Medical Seizure Safe Schools, Action Plans, and Training (PDF August 2024)
  • Rules for Individualized Medical Seizure Action Plans including training (1 CCR 301-112)
  • HB21-1133  K-12 Seizure Training & Individual Action Plans (Exiting CDE)
• Forms
  • Seizure Action Plan (Children's Hospital sample)
  • Epilepsy Foundation of America (Exiting CDE)
    • Seizure Forms including parent questionnaire & Seizure Action Plan (Epilepsy Foundation)
    • Managing Your Seizures Toolkit (Epilepsy Foundation)
• Trainings
  • Seizure Training for School Personnel - 60 min (Epilepsy Foundation)
  • Seizure Training for School Nurses - 2.75 hours (Epilepsy Foundation)
• Additional Training Tools
  • Seizure Medication Administration Procedures
  • Children's Hospital Colorado: How to Give Midazolam Video (Children's Hospital Colorado)
• Resources
  • ​Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado (Exiting CDE)
  • School Nursing Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline:  Students with Seizures and Epilepsy CPG Implementation Tools (NASN)

Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury

• Traumatic Brain Injury (ESSU - CDE website)
• Traumatic Brain Injury (Health and Wellness - CDE website)
• Brain Injury: A Manual for Educators (2012) (PDF)
• CDE Concussion Management Guidelines (PDF)

Headache/Migraine

• Children's Hospital Colorado Resources - see Migraines and Headaches section

Mental Health

CDE Web Pages

• Behavior
• Mental Health
• Special Education TA Sheets
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Bully Prevention
  • and more
• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
• Suicide Prevention Resources

Colorado Resources:

• Anxiety Action Plan for Schools - Children's Hospital Sample
• I Matter - Providing Free Mental Health Support for Colorado Youth (CDHS)
• Resources for after a Tragedy (CDPHE)
• CDPHE Disaster Behavior Health Training (Exiting CDE)
• The Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) - statewide membership organization for Colorado's network of community behavioral health providers
• Mental Health First Aid (MHFA Colorado)
• Colorado School Safety Resource Center (CSSRC)

Additional Resources:

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
• Children's Hospital Colorado Resources
  • Stress Management for School-Age Children (PDF)
  • Stress Management for Teens (PDF)
• Child Mind Institute Resources (Child Mind Institute)
  • Multilingual Trauma Resources  (available in 11 languages from Child Mind Institute)
  • Helping Children Cope With Traumatic Events (Child Mind Institute)
• Mental Health America (MHA)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• National Association of School Nurses - Mental Health (NASN)
  • Elevating the Role of School Nurses in School-Based Mental and Behavioral Health (NASN)
• National Institute of Mental Health: Information (NIMH)
• National Institute of Mental Health - Treatment of Children with Mental Illness (NIMH)
• Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide 2nd edition (NCTSN) 

Obesity

• NASN Childhood Obesity (Exiting CDE)
• CDPHE Prevention and Wellness (Exiting CDE)
• CDPHE Healthy Eating and Active Living Schools Initiative (Exiting CDE)
• Rocky Mountain Prevention Resource Center School Wellness Program (Exiting CDE)

Other

• Kids Get Arthritis, Too (Arthritis Foundation)
• National Organization for Rare Disorders (Exiting CDE)