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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 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, 2025March 12, 2025 cancelled
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
School Nurse Orientation 2025
School Nurse Orientation (SNO) for Colorado School Nurses. This free training is only for registered nurses hired to work in a Colorado school.
Audience: Registered Nurses hired to work in a Colorado School
Dates: Tuesday 7/15/25 and Thursday 7/17/25, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm both days (must attend both days)
Recording: The live virtual SNO sessions will not be recorded due to the interactive nature of the training but slides will be provided to participants.
*An on-demand option including videos will also be available starting this fall. Watch this page for more details.
Certificate: Certificate of attendance will be available for those who attend the full session both days and complete the evaluation. We are not able to offer partial certificates.
Must attend both sessions:
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
and
Thursday, July 17, 2025
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Register on Zoom
prior to July 8th
A confirmation email will be sent from Zoom.
Recommend Prep Work:
- To get the most out of School Nurse Orientation, we recommend you spend time reviewing the information on our School Nurse Basics webpage prior to attending.
- Follow each of the “Tips to Help You Get Started”
- You’ll notice Tip # 7 is to view the Medication Administration Training (MAT) course information and to register for the CCHC Center to access training materials. We encourage school nurses to also take this training so you will understand medication administration in schools and be able to guide your staff through the process. The entire course is 4 hours, or school nures can access and review the Facilitator’s Guide once permitted access to the CCHC Center. There is also a facilitator training video in the CCHC Center that school nurses will need to review before providing MAT training to school staff.
- Review the School Health Office Manual and take time to review the content, especially the Colorado Guidance Documents that are listed.
- Review the School Nurse Licensure information and start the application process if you have not already done so.
Questions?
For questions about School Nurse Orientation, contact SchoolNurseSpecialists@cde.state.co.us
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.
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 Asthma Management Foundations & Challenges for School Nurses (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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