Children and Youth Assisted by Medical Technology in Educational Settings

Children and Youth Assisted by Medical Technology in Educational Settings
Author: Stephanie Porter
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 434
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Containing detailed daily care guidelines and emergency-response techniques, this second edition includes information on working with a range of students, including those who have HIV infection, rely on ventilators, utilize tube feeding, or require catheterization. Reviewed by experts across the country to ensure accuracy and usability, this hands-on reference helps schools nurses, teachers, parents, school administrators, and health aides provide crucial care and support.

Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs

Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs
Author: Stephanie Porter
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2014-08-21
Genre: EDUCATION
ISBN: 9781598578331

Preceded by Children and youth assisted by medical technology in educational settings / edited by Stephanie Porter ... [et al.]. 2nd ed. c1997.

Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs

Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs
Author: Stephanie Porter
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781598570632

"This hands-on reference helps school nurses, teachers, parents, school administrators, and health aides provide crucial care and support. Education-specific chapters cover every aspect of planning for classrooms, including information on personnel roles, transitions from early childhood care to school and from school to adulthood, legal requirements, transportation issues, allergy and infection control considerations, and working with diverse families. Comprehensive daily care guidelines and emergency-response techniques are then included for specific health conditions and medical technologies, complete with extensive illustrations, as well as forms and checklists for organized record keeping, training, and program planning. All content has been reviewed by experts across the country. This groundbreaking book has been used as a reference tool in schools and school nurses' offices, and even as a curriculum for universities. It is a must for anyone who works with children with special health care needs"--Provided by publisher.

Assistive Technology for Children and Youth with Disabilities

Assistive Technology for Children and Youth with Disabilities
Author: Mary Ann Marchel
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2013
Genre: Children with disabilities
ISBN: 9780131135116

Note: This is the loose-leaf version of Assistive Technology for Children and Youth with Disabilities and does not include access to the Pearson eText. To order the Pearson eText packaged with the loose-leaf version, use ISBN 0133399907. Encompassing home, school and community environments, Assistive Technology for Children and Youth with Disabilities highlights the vast amount of supports available for children with disabilities from birth to age 21. An informative resource, the text details not only what types of assistive technology exist, but also how to select technology to meet specific students needs and match specific environmental circumstances. Chapters address the broad range of technologies now available, including supports for mobility, positioning, access, academic areas, behavior problems, recreation, and transitioning. Case examples, vignettes and activities provide practical, real-life examples that show how to use assistive technology to improve the independence and participation of students with special needs.

Child Health in America

Child Health in America
Author: Judith Palfrey
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2006-11-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780801884535

The author examines the meaning of advocacy to children's health and outlines how health providers, community agencies, teachers, parents, and others can work together to bring about needed change. She presents a conceptual framework for child health advocacy consisting of four interconnected components: clinical, group, professional, and legislative.