Tips for Protocols

1. Use the term student instead of patient or child. For the pronoun=use him or he (no her, she, or he/she).

2. Use reference materials that have been published since 2000, unless the resource is the most recent edition of an institutional publication i.e. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, Edition ….; Webster’s Dictionary; latest first aide manual; etc…

3. Cite your bibliography at the end of each protocol or at the end of each section of a protocol with multiple divisions or subsections.

4. Refer to reference handout for formatting of citations.

5. Use the following headings for protocols (left aligned, with numbered subdivisions under these and do not use all caps for headings; capitalize first letter only—see example protocol).

Description

Etiology

Assessment

Management

Follow-up

Bibliography

6. Under your assessment heading: For pain assessment, use the statement: Determine the onset, frequency, severity, pattern, and location of pain.

7. Under the management heading for health care plans, use the statement: Develop health care plan.

Citation Style: AMA

American Medical Association Manual of Style, 9th edition; medicine, health, and biological sciences.

· Lastname Initial. Title of work. Place of Publication: Publisher; Year.

· Okuda M, Okuda D. Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Pocket Books; 1993.

· Note: no underlines except possibly web sites.

Example internet and other resources:

Shire US, Inc. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); An Information and Action Handbook for School Nurses. Boston, Medlearning Inc, 2002

American Heart Association. BLS for Health Care Provider. Dallas, TX: Author; 2001

Johnston K, Olsen L, Nadar P, & Sklaire M. (editors). Clinical Guidelines for School Nurses. Nashville, TN. School Health Alert; 2002

John Hopkins. Frost Bite. Available at: http://www.johnhopkinshospital.org/health_info Accessed February 17, 2006.

Mosby Inc. Medical surgical nursing assessment and management of clinical problems. St, Louis, Missouri; Mosby; 2004

Mayo clinic. Hypothermia. Available at: http://www.mayoclinic.com. Accessed February 9th, 2006.

US Department of health and human Services/US Department of Education , Managing Asthma; A Guide to Schools (no year listed) booklet

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Infectious Disease Guidelines in School Setting. Denver, CO: Author 12/2004

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. National Institute of Health. Pub # 97-4051; 1997

Office of School Nurse Personnel. New Mexico School Health Manual. Available at:

http://www.nmschoolhealthmanual.org/resources/forms.htm. Accessed January 22, 2007