12 Components of a Strong Vision Health System of Care: Components 1 and 2—Family Education and Comprehensive Communication/Approval Process

P. Kay Nottingham Chaplin, Kira Baldonado, Martha Dewey Bergren, Stacy Ayn Lyons, M. Kathleen Murphy, Geoffrey E. Bradford

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Abstract

The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health (NCCVEH) at Prevent Blindness partnered with the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) to provide guidance for school nurses responsible for screening the vision of preschool and K–12 students. Goals of this national partnership are to (1) standardize approaches to vision health, (2) facilitate follow up to eye care for students who do not pass vision screening, (3) provide family/caregiver friendly educational information, and (4) consult with leading pediatric eye care experts to promote evidence-based best practices. The NCCVEH/NASN partnership created a Vision and Eye Health page on the NASN website (https://www.nasn.org/nasn-resources/practice-topics/vision-health). This resource is organized according to the 12 Components of a Strong Vision Health System of Care. The 12 components emerged as the NCCVEH considered vision screening from a systems perspective. This systems perspective addresses key activities along the entire spectrum of care that supports a child’s vision health—beginning with parent/caregiver education and ending with an annual evaluation of the school’s vision health system. Each of these 12 components will be described in 4 installments of NASN School Nurse in 2019. This installment describes the first two components: Family Education and a Comprehensive Communication/Approval Process.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)145-148
Number of pages4
JournalNASNewsletter
Volume34
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2019

Keywords

  • family education
  • parent engagement
  • school nursing
  • vision and eye health glossary
  • vision screening

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Nursing

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