Children and Youth Assisted by Medical Technology in Educational Settings: Guidelines for Care, Second Edition

Containing detailed daily care guidelines and emergency-response techniques, this long-awaited 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 school nurses, teachers, parents, school administrators, and health aides provide crucial care and support. Education-specific chapters cover every aspect of planning for inclusive classrooms, including information on personnel training, entrance planning and transition, legal requirements, and transportation issues.

Sensitively written and extensively illustrated, this comprehensive resource also contains forms and checklists for organized record keeping and program planning.