Table 2. School Level Data points (and collection guidance)
District: ________________________ or Private, Charter or Parochial: _________________
Include name of district; or name of the private, charter, or parochial school. This contact information is for the state level collector and
will NOT be passed on to the national level.
Contact person (name, phone number, email): ________________________________
Include contact information in case there are questions regarding report. This contact information is for the state level collector and will
NOT be passed on to the national level.
Date: ____________________
Date report was submitted
School Level Data
(This data is being collected to better understand the outcome of school health office visits and the common chronic conditions found
in the school setting. The school nurse should complete this on the school(s) for which he/she is assigned to provide primary coverage.
Only one nurse should complete on a given school, and data should be aggregated at a district level before sending to State Designated
Data Champion.)
Number of RNs reporting: _____________ Number of RNs in district: _________________
Number of schools reporting: __________ Number of schools in district: _________________
(Completed at district level when compiling school level data to determine the percentage of the schools/RNs represented)
Chronic Conditions
DATA POINT DEFINITION
7. Number of students enrolled in assigned school(s)
Please use official October count (many states submit this number to DOE Department of Education).
8. Number of students with an asthma diagnosis
Include only those with a diagnosis of asthma from a health care provider.
9. Number of students with type 1 diabetes diagnosis
Include only those with a diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes from a health care provider.
10. Number of students with type 2 diabetes diagnosis
Include only those with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes from a health care provider.
11. Number students with a seizure disorder diagnosis
Include only those with a diagnosis of seizure disorder from a health care provider.
12. Number students with life threatening allergy (anaphylactic reaction) diagnosis
Include only those with a diagnosis of a life threatening allergy from a health care provider.
Health Office Visits-Disposition. All students seen by RN should have a disposition
DATA POINT and DEFINITION
13. Number of student encounters/health office visits to RN resulting in the student returning to class or staying in school during the
2014-15 school year
Include only students who are seen (face to face) by RN (not other health office staff)
14. Number of student encounters/health office visits to the RN resulting in 911 being called or regionally appropriate equivalent
during the 2014-15 school year
Include only students who are seen (face to face) by RN (not other health office staff)
15. Number of student encounters/health office visits to the RN resulting in the student being sent home during the 2014-15 school
year
Include only students who are seen (face to face) by RN (not other health office staff). Includes students sent home with the
recommendation/directive to see a health care provider
Mark any data points you do not collect as DNC (Do not collect). Please then report the data you do collect.
For additional information and “frequent asked questions” please go to: nasn.org/stepupbecounted. Contact your State Designated Data Champion
(SDDC) with specific questions regarding data collection. SDDC are the State School Nurse Consultants in states with consultants, check website if your
state does not have a consultant to learn who your contact person.
“Anything that is measured
and watched, improves.”
—Bob Parsons,
American Entrepreneur
Reference
American Nurses Association & National
Association of School Nurses. (2011). Scope
and standards of practice: School nursing
(2nd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Nursebooks.org.
The authors are members of the joint
NASN/NASSNC Uniform Data Set
work group. Ms. Patrick is the assistant
director for Student Health Services,
Colorado Department of
Education. Ms. Mendonca is a school
nurse for the Pawtucket (Rhode
Island) School Department Jenks/
JMW School for the Arts. Dr. Maughan
serves as the director of research for
NASN. Dr. Wolfe is the director of
School Support Services for the
Delaware Department of Education.
Dr. Bergren is the director of
Advanced Population Health Nursing
at the University of Illinois–Chicago.
Dr. Johnson serves as the student health
services manager for Seattle Public
Schools. Ms. Gerdes is the school nurse
consultant for the Illinois State Board
of Education. Ms. Watts serves as the
school nurse consultant for the
Mississippi Department of Education.
Ms. Pontius serves as the health service
coordinator for the Pershing County
School District. Ms. Cole serves as the
state school nurse consultant for the
Missouri Department of Health &
Senior Services.