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Resources: Ideas For Implementation

CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS

What may cause issues with my idea and how can I prepare to address those issues?
It is beyond the scope of this toolkit to address each challenge and barrier. Read through the list
below and reflect upon those challenges and barriers that may affect your project. Develop strategies
and find partners or services that may assist in reducing those challenges. Peruse the resources and
documents here to identify possible sources of assistance.

“Falls on deaf ears” Don’t want to hear it
Access to resources – internet, IT support, equipment, upgrades
Ancillary support
Apathy
Availability of certified school nurses
Board of Education approval
Communication
Coordinating collaborative groups
Cultural beliefs
Current, valid, reliable data
Delegation of medicine
Dissemination
Educate Board of Education
Educate community
Enforcement
Funding
Gathering research to support initiative
Geographic location
Growth and development stages of students
Health beliefs
Health education of students
Inaction
Knowledge level of parent and student
Lack of Administration support
Lack of buy-in
Lack of healthy work environment
Lack of knowledge regarding HIPPA and FERPA
Lack of knowledge regarding school health law
Lack of leadership
Lack of State School Nurse Consultant
Lack of resources/access to resources
Lack of understanding of school nurse scope and standards of practice
Lack of understanding of the problem – administrators
Lack of union support
Lack of value for school nurse practice
Language
Legal
Multiple types of EHRs that do not “speak” to each other

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