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The Asthma Toolkit for School Aged Children for Providers: Prevention and Management
By: Amy Cullen RN, SAPRN, Paige Gross, RN, SAPRN, Lauren McDonald, RN, SAPRN, Katie O’Donnell, RN,
SAPRN, & Lauren Walters, RN, SAPRN
Introduction
This toolkit was designed with the audience intended for use kept in mind. In today’s era of healthcare, many providers are working overtime to keep up with the demands of their daily schedules and large patient panels. The idea of taking extra time from one’s busy schedule to read many pages of information surrounding the use of a new toolkit may not seem realistic or desirable to a busy healthcare provider, thus, we have attempted to make this toolkit as user friendly and efficient as possible for the busy healthcare provider caring for school aged asthmatic patients. With high efficiency and ease and simplicity of use, it is hoped these qualities will increase provider interest for education on and implementation of this toolkit within their daily practice. The purpose of this toolkit is to provide resources for healthcare providers and school nurses that will support them in improving pediatric patients and their caregiver’s asthma self-management skills, awareness of environmental risk factors, and preventing and managing asthma attacks. With improvement in these realms, it is hoped childhood absenteeism in the Manchester, NH school system will decrease and overall quality of life for asthmatic patients and their families will be improved.
Table of Contents
Instructions on how to use toolkit
Additional resources
Asthma 5 Question Assessment
How to use Inhaler and Peak Flow Meter
Initial Survey questionnaire
Medication charts for providers
What is Asthma?
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• For the Provider:– Toolkit Instructions
• For the School:– Becoming Involved
How to Use ToolKitSchool involvement
Initial Survey
A thorough exam should be done on initial visit. Example of what initial visit should entail:
New Encounter
The Patients will then be given the same survey at 6 months, 12 months and 2 years and comparison of their scores will be made.
Assesment: Providers
Re- Evaluation
The Practitioner is to obtain initial screening on all patients with asthma before initiating the tool kit. This will provide a base line score and help indicate if the patient is benefitting from the toolkit.
Survey
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MaineHealth
5 Question Asthma Assessment
1 The 5 Question Asthma Assessment should be used with every office visit in a patient with asthma. This will help guide the practitioner if the patients asthma is under control or changes need to be made.
5 Question Asthma Assessment
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• Medicine Chart• Medicine Picture Chart• Inhaled Asthma Medications
Medication Charts
MaineHealth, American Lung Association
PEAK FLOW METER: FOR YOUNG CHILDREN ENCOURAGE BLOWING BUBBLES. THIS IS SAME ACTION AS PEAK FLOW, PLUS IS A FUN INTERACTION.
CHART: Peak flow chart: what should they be at Ah! Asthma and How To Use a Peak Flow Meter
English:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BbONuRXJdr0
Spanish:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NdFstn28hWM
Inhaler with SpacerInhaler in Mouth
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Inhaler without Spacer
English:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nmvhFSnlRGE
Spanish:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=31l5BZXSmRk
English:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Lx_e5nXfi5w
Spanish:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TFexVujeJVk
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How To Use Inhalers
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/asthma/MM00399
CDC, Mayo clinic, MaineHealth, Childrens Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota
• Fast Fact for Kids• You Can Control Your Asthma• Parents: Asthma Attacks• Animated Asthma Education for Kids• Have Asthma• Dusty the Goldfish- English and
Dusty The Goldfish- Spanish
What Is Asthma
United States Environmental Protection Agency 2004, NIH 2007, CDC, E-Learning for Kids
For parents:What Do You KnowEducational ResourcesSterois Use and GrowthAll About Nebulizers
For those caring for child with Asthma:Asthma Action PlanWarning Signs
For Providers:Asthma Basics
Additional Resources
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AIM 2013, Healthcare South 2002, NHLBI 2007
• PROVIDERS:• -Asthma Point of Care 360: FREE• -STAT ASTHMA: NHLBI/ EPR 3: FREE• -iGuidelines: (Children's Mercy Hospital): FREE
• CHILDREN:• -Kids Beating Asthma: FREE• -Breathe Easy Asthma Timer: FREE• -Asthma USA: FREE• -Asthma Buddy: FREE• -AsthmaSense: FREE• -Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center: FREE• -Propeller Health (Asthmapolis): FREE• -AsthmaTrack (1.99)• -AsthmaMD ($4.99)• -Breathe Easy Asthma Steps ($5.99)
Additional Resources: Multi-Media Applications
References
• American Lung Association. (2009) Asthma Medicines Chart. Retrieved from http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/asthma/
• Asthma Initiative of Michigan (AIM), 2013. Retrieved from www.getasthmahelp.org• CDC. (2013). Asthma. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/• Elliot Hospital Health System (n.d) Asthma Assessment Questions. Manchester, NH:
Elliot Hospital.• Healthcare South. (2002). Massachusetts Asthma Action Plan. Retrieved from
www.healthcaresouth.com/pages/asthmaaction2002.pdf • MaineHealth (2013). Ah! Asthma. Retrieved from
http://www.mainehealth.org/mh_body.cfm?id=364• NHLBI Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (2007). Classifying
Asthma Severity and Initiating Treatment in Youth less than 12 years of Age and Adults. Retrieved from www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/09_sec4_it_12.pdf
• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH (2007). So You Have Asthma. Retrieved from www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/have_asthma.pdf
• United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2004). Dusty the asthma goldfish and his asthma triggers (EPA 402-F-04-008). Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/asthma /publications.html
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