Minor Illness Management – Essential assessment and treatment skills for Independent School Nurses

Course Aim

This minor illness training course allows School Nurses to accurately assess students with a variety of presenting complaints, and explains how to spot red flags. Colleagues attending will be guided through the latest guidelines and current best practice advice on managing a wide range of illnesses. The day is specifically aimed at Nurses working with students in a school environment.

Key learning objectives include:

• How to identify and assess a range of common minor illnesses in children and teenagers
• Effective clinical history-taking
• Assessing the urgency of each case
• Management of respiratory and abdominal presentations
• Dealing with ENT and eye problems
• Managing headache, migraine and skin presentations
• Spotting when something is potentially more sinister

Course fees are £279 + VAT per person.  Discounts available for 2+ colleagues attending