The following topics were selected by students in the Masters of Education - School Nurse Education Program as areas of study for the Independent Learning Project

• Promoting Good Nutrition for Kindergarten and First Grade to Prevent Obesity
  
  
• Teen Peer Group Advocacy to Prevent Pregnancy
  
  
• Raising Parent and School Staff Awareness of Lead Poisoning and it's Affect on Young Children's Health
  
  
• Creation of a Referral Source for District Nurses to Support Families in Obtaining Appropriate Health Care
  
  
• Dysphagia Education for School Nurses
  
  
• Promoting Nutrition Awareness in the Middle School
  
  
• Educational Support to Staff on Ergonomics in the Workplace
  
  
• Developing an Objective Tool in Assessing Students Under the Influence of Alcohol
  
  
• Recognition of Bullying in Middle Schools and an Intervention for Identification and Prevention
  
  
• Perception of Selected Diabetic Students: The Impact of Chronic Illness on Academic Performance
  
  
• Awareness Education on Playground Safety Issues
  
  
• Promoting Abstinence in Middle School through a Parent/Child Sex Ed Program
  
  
• Educational Program to Help Educators Acknowledge and Accept Their Mandated Role in Cases of Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect
  
  
• A Positive Male Role Model: The Impact and Importance on a Child
  
  
• Self-Learning Strategies to Address Selected Stress-Related Affective Disorders in Alternative High School Students
  
  
• Developing a Train-the-Trainer Hand Hygiene Program for Parents
  
  
• Using the Aeries Database in the Health Office: A Health Services' Manual Section
  
  
• DNR in Schools: Do We Resuscitate?
  
  
• Care of Students with Seizure Disorder in the School Setting
  
  
• A Classroom Teacher Awareness Program that Promotes Health Education
  
  
• Using the Aeries Database in the Health Office: A Health Services' Manual Section
  
  
• DNR in Schools: Do We Resuscitate?
  
  
• Care of Students with Seizure Disorder in the School Setting
  
• A Classroom Teacher Awareness Program that Promotes Health Education
  
• Establishing a Collaborative Middle School Health Advisory Council
  
• Type II Diabetes Mellitus: Preventative Strategies for Parents
  
• Advocacy for Medication Policy Initiative to Develop Protocol/Procedure to Insure Safety on Fieldtrips
  
• Establishing a Growth and Development Curriculum for 4th Grade Students
  
  
• Establishing a School Nurse-Based Health Program at Sun of Mozambique Junior High School, Beira, Mozambique
  
  
• Promoting Healthy Eating Habits in Preschoolers Through Parent Education