Suggested Health Center Resources
The following texts and internet resources are suggested supplements and references for your continued learning in camp health.
With expanded content in every chapter and more sample forms in the appendix, the 232 page, second edition of The Basics of Camp Nursing is designed to coach nurses through their start-up process as a camp nurse. Classic information has been updated, references reflect the practice’s expanded literature base, and more discussion about the interface between camp director and nurse is embedded.
Available from the Association of Camp Nurses
Minor Emergencies: Splinters To Fractures
This book is a fantastic resource for all Emergency & Primary Care settings. It goes through the management of the "simple" stuff like nasal foreign body, dystonic reactions, fingertip avulsions, nursemaids elbow, tick removal, clavicular fracture etc etc etc. Most of the topics are 2-3 pages of big type and usually with pictures & the important stuff is boldfaced. More importantly there is a "what not to do" section with every chapter. .
Click on the thumbnail of the book to be taken to the Barnes and Noble site where you can order this textbook.
This book is written for school nurses as a quick reference as well as to assist them when consulting physicians.
It is meant to help develop policies and procedures for safe student care. Offers brief summaries of conditions most school nurses encounter which are very similar to the conditions experienced at camp.
Click on the thumbnail of the book to be taken to the School Nurse Supply site where you can order this textbook.
These online courses can be purchased and downloaded from the American Camp Association online learning center found at
http://www.acacamps.org/einstitute/healthycamp/
There are a number of courses available including:
Reducing the Spread of Communicable Diseases in Camp: Why We Should Do It In Our Sleeves
Footloose: Minimizing Slips and Falls at Camp
Knife Safety: Reducing Sharp Object Injuries at Camp
Click on the thumbnail of the book to be taken to the American Camp Association site where you can order these courses.
Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote Locations 3e
This text book may be purchased from the Jones & Bartlett online store for $29.95. Click the link below to purchase this book.
Wilderness First Aid Field Guide
This handy pocket guide is great to include in the First Aid Kit. It's pages are waterproof and has full colored pictures to suplement the text. This book may be purchased from the Jones & Bartlett online store for $24.95. Click the link below to visit the site.