Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 16, 2023

First, I worked with a small group of nurses who chose to learn about blogging as I held a 3 1/2 hour preconference session called; “Growing School Nurse Bloggers” It was a hands one workshop where I shared blogging tips and tricks, but also allowed time for brainstorming and writing.

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Relentless School Nurse

JULY 13, 2023

All school nurses are welcome and encouraged to participate in NASN Virtual Hill Days 2023! Here is an opportunity from NASN, complete with a step-by-step guide to accessing our elected officials. Thank you NASN for creating this user-friendly guide to action. Political advocacy is part of our scope of practice.

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 28, 2023

I was excited to hear from Meg Jenkins, a New Hampshire school nurse and incoming Director to the NASN Board. They love, hate, question and challenge just about everything, all day, every day! Once I attended the NASN conference, I was determined to meet this goal. You can follow Meg on Twitter!

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Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As I write about hope on the horizon, I am reflecting on why I began this blog “before times,” in 2017. We seem to always be thinking of next steps for a project, wondering about outcomes for a student sent out for medical evaluation, or concerned about a family. Are you a Relentless School Nurse?

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Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 18, 2023

I am including Chip’s email because it illustrates how an article in NASN School Nurse can reach a much wider audience than I ever imagined. I saw your piece in the NASN journal on how school nurses can reduce firearm injuries and your previous article from 2019 on gun violence. Dear Robin, My name is Chip Brownlee.

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Relentless School Nurse

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meanwhile, ask most school nurses, and you will hear about cases growing, but they may not be counted because home tests are not being accurately reported. I do worry about the future of school nursing. The tide, in this case, is the complacency in protection that has grown out of the misunderstanding that COVID is behind us.

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Relentless School Nurse

OCTOBER 22, 2022

. On the heels of the recent release of NASN’s survey about the mental health of school nurses during COVID , comes an important publication from the U.S. We can begin to address the opportunities recommended in the NASN survey and weave them into the 5 essentials of the Surgeon General’s Framework.

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Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 8, 2023

– retrieved from NASN website: SCHOOL NURSE DAY 2023 – NASN School Nurse Day is an annual observance that celebrates and recognizes the important role that school nurses play in promoting the health and well-being of students in schools. School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week.

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Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 26, 2023

I remember the long and difficult conversations about what to do, given the proximity of our conference, as the unknown was looming with news of a novel virus rapidly approaching. One of my most honored roles is being NJSSNA’s Director to NASN. Diaper need is a lack of sufficient diapers to keep a child clean and healthy.

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Relentless School Nurse

MAY 29, 2023

Write articles or blog posts about relevant health issues and distribute them within your school community. Remember, you are educating people about your role, this is not boasting. Remember we are lifelong learners, and often our school districts do not provide the necessary professional development we need, but NASN does!

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 17, 2024

Elizabeth wrote an Op-Ed for Maryland Matters about her experience advocating for this important legislation to keep our students safe in an ever-evolving digital society. Here is Elizabeth’s story of advocacy: At first, I wasn’t sure what this was all about. It is about privacy.

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Relentless School Nurse

JULY 30, 2022

School nurses have taken stock of the extreme circumstances we find ourselves mired in and are having brave conversations about self-preservation. I am looking forward to reviewing the most recent school nursing workforce study that NASN should be releasing in the coming months. We are facing many challenges this coming school year.

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Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

I have been thinking about how to break through the log jam of misunderstanding about school nursing practice and suggest we use this year’s School Nurse Day 2024 – May 8th to EDUCATE and CELEBRATE who we are and what we do! It’s not too early to start planning for School Nurse Day 2024!

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Relentless School Nurse

MAY 19, 2023

Educating Others about Your Role : Take the initiative to educate those around you about the invaluable contributions you make as a school nurse. Share information about the wide range of services you provide, such as first aid, medication administration, health screenings, and health education.

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Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 4, 2023

A highly regarded colleague sent me a message about my blog post from July 29, 2023 – The Relentless School Nurse: How School Nurses Can Help Ourselves to Stay. She wrote about how nursing tends to have a victim mentality, and as she aptly wrote: “It is hurting us.” If we don’t ask, the answer is always no.

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 21, 2024

I have been thinking about this mark in time as a way to boost my morale. I have spent this long snowy weekend (thanks to a snow day on Friday) thinking deeply about how I can regain my enthusiasm. I recently shared a blog post about Donna Gaffney’s new book, “Courageous Well-Being for Nurses.”

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Relentless School Nurse

JULY 19, 2023

After stepping off the stage at the NASN conference, where I had just concluded my 90-minute presentation on the impact of gun violence in schools, I was hopeful that my message had resonated with the audience. For me, this has never been solely about guns; it’s about the systemic failures of our mental health system.

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Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 5, 2022

I was catching up on all of the news of the day, it was filled with updates on monkeypox (MPX), polio in wastewater in New York, and increasing COVID activity and I became more and more anxious about school reopening. Polarized Public Opinion About Public Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic : Political Divides and Future Implications.

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Relentless School Nurse

JULY 15, 2022

One was from Jeanne Kiefner, a school nursing treasure who will be our forever “Head Nurse,” thanking me for spending time together during our recent NASN conference. But maybe it’s because our bigger issue is not setting boundaries about needing more help or asking for compensation for the work we do outside of the school day. .

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 3, 2024

NASN has collaborated with the School-Based Health Alliance and released a joint statement identifying our unique roles (file included under references). What an outstanding opportunity for this organization to create a training center for school-based health center expansion.

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Relentless School Nurse

OCTOBER 25, 2023

I’ve been trying for about a year now without much luck but I can tell you that I’m really looking forward to the day that I can take my place on the sub list. Then my friend sent me the video by Reshma who talks about being brave, about structural inequality rather than individual inadequacy being the problem. It was brutal.

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 26, 2023

I was inspired by NASN leaders, Beth Mattey and Nina Fekaris , both past-presidents who made it their missions to lift up the work of school nurses across the country. My blogging journey began after I attended a workshop at the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) annual conference in 2017.

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Magnus Health

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) explains that, in addition to providing holistic care for students, school nurses are qualified to collaborate and consult on many issues spanning disaster preparedness to the confidentiality of student health information. Streamlined and More Accurate Data Entry.

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 8, 2023

I cannot stop thinking about this unimaginable scenario. School districts can help prevent school shootings by issuing notices to families about the critical importance of secure firearm storage in keeping schools and students safe. The headline has haunted me all weekend. It is time to revisit this idea. Who will join me?

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Relentless School Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2022

She became activated when she read the recent NASN/CDC survey that revealed the urgent need for mental health support for school nurses. I also encourage you to write about something different if you want to. The question is, what are we going to do about it? You are welcome to use it. Dear ……, .

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Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 26, 2024

Cogan MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN Pre-school nurse NASN Director for New Jersey Johnson & Johnson School Health Leadership Fellow School nursing, a specialized practice of nursing, protects and promotes student health, facilitates optimal development, and advances academic success. As a resource, the U.S.

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