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The Relentless School Nurse: NASN Hill Day 2024 – Amplifying Our Collective Voice

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Every winter NASN holds the Winter Board of Directors meeting in Washington, DC. I want to give a big shout-out to NASN CEO and fellow New Jersey resident, Terri Hinkley, who accompanied me on Hill Day! It is an honor to serve as the NASN Director for the New Jersey State School Nurses Association.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Have You Asked Your School District to Support Your NASN Membership? Here’s How!

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Ask your school district to pay for your NASN membership as part of your professional development plan. NASN has tools to make the ask super easy! NASN offers a membership guide and an editable template letter to share with administrators or employers. Remember, if we don’t ask, the answer is always no!

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The Relentless School Nurse: Celebrating School Nurse Day 2023 with a Poem

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The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) was incorporated that year and remains, the largest association of school nurses and the hub for state affiliate associations. Through its history, NASN has emerged to lead the transformation of school health. 50 Year History: 68 page document .

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The Relentless School Nurse: School Nurses Can Reduce Firearm Injuries and Deaths

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I am so proud to share an article and podcast that I co-authored with my good friend, Laurie Combe, NASN’s past president. They can educate students, parents, and school staff on safe storage, risk assessment, and community resources for firearm injury prevention.

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The Relentless School Nurse: All School Nurses Can Participate in NASN Virtual Hill Days 2023

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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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The Relentless School Nurse: School’s Out For Summer (Almost) – Time to Renew for 2023-2024!

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This will help you prioritize your efforts and allocate resources effectively. Ask for your school district to support you by paying for membership to NASN and your state organization. Many states are affiliates of NASN which means membership to NASN includes state membership as well.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Hope on the Horizon

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It is a good time to share my very first blog, published in July of 2017, as part of the “homework” assigned by past NASN Director of Communications, Margaret Cellucci, who led a blogging workshop at NASN 2017 conference in San Diego. My first conference was in Philly, my hometown, in 2015.

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