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Pat Barnett, RN, JD, CEO of the NJSNA, spoke about nurse advocacy at the NJSSNA May dinner meeting.  Pat encouraged the 85 school nurses in attendance to speak up and be heard!  Here is her presentation! Political Action

Here are some tips to become a better advocate for certified school nursing and for healthy kids! ADVOCACY 101 Afraid to write a letter to your legislator?  It’s easy!  Here is a letter that will help you with formatting and give you ideas on how to frame your ideas.  This is not a real letter and [...]

NJSSNA has developed a letter for  its members to send to school physicians/medical directors regarding pending legislation that would require school nurses to delegate the administration of epinephrine to individuals with an undocumented history of anaphylaxis.  While NJSSNA understands the intent of the bill, it has serious concerns about its impact on nursing delegation and [...]

May 6-12 is National Nurses Week and May 9, 2012 is National School Nurses Day.  Click below to read the official proclamation! 2012 School Nurse Day Proclamation

The New Jersey Epilepsy Task Force is asking for input.  Here is your chance to speak up about your role as a school nurse!   Epilepsy Task Force Public Hearing

The new year brings a resurgence of proposed legislation some old ideas with new names and numbers and some new ideas that may impact school health and school nurses.  Of particular interest is Assembly Bill 1838  which establishes standards of practice for clinical nursing services providers for medically fragile students.  The proposed language was inserted in [...]

Read about the work of New Jersey’s school nurses!  http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/south-jersey-school-nurses-first-line-of-medical-defense-for/article_e82ed17e-2135-11e1-a983-001871e3ce6c.html#.TvXmgE9z9ZQ.email

What’s the Message? Attendees at the Discover the Leader in You workshop were asked to craft a 30-60 second elevator speech explaining the benefits of hiring a certified school nurse.  Each speech targets a different audience. Message for Parents of High School Students A certified school nurse is a highly-qualified registered nurse who has been [...]

The mission of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (http://www.rwjf.org) is to improve the health and health care of all Americans.  The Foundation supports obesity prevention initiatives as well as the role of public health and nursing to reduce health disparities and improve access to care.    The Foundation published School Nurses: The Hidden System of Care, [...]

The New Jersey State School Nurses Association (NJSSNA) is proud to support the efforts of Shaping NJ to reduce obesity, promote healthy eating and increase physical activity.   Obesity contributes to a higher incidence of diabetes and asthma during childhood and adolescence and predisposes children and youth to cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal problems, and other health problems [...]