The Governor’s Task Force on Deregulation has made a number of recommendations that may impact school nurses. Recommendations would reduce the number of courses needed for school nurses certification and allow local school districts to implement their own policies regarding the delegation of glucagon and epinephrine. The task force also recommended that local school districts [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Summary It is the position of the New Jersey State School Nurses Association (NJSSNA) that school nurses play an essential role in the prevention, care and management of students with concussions. School nurses function as an important part of the school health team, ensuring that students with concussions return safely to both the classroom and [...]
(Posted From: www.NASN.org) SUMMARY It is the position of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) that immunizations are a key to primary prevention of disease from infancy through adulthood. The school nurse is in a critical position to create awareness and influence action related to mandated and recommended immunizations in the school community. The [...]
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