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NJSSNA June Meeting: Proposed Changes to by-Laws

At the June 19, 2012 meeting of the NJSSNA Board, changes to the By-Laws will be considered.  ALL NJSSNA members are encouraged to participate in the business portion of the meeting by calling a FREE conference line, found at the top of the agenda (June 19 agenda final).  A roll call will be taken to [...]

San Francisco Bound! Greetings from NASN!

Are you planning to attend NASN’s annual conference in San Francisco?  If so, NASN wants you to know about all the exciting events it has planned to support school nursing.  Click here: Greetings

President’s Message: May 2012

They say April showers bring May flowers.  We survived a very mild winter with not much snow and ice and now we are anxiously awaiting the colorful blooms of spring.  May always brings us warmer weather and longer days and we start to think about our summer vacations and time with family and friends.  We [...]

Advocacy: Letter to School Medical Director Re: Epi-Pen Bill

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 [...]

National Nurses Week and School Nurse Day

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

New Jersey Epilepsy Task Force

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

NASN and AHI Summer Conference Info

NASN and AHI Summer Conference Scholarship Initiated in 2004 and funded by the American Healthcare Institute (AHI).  AHI partners with NASN each year to hold regional summer conferences.  The NASN-AHI Scholarship was developed in honor of Jeanne Kiefner, AHI Advances in School Nursing Summer Conference Chairperson.  Jeanne, former NASN Board of Directors member, began in [...]

NASN Planning Parent Summit on Student Health

NASN and NJSSNA are looking for several parents/guardians who are willing and able to attend a national summit on student health in late 2012 or 2013.   To find out more, read the letter below from Mary Suessman, NJ’s NASN Affiliate Director.  Take a look at the vetting rubric and nominate a parent or two!  [...]

May Dinner Meeting: Registration Open

The NJSSNA’s May dinner meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, May 15th at Pierre’s of South Brunswick.  Join us for a lovely four course dinner and an evening with friends and colleagues.  We will be honoring our retirees–if you know someone who has already retired or who plans to retire this year, please let [...]

NJSSNA Logo Merchandise

Interested in buying some great school nursing items? NJSSNA Merchandise