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NASN is pleased to announce new or newly revised professional practice documents are now available on the NASN website.

Thanks to the efforts of many, these documents provide the position of NASN on topics that are pertinent to school nurse practice and safe care of children. They are evidence-based and comprehensively reviewed and can serve as a resource for school nurses and school health partners, provide guidance for the development of policy, and be used as an educational and advocacy tool.

Position Statements

• Healthy Communities - The Role of the School Nurse (Adopted January 2018)
• IDEIA and Section 504 Teams - The Role Nurse as an Essential Team Member (Adopted January 2018)
• Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents in Schools - The Role of the School Nurse (Revised January 2018)
• Reimbursement for School Nursing Services (Revised January 2018)
• School-located Vaccination (Revised January 2018)
• School-sponsored Trips - The Role of the School Nurse (Revised January 2018)
• School Violence - The Role of the School Nurse (Revised January 2018)
• Skin Cancer, Prevention of due to Ultraviolet Ray Exposure - The Role of the School Nurse (Adopted January 2018)

Position Briefs

• Human Trafficking-Implications for 21st Century School Nurses (February 2018)
• Wearable Medical Technology in Schools - The Role of the School Nurse (February 2018)