Blogs - News

Mental Health and Students of Color

By Sarah Vinson posted 08-24-2021
1 person like s this.
As a black child psychiatrist, I’m often asked about the mental health of black students and/or students of color. My first response? The lived experiences and racial identities of students of color - even those who identify as the same race - are remarkably diverse. This reality underscores the need for cultural humility. Additionally, despite our desire to serve, healthcare providers, and the systems in which we operate, are not immune to racism and bias. Here are three key (though by no means sufficient) steps in providing care in inter-racial treatment settings. 1. Be Humble – Healthcare providers should strive for cultural humility rather than competence ...

School Nurse Mental Health“Be” Plan

By Eileen Gavin, MSN, NCSN, FNP-BC, FNASN posted 08-13-2021
1 person like s this.
Be the priority for your own emotional well-being. Remember a dysregulated adult cannot help a dysregulated child!✅ I took my own advice and followed my “Be” plan by making my emotional well-being a priority this summer. It has given me the time to reflect, reset and work on the next steps to reopen school. I feel more prepared to face the new challenges ahead. I am hoping you have found some time for self-care as well. Be Present - Make your role known and be involved in your school community.✅ Building healthy relationships with students and staff includes fostering connectedness and partnerships. Introduce yourself to your staff and students ...

A Parent Advocate’s Message for School Nurses

By Suzan Norton posted 08-05-2021
Be the first person to like this.
I hope many of you were able to view " Brothers," a film directed by Mike Norton, my son and Reginald Groff, a professional filmmaker. It was my honor to share my story with you at NASN2021 and to share the film with you for a limited time. The film is appropriate for medical professionals, families, educators, and anyone who has been touched by mental illness. It addresses disabilities; both physical and mental, and demonstrates people first, disability second. Perhaps the most powerful part of the film is the illustration of John changing throughout the film as the schizophrenia progressed. Please follow the Facebook Page for " Brothers " for more information ...

Essential Tools for School Nurses to Move Upstream for Student Health in a Changing Climate

By Kathy Reiner, MPH, BSN, RN, AE-C, FNASN posted 06-15-2021
1 person like s this.
This author is presenting a session at Virtual NASN2021 titled Call to Action: School Nurses Supporting Healthy Students and a Healthy Planet . School nurses work to ensure clean, safe places for our students to live, learn, work, and play and the vision of the National Association of School Nurses, “ All students will be healthy, safe, and ready to learn”, is a call to action. Our students face unprecedented risks to their health and well-being related to the health of the planet and it’s ability to provide life sustaining resources such as clean air and water, food, and safe places to live. These risks unequally impact under-resourced communities, ...

Permission to Feel: The Feelings are Real

By NASN Inc posted 06-14-2021
1 person like s this.
This NASN School Nurse Chat podcast features NASN Executive Director Donna Mazyck Dr. Marc Brackett. Dr. Brackett is the Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and is the keynote speaker at Virtual NASN2021. His session is titled Permission to Feel: Healthy Emotion Regulation During Uncertain and Stressful Times . In this podcast, our hosts discuss the impacts of hindered emotional expression and the importance of emotional intelligence in becoming a compassionate scientist & curious explorer. See also Dr. Brackett's blog titled How are you feeling? Really, how have you been feeling ? Transcript

You Have the Power of Choice: Maximizing Your Productivity and Wellbeing

By NASN Inc posted 06-08-2021
1 person like s this.
This NASN School Nurse Chat podcast features NASN Executive Director Donna Mazyck and Carson Tate. Tate is a Productivity Expert & Life Coach who is speaking at Virtual NASN2021; her session is titled Power Hour: Work Simply, Live Fully . [ NOTE: This session will air on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 2:45 PM Eastern. A recording will not be available for viewing after this day and time .] In this podcast, our hosts discuss how to maximize productivity by understanding your output and learning about your impact. Listen in to hear tips for self-care, setting healthy work boundaries and more. See also Carson Tate's blog titled 5 Strategies for ...

5 Strategies for Ending the Negative Internal Feedback Loop

By Carson Tate posted 06-06-2021
1 person like s this.
You log off your computer after a long day of work and immediately start thinking about your day and all of the things that did not go well or you did wrong. You scanned that document upside down. You hit reply all on that e-mail. You barely managed to stumble through the presentation you spent hours preparing for over the weekend. By the time you move from your “office space” to your couch, you’ve worked yourself into a funk and vow never to do any of those things again. But the damage is done. For the rest of the night, that’s all you can think about - what a failure you were at work today. It might seem like this is okay, because you’ve made a conscious ...

A Conversation with Baldwin Cunningham

By Baldwin Cunningham posted 06-06-2021
Be the first person to like this.
NASN's Nursing Education and Practice Specialist, Lead Nurse Conference Planner, Jade Blaffey had a chance to ask Baldwin Cunningham some questions. Mr. Cunningham is presenting a general session titled Personal Branding in the Digital Era on June 23, 2021 during Virtual NASN2021. Here are the questions and responses from Mr. Cunningham. Browse this site to learn more about Virtual NASN2021. Question: Is building one’s brand the same as sharing one’s story? Building a brand can come in many different forms and fortunately, there are no right answers. Across the board, you see some successful digital brands built using the sharing story method. ...

How are you feeling? Really, how have you been feeling?

By Marc Brackett posted 06-06-2021
Be the first person to like this.
How are you feeling? Really, how have you been feeling? It’s not a simple question. Nor is there a simple response. Perhaps, like most people, you have you been riding a roller coaster ride of emotions over the last year? Have you given yourself “permission to feel” all your emotions? As nurses in our schools, we must take care of our own emotional lives so that we can both show up as our best selves for our colleagues and students. Why? Emotions matter! They influence everything: our attention and memory, our ability to learn, our capacity to make sound decisions, the quality of our relationships, our physical and mental health, and our everyday performance. ...

Connecting Matters: Social Emotional Learning in Schools

By NASN Inc posted 06-03-2021
Be the first person to like this.
This NASN School Nurse Chat podcast features NASN Executive Director Donna Mazyck & Dr. Byron McClure. Dr. McClure is a National Certified School Psychologist who is speaking at Virtual NASN2021; his session it titled 9 Disrupter Principles for School Nurses: A Strength-Based Approach to Leadership & Disrupting Inequities . In this podcast, our hosts discuss the impacts of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and restorative justice practices to connect and address today’s students. Transcript

School Nurse Delegation During a Pandemic Keeping Students Safe, School Health Improved, and Licenses Intact

By Ruth Hansten, PhD posted 05-21-2021
Be the first person to like this.
School Nurse Delegation During a Pandemic Keeping Students Safe, School Health Improved, and Licenses Intact By Ruth Hansten RN MBA PhD FACHE As if you don’t have enough to attend to with contact tracing, ever-changing mask mandates and distancing rules, COVID testing, vaccinations, and school sanitation/ventilation challenges, you may have missed that the NCSBN (National Council of State Boards of Nursing) changed the delegation definition in 2016 and collaborated with the ANA (American Nurses Association) for a new Joint Statement on Delegation in 2019. You may also be unaware of the impact of national and state emergency declarations, ...

Show Your Support with a Conference Keepsake

By Francis Luna, MSN, RN, NCSN posted 05-20-2021
1 person like s this.
Join me and our NASN President Laurie Combe in supporting the NASN Endowment Fund with the purchase of this beautiful conference-themed scarf! If you didn't already purchase one with your conference registration, you can still get one in the NASN online store! Thank you for supporting school nursing research and the educational advancement of school nurses. Endowment Fund Scarf in the Online Store NOTE: When you click on the link above, the scarf will be placed in your shopping cart at the top of the screen. NASN President Laurie Combe and her Endowment Fund Scarf

Virtual NASN2021 - building on the best of last year and making it better than ever!

By Sharon Conley, BA posted 05-20-2021
1 person like s this.
Building on the best of last year and making this year better than ever! In keeping with NASN’s customer and member-focused content delivery approach, Virtual NASN2021 will offer more opportunities to make connections and share knowledge. NASN suggests you attend as many sessions as possible during the 5-day session lineup. In these sessions, you can chat with other attendees, participate in polls, and ask speakers questions. These sessions will also be "sprinkled" with bonus content in celebration of school nurses. NOTE: If you miss a session when it is presented, you can view a recording after it airs and for a full 90 days. Peer-to-peer ...

2021 Virtual PIPSN Business Meeting

By Cheryl Blake, MSN, RN, NCSN posted 04-22-2021
Be the first person to like this.
Mark your calendars now for the 2021 Annual PIPSN Business Meeting. The PIPSN leadership is scheduling a Zoom PIPSN Business Meeting, which open to school nurses who are employed by or retired from a Private, Independent, or Parochial school. The meeting will be held during the NASN conference on Tuesday, June 22 at 7PM. Our long standing tradition of drawing for raffle prizes during the PIPSN meeting will continue during the 2021 meeting. Please watch the PIPSN Community Forum on SNN for upcoming information about the meeting and how to join it. Thank you. Cheryl Blake, PIPSN Immediate Past Chair

Virtual NASN2021 Justification Toolkit

By Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN-E, FNASN posted 04-16-2021
Be the first person to like this.
Do you need some resources to help you justify your attendance to NASN's Annual Conference? The Virtual NASN2021 Justification Toolkit will help you request support to attend the event. We look forward to "seeing" you there! If you have questions, please contact NASN's conference team at conference@nasn.org. Inside the Toolkit An invitation from me, NASN President Laurie Combe. Learning outcomes for you and benefits your school and employer will reap. Funding ideas if your employer is not able to support your attendance. A template letter to request support. View the toolkit . View the template letter in an ...

#DoubleDownForData Instagram Challenge

By Laurie Combe, MN, RN, NCSN-E, FNASN posted 04-14-2021
Be the first person to like this.
Let’s have fun bringing attention to the need for school nurse data by posting data-themed photos on Instagram! Funders who support NASN want to see school nurse data. Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating school nurse data takes effort. You can help inspire and celebrate school nurse data by taking this Instagram Challenge ! Personalize your photo by taking it yourself or having someone photograph you! NASN will choose one photo each day to share in the daily conference wrap-up email. When you post your photo, include the hashtag #DoubleDownForData What is Double Down For Data? I launched the 2020-2021 President's Endowment ...